What is the shortest amount of sleep you have ever gotten?
@schwing_girl89 (278)
United States
December 19, 2008 9:43am CST
There are so many reasons to stay up at night. Good movies, SNL or MadTV on Saturdays. Talk shows. Sleep overs. All-nighters! But, sleep deprivation does hurt us in the end. I honestly cannot recall what the longest is that I have gone without sleep. I think it's difficult to remember such a thing because after I finally did get sleep I just slept forever. Unfortunately we cannot "catch up" on sleep. Reason being that damage has already been done to our heart =[ the longer you stay up, the more your heart has to work. Keep that in mind next time you decide to skip a few hours of sleep. Try not to do it too often. It may start to show after awhile!
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@BloodShyne (792)
• United States
19 Dec 08
I've been wide awake for over a week, then I started to hallucinate badly the entire world looked like a cartoon comic everything was so bright and I kept talking to people that weren't there and could stare at the wall and watch it slowly start to twist and melt. I think I started dreaming with my eyes open it was a little scary and all I wanted was for everybody to leave me alone and stay in my room by myself, Amphetamines are not fun you'll crash eventually and it's not even worth it!
@hildas (3031)
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19 Dec 08
Great advice. I did not know that about your heart. I have only had four hours sleep in the last two nights. I thought I could catch it up in the morning as I was planning on a lie in but it never happens.
I will try to get more sleep as I do not want to cause myself anymore ill health than what I already have. Great advice and thank you.
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
9 Dec 10
Thank you so much for the advise friend, by habit i sleep at 10am and get up at 6am usually, this is round the year always, there is rarely any deviation lol
Yes while travel i can't sleep, the jerks of the train makes me so uncomfortable, last time in a 48 hours journey i slept for 5 hours only..
Thank you so much again.
Professor ‘Bhuwan’. .
God bless you.
Welcome always.
