Sleep is an interesting process, full of mysteries, many of which so far have not been solved even by scientists who deal specifically with this physiological phenomenon. Someone is interested in interpreting the dreams he has seen, someone is interested in the meaning of the position in which he is sleeping, and today we have to find out why, when we sleep, our arms or legs spontaneously move. Interest Ask? Let's find out what it can be.
Surely, everyone in life had situations when you fell asleep in public transport or at a lecture at the institute, at home in your favorite bed, and a pleasant feeling of relaxation arose. Then suddenly your body muscles contracted, and this led to awakening. One opinion: if it happens to twitch in a dream, these are consequences of nervous overloads; others claim that this is simply the result of lack of sleep.
Because of what is this happening to us, why are jerking in a dream? There are still many different opinions on this subject. Let's find out some of them.
Such a strange reaction of our body depends on the features of respiration. As far as we know, there are several phases of sleep. In the first, the respiratory process proceeds noticeably slower than usual, and the brain accepts this state as a process of mortification, because the brain is not able to distinguish between the onset of death and the state of sleep. As a result, the brain sends commands to our body in order to protect and our limbs are sharply reduced so that the brain leaves sleep. Each of those who need much more time to fall asleep can jerk in a dream than others who “turn off” instantly.
What else can you twitch in a dream? Due to the fact that brain activity during sleep does not differ from its waking state. The body in such cases is most often paralyzed, although there are exceptions to the rules when the so-called “sleepwalker” leads his secret night life. Sometimes during sleep, the brain perceives the position of the body as unbalanced, in this unstable position, a protective reaction is triggered, and our body is supposedly trying to maintain stability. We wake up sharply, we understand that everything is in order, then muscle activity, panic stops.
The simplest explanation is that we can twitch in a dream as a result of calming the body before bedtime, relieving excess tension from the muscles of our body. All this interferes with proper rest, and the brain makes it possible to free oneself from unnecessary overload and relax.
Another opinion: during sleep, a person may change the concentration of such necessary and useful substances for our body as potassium and calcium. This leads to such an involuntary muscle contraction.
The twitching in a dream is also explained by the fact that when our brain falls asleep , it orders the muscles to relax, but due to the fact that the reaction occurs with a little delay, the so-called hypertonus occurs in the muscles, which leads to uncontrolled twitching of our limbs.
Also, if your body is sorely lacking in magnesium, expect: in a dream, you will also have to experience unexpected muscle contractions.
The child twitches in a dream due to the fact that his body grows and forms quickly, and his muscles continue an active life even in a dream.
In ancient times, it was believed that sleep is a state of a smooth transition from life to death, and these same twitches were of particular importance - the touch of a devil's hand who wants to take you to your sinful world. Since pagan times, science has learned a lot about a person, about the features of his body, including twitching when falling asleep.
In general, this phenomenon is completely harmless and should not cause discomfort to you and your loved ones. Sleep well, and the problem is whether you are struggling in a dream or not - let it not bother you at all.