I hope somebody here knows. What is the normal amount of days you can not sleep before crashing <IE FINALLY sleep>?

well, let's try it out.

one.. two ... three ... *thunk*

seriously, it depends on the individual, your physical and mental activity levels, your diet, psychological functions, etcetera.

of course, if it's really important, you could always check with guiness.

My hubby once went 10 days without sleeping. When he finally did sleep, it was for 48 straight hours.

Can I borrow a gun then? hEh

It is not so much the not sleeping as the not dreaming.

celticsmith wrote:It is not so much the not sleeping as the not dreaming.

this is a very awful, terrible truth.

I'm no expert, but I heard someplace that you need to sleep because of toxins that build up in your system. Or something like that.

I've pulled the occasional all-nighter, but they're rare. (most recent was due to labor pains.... and followed by almost no sleep the next night due to hospital staff wanting vital signs every hour) I doubt willingly staying up till dawn watching anime and dying everyone's hair counts. Insomnia occasionally sets in for an hour or two at a stretch, but never all night. I know, you all hate me. tee hee hee.

Well... I've got a solid 7 days straight that I've gone without sleep... needless to say I was a bit 'Disagreeable' to be around and not very producitve...LoL

Nemesis wrote:Well... I've got a solid 7 days straight that I've gone without sleep... needless to say I was a bit 'Disagreeable' to be around and not very producitve...LoL

Lay down the pipe, Dude!

Seriously, try taking melatonin if it won't interfere with your other meds, if you're taking any.

And here's a version of Independent Women you'll love if you're sleep depped...

if i remember psych 101 correctly, your body rebuilds cells and eliminates the toxins that build up during sleep. and i believe that cs was right about the dream part. i think the "average" person can go 5 days without sleep before it takes its toll on you.

not for sure though...

kimmie

Sleep is when the spirit can leave the body without dying, because death is the body's natural state. Life is a prison, sleep is a vacation.

JaNell wrote:

Nemesis wrote:Well... I've got a solid 7 days straight that I've gone without sleep... needless to say I was a bit 'Disagreeable' to be around and not very producitve...LoL

Lay down the pipe, Dude!

Seriously, try taking melatonin if it won't interfere with your other meds, if you're taking any.

Actually this was before all of the meds (and the pipe...LoL) Kind of funny though, My doctor has put me on Dextrostat, which is a highly addictive Amphetamine... Lucky me.... LoL

Nemesis wrote: I was a bit 'Disagreeable' to be around and not very producitve...LoL

And this is different from normal how?




just kiddin'

i've tried to give up sleep before. i mean, i tried to see if i could just not sleep, and had been rather desperate about this for some time.

it sucked goat nads. hairy, sweaty goat nads.

i found that, in trying to escape dreaming by not sleeping, i only forced myself to dream while i was awake. and oddly enough, after spending 4 and a half days without being under the influence of drugs, i found it rather difficult to get to sleep to end the terrible experiment.

it's not something i would ever like to repeat.

WraithAngel wrote:I hope somebody here knows. What is the normal amount of days you can not sleep before crashing <IE FINALLY sleep>?

There was a group of scientst that forceabely kept a guy up for like 70+ hours with electroshock gadgits. He spent the last couple hours in the floor in the fetal position begging them to let him sleep or shoot him.

But I've gone a couple days via insomnia. And that aint no fun when your welding for a living, or running a lather or a mill.

Buttercup wrote:

Nemesis wrote: I was a bit 'Disagreeable' to be around and not very producitve...LoL

And this is different from normal how?




just kiddin'

Now that you ask... Now that I think about it... It really isn't...

I knew a guy who used to be in spec ops. Him and a spotter were awake for about 12 days waitng for a kill.