#Yes brain it is over 75F outside. No we are not dying please stop making me collapse because it's a little warm thank you.
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It's called a hypnogogic jerk! Basically the theory is that it happens when your brain notices your heart rate is dropping Too Quickly, so it jerks you awake with a panic response because it thinks you're dying and is trying to resuscitate you.
#It's every bit as maladaptive and useless as my vasovagal syncope.#Yes brain it is over 75F outside. No we are not dying please stop making me collapse because it's a little warm thank you.#Yes brain I am falling asleep and my heart rate is dropping. We are also not dying of that please let me fall asleep for fuCK'S SAKE--
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