EXCLUSIVE TOPIC : SLEEP DIVING, BY FREDAKARIA

 Ever had that weird feeling while sleeping, that seemed like you were falling from the sky? or you went sleep diving?  i used to experience that a lot and so i made researches…. lol ok not extensive researches, i just googled a bit and i found some explanations for this experiences…. i got to find out that the legitimate name for this reaction is called HYPNAGOGIC JERK. In case you didn’t know the meaning, it is an involuntary muscle spasm that occurs as a person is drifting off to sleep.

According to life science publishing, The phenomenon is so named in reference to the hypnogogic state — the transitional period between wakefulness and sleep. Hypnagogic jerks are also commonly known as hypnic jerks or sleep starts.

The muscle spasms may occur spontaneously or may be induced by sound, light or other external stimuli. Some people report hypnagogic jerks accompanied by hallucinations, dreams, the sensation of falling, or bright lights or loud noises coming from inside the head..

Sleep starts are quite common, with some research suggesting that 60 to 70 percent of people experience them. Many individuals may be visited by nightly hypnic jerks without even knowing it, as the twitches often go unremembered, particularly if they don’t cause a person to wake up.

Some scientists believe certain factors, such as stress, anxiety, fatigue, caffeine and sleep deprivation, may increase the frequency or severity of hypnagogic jerks, but conclusive research is lacking on the subject.

Researchers are also unsure why hypnic jerks occur, but a few theories exist.

One hypothesis says that hypnagogic jerks are a natural part of the body’s transition from alertness to sleep, and occur when nerves “misfire” during the process.

Well this happens to me very frequently and i cannot say if it is because of stress or anxiety…. anyways this post is just to enlighten you a few things you didn’t know about your body….. or maybe you already know  but i didn’t so am gonna post anyway for people like me… haha #justwriting