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What stage of sleep am i in if i feel like i'm falling?
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The beginning: When you feel like you're falling, it's usually as you are starting to fall asleep. The brain incorrectly interprets the relaxation of your muscles as a falling sensation and often people experience "twitches" of "spasms" of their arms and legs. This happens as a result of your brain trying to brace its self for the fall.
Answered 3/15/2017
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Lighter stages: A sensation of falling usually occurs in the early stages of sleep as a person is 'falling off to sleep'. The dream stage (rem) is in this general area of sleep, also.
Answered 8/27/2013
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