Thread: What is this, and will I eventually fall asleep consciously?

Originally Posted by LDreamerZERO4

So when I am going to sleep as I am observing my Hypnagogia, I will be seeing a vivid dream scene then all of a sudden I snap out of it and return to darkness to restart. Is this a Hypnic Jerk and will I soon fall asleep consciously? It feels like I'm about to go into a dream scene then I feel a little jerk and I'm back in complete darkness of Hypnagogia. I get to another Dream Scene and same thing happens(usually).

From my small experience, it seems that you really need to just go with the flow. What i mean is don't think "Wow, this is Hypnagogia!", if u do this you will probably snap back to complete darkness. Don't even pay attention to it, don't even think about what your seeing. For me this is the hardest part of a Wild, because it is like a reflex that u need to control. It takes some practice, but you will get there.

It definitely sounds like a hypnic jerk. These usually happen to me the second i fall asleep, only when performing a MILD for some reason. Thats why i don't do MILDS. They are quite annoying and distracting, but you can make them stop by doing what Ekyu said. Just relax and go with the flow. Don't think anything and let your thoughts pass by without interacting with them. Simply observe your hypnogogia without trying to change it. Just think about the dream scene your about to enter and don't think that your just going to snap back to hypnogogia. Hope this helps!

What did it feel like? Hypnic jerks tend to be accompanied with an intense falling sensation or something similar (sliding on ice, in my case), which stops just as suddenly as it started, like your bed was there to catch you.

I hate getting hypnic jerks; they're really annoying. They always startle me JUST as I'm seconds away from falling asleep, leaving me wide awake. -_-