Twitching in my sleep

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Sometimes when I'm sleeping, I'll be dreaming, and in the dream I'm falling. When I fall, it usually results in me waking up from twitching really hard in bed. Almost like I'm jumping up while laying down. Anyone know what I'm talking about? This doesn't happen often, but it did last night, and it was enough to wake my husband up and ask if I was okay. Is it normal to get these massive dream twitches?

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  • WayOutThere
    14 years ago

    Yes, this is normal. It happens to me, and I've seen it happen to others. It usually happens when I'm just starting to fall asleep.

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    • hotchickie81
      14 years ago

      Yeah that's when it normally happens to me. My mom says it happens to my dad a lot too. Such a weird feeling sometimes!

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  • -Smallz-
    13 years ago

    i think this happens because your mind has convinced you that it is real and when you fall your natural reaction is to try and protect your self so when you twitch is your body getting ready for the impact of the fall...

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    onetime i feel asleep, (half asleep), and a car crashed into my head and i jerked up! :P ( in the dream!) lol

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  • GreenSnakeKid
    14 years ago

    they are called myoclonic muscle contractions. yes its completley normal, i get them too. i once woke my self up because i twitched so hard!!!!

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  • subfreakmt
    14 years ago

    i read up on this, basically what it means, is your brain has automatic functions that occur, that help the body stay alive IE: survival instincts, when you are slipping into sleep, your body almost things that you are dying...idk why, but i read up on this, the jerking is your body trying to wake you up because your breathing is too slow etc.

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    • hotchickie81
      14 years ago

      Wow, thanks!

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  • bmartin26
    14 years ago

    Yes! It always happens to me at the worst times.One time I did it in health class. That was a little embarassing!

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  • curiouskiddo
    14 years ago

    yep, happens to me too..I fell asleep on my friend once and she woke me up because I was twitching so much haha

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  • cakeisnottheanswer
    14 years ago

    Happens to both me and my dad all the time. My dad's has gotten worse with age. He'll be lying half-asleep on an armchair or something and I'll physically see his body twitch weirdly every few minutes or so. It looks kind of funny, lol. It most often happens to me when I'm drifting off into sleep; I'll wake up with a jolt because I feel as though I just tripped and fell off a cliff. So yeah, perfectly normal.

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