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When you re asleep, your muscles become so relaxed that they enter a state of temporary paralysis. This causes your brain to misinterpret the sensation as falling, which then triggers signals to your muscles to jerk you upright, resulting in you being startled awake.

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When you’re asleep, your muscles become so relaxed that they enter a state of temporary paralysis. This causes your brain to misinterpret the sensation as falling, which then triggers signals to your muscles to jerk you upright, resulting in you being startled awake.

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