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* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':
** When Team Rocket runs afoul of a Malamar, Meowth rakes himself with his own claws to prevent himself from being hypnotized. He later [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan helps Ash resist in a similar manner]].
** In an earlier episode, when Team Rocket is trapped in an igloo in a blizzard, they do this to each other to prevent from falling asleep in the freezing cold, first with Jessie slapping James and Meowth and ending with them pinching each other's cheeks by the time the blizzard dies down.

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* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':
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** ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY'': When Team Rocket runs afoul of a Malamar, Meowth rakes himself with his own claws to prevent himself from being hypnotized. He later [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan helps Ash resist in a similar manner]].
** In an earlier episode, ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'', when Team Rocket is trapped in an igloo in a blizzard, they do this to each other to prevent from falling asleep in the freezing cold, first with Jessie slapping James and Meowth and ending with them pinching each other's cheeks by the time the blizzard dies down.
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* ''Fanfic/ScarTissue'': Variant. In chapter 12 [[HurtingHero Shinji]] is going through a horrible nightmare, so that he started to smash a fist into his chest to try wake himself up.

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* ''Fanfic/ScarTissue'': Variant. In chapter 12 [[HurtingHero Shinji]] Shinji is going through a horrible nightmare, so that he started to smash a fist into his chest to try wake himself up.
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Bob is on a stakeout. He's been chasing the bad guy for three days straight with no sleep. If he can catch him after this deal is complete, the bastard's going down. But he's so-o-o tired. Desperate to stay awake, he takes out a knife, slices his arm a bit, and then pours the whiskey from his flask on it. The pain keeps him in the game for another round.

Or Alice is trying to escape from the lair of the psycho killer. She's been battered about the head several times and is seriously woozy. To keep from passing out, she grinds her fingernails into the wound on her side. She has to clamp her other hand over her mouth to keep from crying out, but she's definitely awake now.

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Bob is a CowboyCop on a stakeout. He's been chasing the bad guy for three days straight with no sleep. sleep, and he's not limited by the police rule book. If he can catch him after this drug deal is complete, the bastard's going down. But he's so-o-o tired. Desperate to stay awake, he takes out a knife, slices lightly cuts his arm a bit, and then pours the whiskey from his flask on it. The pain keeps him awake and in the game for another round.

Or Alice is trying to escape from the lair of the psycho killer. She's been battered about the head several times and is seriously woozy. She thinks she's close to figuring out the maze of hallways to the exit. But she's so tired. To keep from passing out, she grinds her fingernails into the wound on her side. She has to clamp her other hand over her mouth to keep from crying out, but she's definitely awake now.
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* ''Manga/CaseClosed'': In "Reunion with the Black Organization", Conan hits Gin with a tranquilizer needle to let himself and Ai get away. Gin almost immediately shoots own shoulder with a gun to neutralize the InstantSedation effect, leaving Conan clueless how the police haven't found anyone.
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* In ''Film/TheIpcressFile'', the hero gets captured and is tortured by being subjected to a machine that messes with his senses and will eventually brainwash him into a LossOfIdentity. Eventually, he finds a sharp piece of wood and squeezes on that while being tortured, as the pain distracts him enough that the process doesn't work.

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* In ''Film/TheIpcressFile'', the hero gets captured and is tortured by being subjected to a machine that messes with his senses and will eventually brainwash him into a LossOfIdentity. Eventually, he finds a sharp piece of wood and squeezes on that while being tortured, as the pain distracts him enough that the process doesn't work. A variant is used to overcome the residual brainwashing he ''did'' suffer - when the TriggerPhrase is used, he slams his injured hand against a wall; the pain overwhelms the programming enough for him to kill the person giving the order.
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** One of the dares Heather has to take on in "[[Recap/TotalDramaITripleDogDareYou I Triple Dog Dare You!]]" is to slap herself several times.


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** The contestants have to evade Sugar until sunrise in "[[Recap/TotalDramaHurlAndGoSeek Hurl and Go Seek]]" to earn immunity. Shawn has the best chances of all, but tiredness catches up with him in the final hour. He slaps himself twice to stay awake, but then spots Jasmine being chased by what he thinks are zombies. He slaps himself six times and with much more determination, not to stay awake, but to overcome his fear and get to saving Jasmine.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'': Courtney reaches her breaking point in "[[Recap/TotalDramaRamaS1E23KnowItAll Know It All]]" when Beth refuses to wash her hands after going to the bathroom. Her own reflection begins berating her for being weak and Courtney realizes she has to clear her mind and toughen up. She does so by slapping herself three times, to the shock of her reflection.

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** Courtney has to protect her mint condition Extreme-a-Saurus toy from the others in "[[Recap/TotalDramaRamaS1E8SharingIsCaring "Sharing Is Caring"]]". This means that she can't afford to fall asleep during nap time, no matter what. To keep herself awake, she slaps herself four times, but all the same succumbs to tiredness.
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Courtney reaches her breaking point in "[[Recap/TotalDramaRamaS1E23KnowItAll Know It All]]" when Beth refuses to wash her hands after going to the bathroom. Her own reflection begins berating her for being weak and Courtney realizes she has to clear her mind and toughen up. She does so by slapping herself three times, to the shock of her reflection.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': During a rant about his adversary Heather in "[[Recap/TotalDramaPlanesTrainsAndHotAirMobiles Planes, Trains, and Hot Air Mobiles]]", Alejandro slips into talking about all the things about her that attract him. Realizing his error, he slaps himself twice to get his focus back on the game.

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** In the confessional in "[[Recap/TotalDramaPhobiaFactor Phobia Factor]]", Courtney berates herself for not being able to overcome her fear of green jelly. She breaks down in tears over her ordeal and the possibility she'll be voted off tonight. Not one to take mercy on anyone, Courtney slaps herself out of it.
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During a rant about his adversary Heather in "[[Recap/TotalDramaPlanesTrainsAndHotAirMobiles Planes, Trains, and Hot Air Mobiles]]", Alejandro slips into talking about all the things about her that attract him. Realizing his error, he slaps himself twice to get his focus back on the game.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'': Courtney reaches her breaking point in "[[Recap/TotalDramaRamaS1E23KnowItAll Know It All]]" when Beth refuses to wash her hands after going to the bathroom. Her own reflection begins berating her for being weak and Courtney realizes she has to clear her mind and toughen up. She does so by slapping herself three times, to the shock of her reflection.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': During a rant about Heather in "[[Recap/TotalDramaPlanesTrainsAndHotAirMobiles Planes, Trains, and Hot Air Mobiles]]", Alejandro slips into talking about all the things about her that attract him. Realizing his error, he slaps himself twice to get his focus back on the game.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': During a rant about his adversary Heather in "[[Recap/TotalDramaPlanesTrainsAndHotAirMobiles Planes, Trains, and Hot Air Mobiles]]", Alejandro slips into talking about all the things about her that attract him. Realizing his error, he slaps himself twice to get his focus back on the game.

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