Falling feeling?

[Fionaa.x]

Sometimes, after i've been in bed for about 20 to 30 minutes, and i'm pretty much asleep, i feel like i'm falling back into my bed, I wake up after this. Does anyone know what this is?

[Chris182t]

That's called a hypnic jerk, they're very common. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnic_jerk

[Supernova]

Actually, this sounds more like you are entering sp. I get this a lot when I'm falling asleep, I believe it' also common during WILDs. A hypnic jerk is a little different, I've experienced this often as feeling as though I was falling and had just landed in my bed (although this often happens after that falling sensation if you are woken up.)

[JeffGerlitz]

I get the falling sensation alot. I agree, it's right before sleep paralysis takes over. It's an interesting feeling...my body slowly starts falling within the bed...faster...faster...gaining speed. Then it's like I fall into a bungee type net. I feel i start to slow down...until eventually I come to a stop. Then almost immediatly I feeling a acceleration now moving the opposite direction, towards the sky. It honeslty feels like bungee jumping (if anyone can relate) I remember the first night it happened. I was about 17 years old. I was laying on my back. I was still awake and talking to myself when It was happening. I remember saying "oh shit!!!! This is crazy!!!" as it was going. It fiinally ceased...but then I was so pumped I couldn't get back to bed or a good 2 hours! Lol

[Puffin]

I sometimes get that too. Once it happens, I feel like I saw (and felt) myself falling down the stairs or something. Yeah, it's a hypnic jerk.

[TheLight]

Heh, I've never entered SP(have tried many times tho'), but I get the 'falling feeling' pretty often when i try to not move.