Why can’t we fall asleep on command?

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Falling asleep is sort of like letting go and drifting away. Why can’t we consciously do that?

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Because falling asleep isn’t a conscious activity. We can create an environment where it’s easier for it to happen or harder for it to happen, but ultimately we don’t have all that much control over it. Hence why people fall asleep while driving or during sex. They don’t want or plan to; it just happens.

Its like… Vomiting. You have very little control over when you vomit and when you don’t. Yeah, we can use drugs or techniques to try force it to happen or not happen, just like we do with sleep. But ultimately you probably can’t just puke on command. And you almost certainly can’t puke on command when you aren’t even feeling the least bit sick.

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