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Sensation of falling while trying to sleep

Anonymous Tue 14 Dec 18:28:39 2021 No.13962910 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>13963173 >>13965493 >>13965507 >>13965979

I just tried to take a nap and this shit scared me. I'm pretty sure I experienced this before. Why is this happening?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Dec 2021 18:30:29 No.13962915 Report

Quoted By: >>13965637

for me it's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_head_syndrome

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Dec 2021 19:31:29 No.13963173 Report

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>>13962910
They're called hypnagogic jerks, and they have lots of potential causes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnic_jerk

Jesus

Jesus Wed 15 Dec 2021 08:36:16 No.13965493 Report

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>>13962910
let yourself fall (yes, suicidal tendency) and you might get OBE, and if you do, you will realize that every scientific book is toilet paper.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Dec 2021 08:44:51 No.13965507 Report

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>>13962910
Why do you think they call it "falling asleep?"

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Dec 2021 08:48:38 No.13965518 Report

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>>13965493
>experience a well known glitch in the brain
>reject reason and rationality
take your meds

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Dec 2021 09:52:03 No.13965637 Report

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>>13962915
Didn't know this had a special name
what a fucking name to have

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Dec 2021 12:33:44 No.13965979 Report

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>>13962910
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnic_jerk
I too have experienced this phenomenon, although this is the first time I have really thought about it. The way you describe it is really spot on, though.

Jesus

Jesus Wed 15 Dec 2021 14:14:22 No.13966136 Report

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>experience a most amazing thing a cattle could
>cling to cattle reason and rationality your cattle meds working

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