Thread: The "Falling" Sensation

I posted this question about a year ago and didn't get any responses, so I'd like to ask it again.

You know that "falling" sensation you get? Physically, what do you think is going on in your body? Is it just random signals being sent to the brain?

I ask because I notice that I get some extreme cases of the falling sensation, including the wind gushing across my faces at a faster and faster rate (not that it's bad).

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

I think I know what your talking about.

Sometimes I've realized I was dreaming, then suddenly I feel myself falling and I know I'm only laying down in bed. Along with the intense numbing sensations.

Or sometimes when I drift to sleep, I have a brief moment of the falling sensation following a slam into the bed and feeling like I just had a spasm. A hypnic jerk I believe is what its called.

The wind blowing? I don't know. What happens to your body during these phases, I wish I knew. I think they may just be hypnogogic hallucinations or something since it's during WILD.

Sorry I couldnt answer your question

It's only a hallucination, nothing to worry about.

Oh and lucidspark, it's hypnagogic, with an A .

Originally Posted by yellowlight

It's only a hallucination, nothing to worry about.

Oh and lucidspark, it's hypnagogic, with an A .

lol yeah i noticed, but didnt think it was a big deal

Prove it. It may be a hallucination, hypnagic, but you have no better idea of what those words mean in terms of brain function than you do of how the phenomenon might be something else outside of the brain.

Seriously. Do us all a favor. Enlighten us. Read this, understand it well enough to give an informed critique, then tell us what is what.

www.dhushara.com/pdf/hard.pdf

Why do you keep spreading that link around? Very few people are going to want to read through that entire thing.

Because it's valuable? Relevant? We are talking about consciousness, no?

I know that people don't read. It's obvious. But I thought that at least a few people might be interested in what science actually says, rather than just spouting about what they think it says. People's opinions are so fixed, so sure ...so uninformed.

And this an excellent piece. Very concise well-integrated state of the art quantum model of the brain.

I've been reading in these areas for years. Complex. But this sums it up well. It's accessible. And even if you just read the first bit, you'll begin to get a clue.

So... why not?

I for one am glad to see that someone gives a shit about trying to find the actual answers to things rather than spout off random opinions based on wikipedia articles (particularly in the research forum!) Thanks for the link, I'm gonna take a look at it when I get a chance.

Originally Posted by Posquant

Because it's valuable? Relevant? We are talking about consciousness, no?

I know that people don't read. It's obvious. But I thought that at least a few people might be interested in what science actually says, rather than just spouting about what they think it says. People's opinions are so fixed, so sure ...so uninformed.

And this an excellent piece. Very concise well-integrated state of the art quantum model of the brain.

I've been reading in these areas for years. Complex. But this sums it up well. It's accessible. And even if you just read the first bit, you'll begin to get a clue.

So... why not?

Meanie. Instead of pointing out a link and cyberslapping why do you not summarize the article and tell us how it is relevant? I agree with you that peer-reviewed research should be what people cite their opinions and claims from, but it really does not take the conversation further by playing the "almighty" card and acting intellectually superior and not attributing anything to the conversation.

Back at Hockey's question: From my highschool psychology class I learned that a "falling sensation" is associated with sleep spindles in stage 2. Also these sleep spindles create the body jerks that happen when you begin to fall asleep.

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PQ..don't take any notice of me. I just can't understand things when they get a bit academic. No disrespect intended towards anyone.

Originally Posted by lucidspark64

Or sometimes when I drift to sleep, I have a brief moment of the falling sensation following a slam into the bed and feeling like I just had a spasm. A hypnic jerk I believe is what its called.

I LOVED THAT! I got that once, and It was awesome! It felt just like I was falling into the bed.

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