Hypnic Jerk

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Have you ever fallen a sleep and of sudden you jerk awake quickly? This is called Hypnjc Jerk it’s a reaction our body has to when we fall asleep to quickly, when we are exhausted and so tired we just fall a sleep suddenly. So our body shocks us awake by making us jerk away. Kind of like body sending a signal that your falling when your not so you jerk away suddenly to fix this. Research say there are some cause to why we might get these other then being so tired. Like caffeine or a few other drugs. Be do be alarmed if you suddenly wake up quickly it’s jusf your body responding. Some people even say it’s like a demon is choking them or falling. So try to drink water before bed not a soda or a coffee or even caffeinated tea it might make you jerk awake later.