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These involuntary muscle twitches in the arms, legs, or entire body are called <strong>hypnic jerks<\/strong> and they\u2019re very common.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The hypnic jerk occurs when the muscles, usually in the legs (although they can be observed throughout the body), involuntarily contract quickly, almost like a twitch or spasm. <\/strong>While the whole phenomenon is not dangerous and usually does not bother people, there is little research regarding what causes these jerks and how they can be avoided. However, there are two possible theories about it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Hypnotic jerks are a result of the natural downshifting of the nervous system that occurs as you\u2019re falling asleep: As your breathing and heart rate slow down and your body temperature drops, your muscle tone shifts, and these twitches occur during this transition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. As you\u2019re drifting off to sleep, your brain misinterprets\nthe relaxing of your muscles as a sign that you\u2019re actually falling and signals\nyour muscles to tense up, in order to protect you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The most common assumption is that hypnic jerks are merely a symptom of our active physiological system finally giving in to relaxation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Falling-1.jpg?resize=696%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Falling-1.jpg?w=926&amp;ssl=1 926w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Falling-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Falling-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Falling-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Falling-1.jpg?resize=585%2C390&amp;ssl=1 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While hypnic jerks are usually nothing to worry about, <strong>in some extreme cases they can be frequent and intense<\/strong>, thus cause stress and keep people awake, preventing them from entering the normal sleep onset process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In these cases, people should cut down on caffeine (or other stimulants) and\/or vigorous exercise in the evening and high stress and anxiety levels at night. <\/strong>All these\u00a0are associated\u00a0with an increased chance of a spontaneous hypnic jerk and should, where possible, be avoided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out a video below of a case of an intense and frequent hypnic jerk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe  id=\"_ytid_92563\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"392\"  data-relstop=\"1\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/39a_XWaJ7As?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Source: Nicole Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 70 percent of people occasionally experience the sensation of falling just as they drift off to sleep\u2014but no one knows exactly what causes them. 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