If you don't feel like interacting with your parents or housemates, pretending to be asleep can be a way to do it. Apart from preventing people from interrupting, you can also listen and even observe their activities without being noticed. In addition, you can pretend you've had enough sleep the night before so that you can be fully active in the morning after a long night outside.
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Method 1 of 2: Pretend Sleep
Step 1. Lie still on the bed
Naturally, when you sleep, your body will move very little. To give the impression that you are actually asleep, reduce your body movements. Unless someone is watching you sleep for a long time, it's best if you don't move.
Step 2. Close your eyes gently
Don't close your eyes too tightly. To give the impression of proper sleep, your muscles, including the eyelid muscles, must be in a relaxed state.
- Keep your eyes down as you close your eyes to prevent your eyelids from twitching.
- When you are actually sleeping, your eyes are not always completely closed. Allow your eyelids to close gently so you can still see the line from between your eyelids.
Step 3. Control your breath
Inhale deeply and slowly. Relax your breath and try to match the rhythm as best you can. Count to your heart every second you take your breath; after that, exhale your breath in the same number of seconds for a period of time.
Step 4. React to noise or touch
If you hear a noise or your body is touched, take a quick, short breath, then move your body a little. In a state of sleep, our bodies can remain aware of the things that are happening around him. Give a strong impression that you are really sleeping by showing that your body is reacting subconsciously to the sounds and movements that are happening around you.
- After you react to the disturbance, relax your body and breathing again.
- Don't smile or open your eyes. If you do, people will know that you're just pretending to be asleep.
Method 2 of 2: Pretending To Have Enough Sleep All Night
Step 1. Take a shower under cold water
Take a shower with cold water because your heart rate will increase and speed up the body's metabolism which serves to warm the body. You don't need to take a long shower, just a few minutes.
Step 2. Do the routine in the morning
The first step to appearing awake in the morning is changing your pajamas into your everyday clothes. Do a morning routine like washing your face and putting on makeup.
- Use a face cream that contains caffeine to reduce dark circles under the eyes.
- Perform the entire morning routine as if you had enough rest for the whole night to avoid the effects of lack of sleep on the body.
Step 3. Breakfast with energy foods
Eat a breakfast that contains carbohydrates and protein such as oatmeal and eggs to get enough energy. Avoid foods containing sugar which will result in loss of energy.
Step 4. Drink coffee
A quick solution to boost energy is to consume caffeine. If you don't usually drink coffee, just half a cup is enough to keep you awake. If you usually need coffee to function properly even though you had a good night's sleep the night before, to deal with your sleep-deprived body, drink two cups.
Step 5. Don't stop moving
Do activities continuously to stay awake. If you sit down to rest, your body will feel tired because you didn't get enough sleep the night before. Keep moving your body to reduce drowsiness.
Step 6. Eat snacks throughout the day
To maintain energy levels in the body, eat nutritious snacks throughout the day. Avoid sugary foods and heavy menus so you don't feel sleepy because you're full.
Tips
- Practice pretending to be sleeping alone by lying still and breathing slowly.
- Be prepared to pretend to be awake if you are disturbed while pretending to be asleep.
- You have to stay mentally awake while you pretend to be asleep so you don't actually sleep.
- To suppress a smile, bite the corners of your mouth at the same time. Do it in such a way that other people don't know that you did it on purpose.
