Thread: Dream question (well I guess)

Has anyone here ever like. Been about to sleep like, your JUST into the point before you sleep were your not really conscience but maybe you still see or are still technically awake and your mind just starts drifting off and SUDDENLY it's as if someone snuck up on you with a huge gong or something and suddenly it's as if you heard a huge noise and you just like JUMP kind of then your fully awake again?
Like one of my friends says it's happened to them before so I'm fairly sure maybe it's happened to you guys at one point?

Yes, that is indeed very disturbing, and it has happend to me quite a few times. This is not really a dream question though, unless you are attempting a WILD. All I can say is, there isn't really a way to counter this. I suggest keeping the room as dark and quiet as possible before going to sleep.

Oh, well I'm not trying to counter it or anything I just thought it was weird and was wondering if it happens to someone else.

And also what's a WILD I have seen A LOT of the different terms on the internet about dreaming but theres to many for me to remember.

http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=66238

That's how you WILD.

Sure, I've had that happen several times. What you're describing is called a hypnic jerk.

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

A hypnic or hypnagogic jerk is an involuntary myoclonic twitch which occurs during hypnagogia, just as the subject is beginning to fall asleep. Physically, hypnic jerks resemble the "jump" made when a person is startled.

Often accompanied by a falling sensation, it is commonly caused by irregular sleep schedules.

Even though a falling sensation may be the most common to experience, that's not the case for everyone. It's quite possible to hear a gong instead, or any other imagery. Personally, I don't get any imagery at all when this happens, just the jump afterwards. But then I've never been much of a visualizing type.

yea, I've had this happen, but this can happen to me because of a lot of things, not just falling asleep. like if I'm listening to or meditating to an induction track, sometimes certain notes make me violently arch my like a muscle spasm. Doesn't matter if I'm laying down or sitting up, and I can't counteract it no matter how well I know it will happen. And this can happen multiple times in one session. Anyone know what this or is it the same thing?

Originally Posted by Singularity125

Sure, I've had that happen several times. What you're describing is called a hypnic jerk.



Even though a falling sensation may be the most common to experience, that's not the case for everyone. It's quite possible to hear a gong instead, or any other imagery. Personally, I don't get any imagery at all when this happens, just the jump afterwards. But then I've never been much of a visualizing type.

Wait, no no no, that's not what I meant sorry for my horrible way of explaining things. What I meant was it's AS IF someone did that to make you jump like I'm pretty sure most of the times that's happened WAS falling but some of the time it's just completely random. I never like hear an actual gong or anything but sometimes it feels like (even though theres no noise that I hear at all) there WAS a really loud noise kind of but idk.

Originally Posted by Thethetheluis

Has anyone here ever like. Been about to sleep like, your JUST into the point before you sleep were your not really conscience but maybe you still see or are still technically awake and your mind just starts drifting off and SUDDENLY it's as if someone snuck up on you with a huge gong or something and suddenly it's as if you heard a huge noise and you just like JUMP kind of then your fully awake again?
Like one of my friends says it's happened to them before so I'm fairly sure maybe it's happened to you guys at one point?

Hi there yes I have had that myself for me it was like a jolt of electric through my body

You must remember that none of this is harmful to you and it is the natural process of the body’s sleep pattern but why it is new and different is because we are perusing a different angle when we sleep keep going and remember there’s nothing to be scared off

Happens to me whenever i try to WILD during math class. Sometimes it is a real sound like the teacher shouting at someone or sometimes its just a sound in my head.