"Military Method" to fall asleep fast
by Parker · 13 things on Twos
- Relax your entire face
- Close your eyes. Breathe slowly and deeply. Then slowly relax all of your face muscles. Relax your jaw, your cheeks, your mouth, your tongue, everything. Including your eyes; let them go.
- Drop your shoulders and hands
- Let go of any tension. Relax your neck, your traps; feel yourself sinking into the chair or bed.
- Exhale and relax your chest
- With your shoulders and arms relaxed, that should be easy.
- Relax your legs
- Start with your right thigh; let it sink into the chair or bed. Then do the same with your calf, ankle, and foot. Repeat the process with your left leg.
- Now clear your mind
- Try holding an image in your mind. Choose something relaxing. Picture yourself lying comfortably in darkness. But if that doesn't work...
- Try repeating the words "Don't think" for 10 seconds
- If nothing else, that should help distract you from thinking about whatever it is that might otherwise keep you awake.
- Within six weeks, 96 percent of the pilots could fall asleep within two minutes or less -- even if they were sitting in a chair, listening to a recording of machine-gun fire, and had just consumed coffee.