

This is consistent with the knowledge that normal laws of physics and the commonly accepted constraints of reality do not apply in the dreaming mind. In an interesting side note, I did dream that I died as a result of the fall, although I also kept on dreaming after the fall. I have dreamed of falling and hitting the ground, and I am still here to write about it. However, if scientific research does not satisfy you, I can give you my personal feedback. There are many research articles that support the fact that hitting the ground in a dream will actually NOT end your life. Perhaps this belief stems from that same ancient memory, a deep belief that we must cling to safety in order to survive, like a monkey in a tree. Some people are concerned that if you don’t awake from a falling dream before you hit the ground, you will actually die in waking life. This leads us to a common misconception about falling in your dreams. These occur in the REM (rapid eye movement) cycle of sleep and are more commonly described as hypnagogic visions, those that occur on the threshold of consciousness, just on the edge of sleep. You may experience some dream-like sensations or visions to accompany this effect, but they are unlikely to be what we usually describe as true dreams. Regardless of what causes these sudden startling movements, they are not actually dreams, and are not at all dangerous.

Others posit that the reaction occurs due to an ancient genetic memory built into our body from our simian ancestors, designed to stop us falling out of trees as we dozed and our muscles relaxed. Some theories suggest hypnic jerks occur as a result of misfiring muscles. Usually referred to as Hynagogic jerks or hypnic jerks, these involuntary muscle spasms are believed to affect up 70 percent of the population and are entirely normal (if not completely understood). The feeling of falling you get as you fall asleep, which suddenly jerks you awake, is a biological reaction and not a dream. This sensation, though it feels like falling, has some significant differences to dreaming of falling once you are actually asleep. It does not store any personal data.Before we can explore the symbolic meaning of falling in your dreams, it is important to differentiate it from the sensation of falling that you may experience sometimes as you are drifting off to sleep. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
