I've experienced this off and on as far back as I can remember, almost always accompanied by a very quick dream that I am falling from a height or missing a step & stumbling going down stairs.
There used to be a superstition that if you dreamt you were falling and didn't wake up before you landed, you'd die. I also remember coming across a theory decades ago that it's a vestige of memory from our tree-dwelling ancestors which stopped them plummeting to the earth in their sleep.
Anyway, my understanding is that it's so common it's normal
Is it normal to be in bed and jerk cuz it feels like your falling
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I've experienced this off and on as far back as I can remember, almost always accompanied by a very quick dream that I am falling from a height or missing a step & stumbling going down stairs.
There used to be a superstition that if you dreamt you were falling and didn't wake up before you landed, you'd die. I also remember coming across a theory decades ago that it's a vestige of memory from our tree-dwelling ancestors which stopped them plummeting to the earth in their sleep.
Anyway, my understanding is that it's so common it's normal