Why Your Body Suddenly Jolts As You’re Falling Asleep — The Surprising Science Behind That Nighttime “Falling” Sensation
It usually happens in that quiet moment when the world begins to fade. The lights are off. The noise of the day has softened into the background. Your body sinks deeper into the mattress, muscles loosening one by one as sleep slowly takes hold. Thoughts drift, images blur, and just as you begin to cross…