How often do you get hypnic jerks?

[Anonymous]

'A hypnic jerk is an involuntary twitch of one or more muscles that occurs as a person falls asleep. It tends to occur in stages 1 or 2 of sleep and disappear in stage 3, which refers to rapid eye movement sleep. In other words, they occur when a person transitions from a wakeful state to a sleeping state'

i get them every night

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

This is the first time I learned about this concept, but I'm not sure I have it. I do toss and turn a lot in the middle of the night and have a tendency to wake up multiple times in the middle of the night.

I didn't realize how bad it was until my wife pointed it out that I toss and turn a lot in my sleep and sometimes pull the entire blanket in the middle. 😅 We actually have to sleep with two separate blankets now since I'll tend to inadvertently hog the entire blanket in the end otherwise.

Yet I don't think I jerk or twitch in that transitioning process of falling asleep. That said, I do have difficulty reaching very deep sleep. I might be stuck at stage 1 or 2 most of the time.

[NathanDavis]

often... as I am falling asleep, lol

feels funny

[bobalife]

LOL omg I didn't even know this exissst! Usually, I fall asleep and stays asleep as a deep sleeper... almost nothing wakes me up ( ' /)(\ ' )

[KittygosMeoWW]

I couldn’t say, I usually don’t feel what I do when I’m asleep.

[BoopBoopBeep]

I used to get them a couple times a week when I was winding down from patrols. I had one the night I was dying a couple times. Haven't had any in almost two years now

[Asker]

Jesus, dying?

patrols - I'm guessing Police?

[BoopBoopBeep]

Military... lots of time overseas. had a heart attack March 2022. Life is a lot more relaxing now. ;)

[Asker]

That is rough man. You must have been through a lot

The theory of hypnic jerks I've read us when us guys finally find the time to relax the body is making sure we're not dead

[BoopBoopBeep]

Yeah mine were when I was coming close to being, so that makes sense.

[rosacikk]

Just when I see a guy who I wanna be with

[Anonymous]

Very rarely.