We can stop breathing when we want to. We can also “tell” our body to do what we want such as moving, holding, typing, etc. So why can’t we just “tell” our brain to go to sleep immediately instead of having to wait for it to fall asleep.
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Try not breathing for more than 5 minutes. You’ll see you cannot stop breathing when you want to.
There are many more processes going on in your body that happen separately from consciousness. Take embryo development, all of that happens without the mother’s consciousness, it’s not a skill, and certainly something you can’t control with your mind. So body functions are a different realm from consciousness.
Try not breathing for more than 5 minutes. You’ll see you cannot stop breathing when you want to.
There are many more processes going on in your body that happen separately from consciousness. Take embryo development, all of that happens without the mother’s consciousness, it’s not a skill, and certainly something you can’t control with your mind. So body functions are a different realm from consciousness.
Maybe it was possible in the past but everyone who had that ability got Darwin’d out of existence. Like maybe they enjoyed sleep so much they abused it and left themselves either malnourished or vulnerable at the wrong time and then eventually there just weren’t any of these voluntary sleepers remaining.
Maybe it was possible in the past but everyone who had that ability got Darwin’d out of existence. Like maybe they enjoyed sleep so much they abused it and left themselves either malnourished or vulnerable at the wrong time and then eventually there just weren’t any of these voluntary sleepers remaining.
I have a reputation for falling asleep any place, any time. Sport events, concerts, theater, home, wherever. Never used to be able to do that. I hit college and have been pretty much like that ever since. I don’t even have to be drowsy. I don’t fall asleep driving and if I feel sleepy, I pull off and am napping within minutes. Took my daughter to McDonald’s. The time it took her to go in, she estimated 10 minutes, I was asleep in the car.
Everyone who sees it, asks me to explain it. I cannot.
I have a reputation for falling asleep any place, any time. Sport events, concerts, theater, home, wherever. Never used to be able to do that. I hit college and have been pretty much like that ever since. I don’t even have to be drowsy. I don’t fall asleep driving and if I feel sleepy, I pull off and am napping within minutes. Took my daughter to McDonald’s. The time it took her to go in, she estimated 10 minutes, I was asleep in the car.
Everyone who sees it, asks me to explain it. I cannot.
Some people can. Note that ‘controlling other parts of the body’ is limited. You can hold your breath to a point, and then you will start breathing again whether you want to or not. We don’t consciously control our hearts or stomachs at all.
So some people can just get themselves to fall asleep, but this is often related to sleep deprivation. You can think of it as sleeping on command, but you can also think of it as not forcing themselves to be awake anymore so they instantly fall asleep.
Some people can. Note that ‘controlling other parts of the body’ is limited. You can hold your breath to a point, and then you will start breathing again whether you want to or not. We don’t consciously control our hearts or stomachs at all.
So some people can just get themselves to fall asleep, but this is often related to sleep deprivation. You can think of it as sleeping on command, but you can also think of it as not forcing themselves to be awake anymore so they instantly fall asleep.
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