The dream of falling and the sensation of falling while sleeping stems from regaining lucidity when you are floating outside the body. Hi! More so like when you look down from a very very tall building and your legs turned to jelly and the heart felt like sinking. OOO i hate that feeling in my stomach! Feeling Scared or Afraid — Some people feel scared or afraid for no apparent reason, although it may be linked to the dark. Working with your own non-physical energies (chi, prana) and developing better control over your energy body can help you in this process as well. Falling or feeling as if you are going to fall. You’re drifting off to sleep, when suddenly you feel like you’re plunging off a cliff — and you jerk awake. Sometimes you may get a sinking feeling in the chest when you are lying down and just about to fall asleep, and you may also feel like you are falling at the same time, which may jerk you awake, this is known as a Hypnagogic jerk, and this is another completely normal phenomenon that happens in about 60-80% of the people. I will be lying in bed on the brink of falling asleep, when I feel a funny feeling in my body like an electrical charge. -electrical shock/nervous feeling in my stomach. Sleep attacks. Other symptoms might include nausea and vomiting; diarrhea; changes in heart rate and blood pressure; and fear, anxiety, or panic. Lightheadedness, faintness, or a floating sensation. Hello I am hoping you can help me..for years off and on my entire body will shake uncontrollaby just as I am falling asleep or just upon waking. This is not something necessary however, it is only a force of habit that we have which makes us switch off lucidity as we are falling asleep. When we combine both variables, we get some interesting results. I find that this feeling passes within several hours, but by then it is 3 or 4 in the morning, and I am getting a limited amount of sleep. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This type of feeling is normal, and it can happen before people enter the deeper stages of sleep. Craziest thing I have ever been through. Not serious: Anyone can temporarily have trouble falling asleep. I get that feeling too and I don't ride roller coasters. Hello, Marisela A., Miami, USA[More testimonials]. Just as my body relaxes and I begin to fall asleep, I find myself not breathing. Blurred vision. Lately I’ve noticed that whenever I’m trying to relax or if I’m really tired and about to fall asleep, I get this really weird stomach drop feeling over my entire body that keeps coming and going. It almost feels like a wave of anxiety and your body kind of panics for a second, then it goes away. The separation of astral body from the psychosoma seems to be associated with the bioenergy recharge we receive from a good night of sleep. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Posted by trippangie17 @trippangie17, Jun 10, 2012 . I attended a sleep clinic for 2 days and the shaking did not occur, and no cause was found. Nightmares are most often linked to REM sleep and dreams. It can be interpreted as a low drop, hum, or rumble in your stomach that you receive when something is changing in your environment. Last night I awoke I gasped for air and sorta scared my g/f. In low lucidity conditions, the evaluation of our sensations can get fuzzy. If you meditate while lying down in bed, don’t be surprised if you fall asleep. If you practice relaxation exercises while laying down, you will gradually become comfortable with deeper levels of relaxation and the consequent expansion of your energies. When you’re falling asleep, you get an itch. A sleep study will determine if, throughout the night, you are experiencing pauses in respiration and/or shallow … I knew I had no body but I started on a bed with a nice quilt. Basically it happens in this order: -onset of sleep. The situation can be brought on or worsened by anxiety, especially anxiety about the situation. WebMD Symptom Checker helps you find the most common medical conditions indicated by the symptoms bloating or fullness, difficulty falling asleep, distended stomach and double vision (without one eye covered) including Gas pains, Indigestion, and Irritable bowel syndrome. A familiar object can help your brain relax and you to fall asleep without those weird sensations you’re getting.