I don't know for sure, but this happens to me alot(at least once a day). Most often, i find myself falling off a cliff after carelessly stepping on a Banana peel, Or i'm suddenly attacked by something/someone....Funny uh? According to a few researches i made, Tripping in a dream and waking up with a jolt is called a 'Hypnic Jerk’.
A hypnic jerk,hypnagogic jerk, sleep start, sleep twitch or night start, is an involuntary twitch which occurs during hypnagogia, just as a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing him or her to awaken suddenly for a moment.
Physically, hypnic jerks resemble the "jump" experienced by a person when startled, often accompanied by a falling sensation. A higher occurrence is reported in people with irregular sleep schedules.
A ‘Hypnic Jerk’ also known as a ‘Hypnagogic Jerk’, a ‘Sleep Start’ and a ‘Night Start’– is an involuntary twitch which happens during hypnagogia(this is the stage just as a person is about to fall asleep) and it often causes them to suddenly wake up for a moment.
According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine there is a lot of potential causes as to why this happens, these include: anxiety,caffeine,stress and strenuous activities in the evening(BEWARE!!).
‘Hypnic Jerks’ are more frequent in childhood with 4-7 per hour at the age ranging from 8 to 12 years old, and it decreases toward 1-2 per hour at 65 to 80 years old....

CURES FOR HYPNIC JERKS

Some tips to help you minimize the effects:

1).Follow good sleep hygiene, develop a routine and follow it every night.

2).Watch what you eat before bedtime(lol...maybe this is my problem;-))

3).A magnesium, calcium or iron deficiency may be to blame. First try to improve your diet, lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. Or try a supplement, with those minerals and vitamin C.

4).Heavy exercise too close to bedtime can have an effect. Try to limit heavy weights or cardio sessions in the evening(your quest for 6-packs can wait ). Conversely a gentle walk an hour before bed may help..

5).Smoking or drinking will reduce the quality of your sleep. One drink before bed may help you to fall asleep and avoid the hypnic jerk, however it will reduce the quality of your later sleep. If the jerk is severely dehabilitating then this may be a way to get things

7).Meditation can help relive those negative feedback loops that will make you dread going to bed.

.Maintain a positive outlook, and get some tips of relaxation or yoga. The techniques taught in even the most basic class may be enough to allow you to get your mind in a state where sleep comes naturally.

9).A relaxation CD played at night may be the answer. It will give your brain something to do instead of worrying and may quickly become an essential part of your sleep routine(and i don't mean Terry-G's music)

10).If the sleeping disorder is having a negative effect on your life then see a doctor, who may prescribe some medication to help you get that much needed sleep.
I hate it when this happens in public places, most especially at school. Imagine what everyone would think when a quietly-sleeping gentle boy like moi jumps up all of a sudden with so much fear(hehehe funny.....).:-D
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Source: http://learnxlr..com/2013/09/why-do-people-trip-in-their-dream-and.html?m=0

Someone attacked me violently with deadly purpose,in the act of self defense,I moved back and returned with a flying kick,he fell to the ground.omo the guy felt the pain,as he was recovering I gave him another to the tummy,just as I was about to deliver one last blow I heard a voice,the voice was my sister's calling 'efe efe wake up u dey kick wall'.
Unfortunately for me in reality,I slept near a wall...

fr3do: Someone attacked me violently with deadly purpose,in the act of self defense,I moved back and returned with a flying kick,he fell to the ground.omo the guy felt the pain,as he was recovering I gave him another to the tummy,just as I was about to deliver one last blow I heard a voice,the voice was my sister's calling 'efe efe wake up u dey kick wall'.
Unfortunately for me in reality,I slept near a wall...

Hahaha....guy you're too funny.

Interesting, I've always wondered what could possibly be happening whenever I wake up with a jolt. It hasn't happened to me in a while tho, that mean I must be doing something right

I used to think I was attacked spiritually.....

Looks like everythng always has a scientific explanation

........Its a scientific phenomenon afterall.

This is insightful. I have always wanted to know what. It happens to me when I think I should not be sleeping. When I should be doing something else, the jerks act like my alarm clock.

Lagusta: I used to think I was attacked spiritually.....

Looks like everythng always has a scientific explanation

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science just finds a way in through studies.

For example,
The abdomen doesn't get painful as a result of kidney stones because scientists say so. Rather, it happens and scientists figured it out.

The almighty is very much God. #justsaying

I used to experience it a lot when I was a child, I no longer experience it frequently.
I don't think there's need to seek a cure for it since its totally harmless.

:DWitchcraft attack!

happens to me often, usually in the daytime. I had a girlfriend who thought it was demonic attack , feels like you just slipped on something slippery like mud and you trying to regain your balance. Its pretty harmless. Some say its ur soul coming back from Astral travel.

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Read about this sh1t after watching Inception, nice thread.

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How about not being able to move in your dream, does that have a scientific explanation??

Yeah @OP is right with Sleeping disorder of a thing, most times I only sleep for 2Hours for 5days in a week. And when I tried to sleep, I tried to use drug to catch a deep sleep.
Great Post

Smoking/alcohol is always associated with bad things. No good thing at all. Am not surprised to see it mentioned here again.

Leobreezy: How about not being able to move in your dream, does that have a scientific explanation??

yex my broda it does hav a scientific explanation, it simply means u don't hav legs in the dream or u ar handicapped. ANY MORE QUESTIONS?

its your Subconscious returning back into your body,in addition to that the Spirit quickens the body,quicken in this context is jerk

fr3do: It reached!

its that all u can say this clown, it reached where for God's sake. WAHALA DEY

Deliverance straight.... Find your way to MFM....

Falling in dreams ican be traced back to our ancestors who slept on trees . Some people believe that if u dream that u are falling and then u land (ie drop to the ground), u will die in reality.how true is dat?

otijah: yex my broda it does hav a scientific explanation, it simply means u don't hav legs in the dream or u ar handicapped. ANY MORE QUESTIONS?

MUMU it is called sleep paralysis.

talk2hb1: Yeah @OP is right with Sleeping disorder of a thing, most times I only sleep for 2Hours for 5days in a week. And when I tried to sleep, I tried to use drug to catch a deep sleep.
Great Post

which work are you doing.

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I think it has to do with your subconscious. Though one is asleep, our subconscious isn't, so sometimes one is aware of things going on around. And your subconscious jolts you awake when it feels harm to its body.