When I can’t sleep, I turn around and sleep “upside down” - moving my pillows to where my feet were beforehand, and my feet to where my head was beforehand - and I stick with that for a week or so. It gives me a week or so without insomnia and then wears off, so I have to turn myself back around for the next 7-12 day period.
Admittedly this could just be a me thing, but let’s put our faith in this method and let the power of placebo effect take hold. Boom, minor bouts of sleeplessness are cured.
What are your own examples of this?
When you feel a sneeze coming and you don’t want to sneeze, press the tip of your tongue firmly against the roof of mouth. Works nearly every time!
Alternatively, push your finger against the space between your upper lip and your nose, like using your finger as a mustache. Push hard. A hunter taught me that so I wouldn’t sneeze and give away our position.
I’ve heard that thinking about the color purple does it too.
similar but for hiccups, hold breath for 10s then without breathing in between drink a cup of water. hiccups gone
I find that having a tissue in my nose, eating, sipping water, or playing an instrument that goes in my mouth all very effectively mitigate the urge to sneeze. When I get bad allergies or a cold I often have a constant strong urge to sneeze for up to half an hour at a time, so I sip water slowly for a while.
I just hold my breath until the feeling goes away.