Why Do We Feel Like We're Falling When Falling Asleep? 😱#shorts #viral

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]Anyone else gets this weird feeling when falling asleep? Like you're suddenly falling from a great height. Your brain freaks out thinking, are we falling?

[00:00:07]Then it says, sorry, my bad.

[00:00:10]It's actually called a hypnic jerk and it's a great word. Some people dream about slipping or falling. Others say when your ears shut off, you hear a constant noise. But the scary part, if you actually fell while asleep, you probably wouldn't wake up. Why does this happen though? Tag someone who does this every night.