When falling asleep are you ever woken by a funny muscle spasm that makes you al!
Question: Above doesnt explain it that well,but when i fall asleep its like a light punch to the stomach and then a shape intake of breath and Im awake(there is no one else in the room I am nearly 16
Answers: Above doesnt explain it that well,but when i fall asleep its like a light punch to the stomach and then a shape intake of breath and Im awake(there is no one else in the room I am nearly 16
this is called a myoclonic (or hypnic) jerk. it's very common :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnic_jerk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myoclonus
Yep. This happens to many people. Sometimes people think they are starting to fall, and will jump.
I get the muscle spasm in my neck and sometimes jump (i'm 14)
yeah i get that all the time, it is because there is misunderstanding between the brain and the body, it only happens when you are really tired.
Stress does that. Try meditation and breathing exercises before you go to bed. IT is difficult at first to focus and breath properly but stick with it.
maybe you should ask a doctor this
Have you ever been checked for sleep apnea? you stop breathing in your sleep which could explain the shock, deep breath? Talk to your doctor... soon
also
check out
www. webmd.com for more information on this or any other problem
Personally no! The only time I am woken up is when my prolapsed disc hits the nerve root and it is akin to being prodded by a Cattle prod, electric shock. However:
During sleep, we usually pass through five phases of sleep. These stages progress in a cycle from stage 1 to rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep, then the cycle starts over again with stage 1.
We spend almost 50 percent of our total sleep time in stage 2 sleep, about 20 percent in REM sleep, and the remaining 30 percent in the other stages. Infants, by contrast, spend about half of their sleep time in REM sleep.
During stage 1, which is light sleep, we drift in and out of sleep and can be awakened easily. Our eyes move very slowly and muscle activity slows. People awakened from stage 1 sleep often remember fragmented visual images. Many also experience sudden muscle contractions called hypnic myoclonia, often preceded by a sensation of starting to fall. These sudden movements are similar to the "jump" we make when startled.
So this is normal. Good Luck