been awake for about 24 hours now
By thatgirl13
@thatgirl13 (7294)
South Korea
September 6, 2011 7:33am CST
I am so drained at the moment. Haven't slept for a whole day now. But it was a choice I made and I am glad I made it through. You see, lately my timetable has been such a mess. I sleep during the day and at night, I am awake as an owl! It seemed like the only way to fix everything up was to stay awake the whole day today and at night, go to sleep without any trouble :D I am thinking it will work coz I am so drowsy right now and getting a good sleep won't seem to be a problem 
Anyway have you tried staying awake for 24 hours straight? Any reasons for it?? And how was it??
For me, seriously today was a really long, lazy and a hard day. It took me two large cups of coffee and I think around 3 movies to get through today. Did a lot of Tv watching too haha! So glad it's finally time to sleep :) Nighty nightt everyone 
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@chicksdigscars (5483)
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6 Sep 11
I’ve been awake for 24 hours.. but never on purpose. My friends and I have talked about “pulling an all-nighter” but it usually ended in a sea of bodies dropping at various positions of the room lol! I’ve stayed awake all night due to arguments and insomnia.. and through partying at night but having work the next morning lol!
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@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
8 Sep 11
Wow people like you amaze me, seriously I have a few friends who sometimes party all night and go to work/come to school, with only a few hours of sleep or no sleep at all 
I really don't know how you guys do that!! I would never be able to do that LOL not that I've tried though hehe!
I hope your insomnia is fine now and you get good night's sleep without effort :)
Thanks for the response.
I have a few friends who sometimes party all night and go to work/come to school, with only a few hours of sleep or no sleep at all I really don't know how you guys do that!! I would never be able to do that LOL not that I've tried though hehe!
I hope your insomnia is fine now and you get good night's sleep without effort :)
Thanks for the response.@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
10 Sep 11
I am 20 now and still will not be able to do that LOL
Have a great weekend 
@chicksdigscars (5483)
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8 Sep 11
i'm nearly 25 now though and this was when i was like 17/18/19 .. i think it's all finally caught up on me.. i struggle to do it now.. i could maybe work one full day on like 3 hours sleep.. but the next night i utterly die lol!
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
6 Sep 11
Hi thatgirl!
Yes many of times I have stayed up for 24 hours and or more. Oh gosh yes I was so tired, drained and sleepy too. I have done so due to work, fun, insomnia and or just because kind of moments like TV shows too. lol
Do get some rest and hope this works out for you. It does feel like a never ending day and almost as if one was awake for more then the 24 hours. Once you crash you will crash well.
Yes many of times I have stayed up for 24 hours and or more. Oh gosh yes I was so tired, drained and sleepy too. I have done so due to work, fun, insomnia and or just because kind of moments like TV shows too. lol
Do get some rest and hope this works out for you. It does feel like a never ending day and almost as if one was awake for more then the 24 hours. Once you crash you will crash well. 1 person likes this
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
8 Sep 11
Thanks and yes it did work well for me. It's been 2 days now and I have been sleeping without trying hard at night and wakeup not so late to hehe! I am glad everything's back to normal, just hope it stays this way from now
Thanks for the response and have a wonderful day!
Thanks for the response and have a wonderful day!
@2wicelot (2945)
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6 Sep 11
That is a very long time to be awake for continuously. I have been awake for that length of time before but I am not sure I can do it any more. It needs some really strong will to be able to do that. Hope you get the kind of sleep you want from this long ardours staying awake.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
8 Sep 11
Hey thanks And yes I did get the sleep I had hoped for and the best of all,my sleep pattern's back to normal again
Thanks a lot for the response and I hope you have a wonderful day!
And yes I did get the sleep I had hoped for and the best of all,my sleep pattern's back to normal again
Thanks a lot for the response and I hope you have a wonderful day!1 person likes this
@daeckardt (6237)
• United States
8 Oct 11
When I was younger there were times that I would stay up all night just to say that I did it. It isn't hard to do that when you live in Fairbanks, Alaska--the land of the midnight sun. I then tried to stay up all day, but I think I lost the battle around 3 or 4 in the afternoon. I don't remember what I did to stay awake later in the day.
@daeckardt (6237)
• United States
17 Oct 11
I think the last time I did this was when I drove from California to Alaska in five days. That was about 3500 miles and I made it to Seattle in 25 hours just stopping for catnaps along the way. That was no fun at all because I couldn't enjoy the scenery, even in Alaska, because I was so tired.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
17 Oct 11
Thanks for the share :) It was a really tought job for me LOL and when i think of it, i imagine it being a real pain too haha anyway I don't think I am doing it anytime soon now hehe
Have a good day
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@Jlyn10 (11966)
• Malaysia
7 Sep 11
Yes, sometimes because of work or insomnia. Even when I am finished with my work and it's like almost 1 or 2 hours to morning, I won't sleep anymore cause I am afraid that I would not be able to get up then to send my kids to school. So, I'll just find other things to do to keep myself awake. I'll always say to myself that I can catch up on my sleep after sending the kids to school but that always doesn't happen. 
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
8 Sep 11
Aww you are such a caring mom Mom sacrifice a lot for their kids. I know that seeing my mom. Moms are such wonderful people, don't know if I'll be able to be that good in the future though.
It must be one difficult job trying to stay awake, though sleepy, for the kids. God bless you and thanks for the response
Mom sacrifice a lot for their kids. I know that seeing my mom. Moms are such wonderful people, don't know if I'll be able to be that good in the future though.
It must be one difficult job trying to stay awake, though sleepy, for the kids. God bless you and thanks for the response 1 person likes this
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
10 Sep 11
Aww thank you so much for believing on me
I hope I can be a good one
I hope I can be a good one 
@AgentGulaman (3546)
• Philippines
6 Sep 11
Hey there! You better get some sleep or you'll end up using all your adrenaline in there to keep you awake. As for me, I do this often during my college days, especially the thesis and plant design days. We never sleep in a day and end up only napping the next day. But worse is my laptop computer back then. I never shut it down during the course of those times. The time I was napping, my coworkers is using it so it really didn't have any rest. Good thing it didn't fail me.
As for me, I do this often during my college days, especially the thesis and plant design days. We never sleep in a day and end up only napping the next day. But worse is my laptop computer back then. I never shut it down during the course of those times. The time I was napping, my coworkers is using it so it really didn't have any rest. Good thing it didn't fail me.1 person likes this
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
8 Sep 11
I did have a good night sleep and my time table's sorted again, thanks
I also did stay awake the whole night revising for exams and still do but have never stayed for 24 hours straight just for that hehe!
Wow I am glad nothing serious happened to your laptop and i hope you passed your thesis with flying colors
Thanks for the response.
I also did stay awake the whole night revising for exams and still do but have never stayed for 24 hours straight just for that hehe!
Wow I am glad nothing serious happened to your laptop and i hope you passed your thesis with flying colors
Thanks for the response. @Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
7 Sep 11
Hope you get a good amount of sleep to make up for it. I could not make it.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
10 Sep 11
Hey thanks. I did get a good amount of sleep and things are back to normal again
Have a great weekend!
Have a great weekend!
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
7 Sep 11
So were you able to get a good night sleep finally?
I can't stay awake for 24 hours! I can stay as late as 1am but after that, I will not be able to fight my sleepiness anymore. My sleeping time is always at 10-11pm and I wake up at 5-6am. If I sleep at 1am, I will wake up at 7am and it doesn't feel good. I'd get so sluggish the whole day and I would feel like I've wasted one important hour in my life.
But if there's some fun activities, like night swimming with singing and drinking, I can stay up late like until 2 or 3 am I guess but I wouldn't know what I'm doing during that time then because of drowsiness.
I can't stay awake for 24 hours! I can stay as late as 1am but after that, I will not be able to fight my sleepiness anymore. My sleeping time is always at 10-11pm and I wake up at 5-6am. If I sleep at 1am, I will wake up at 7am and it doesn't feel good. I'd get so sluggish the whole day and I would feel like I've wasted one important hour in my life.
But if there's some fun activities, like night swimming with singing and drinking, I can stay up late like until 2 or 3 am I guess but I wouldn't know what I'm doing during that time then because of drowsiness. @thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
8 Sep 11
Actually yes My plan worked perfectly and my sleeping pattern is back in track again. I hope it stays this way from now
Anyway yes if there are fun activities I pull an all nighter too. On my last birthday, me and my friends went out for some drinking and clubbing. We danced so much we didn't even realise it dawn already LOL slept like a log after that though LOL
Anyway thanks for the share and have a wonderful day!
My plan worked perfectly and my sleeping pattern is back in track again. I hope it stays this way from now
Anyway yes if there are fun activities I pull an all nighter too. On my last birthday, me and my friends went out for some drinking and clubbing. We danced so much we didn't even realise it dawn already LOL slept like a log after that though LOL
Anyway thanks for the share and have a wonderful day!1 person likes this
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
10 Sep 11
Wow 2 days straight!! I really don't think I can do that. Coz just the 24 hours was getting heavy on me and I wasn't walking, I was dragging myself to the kitchen, bathroom etc LOL
Anyway thanks for the response and have a wonderful day!
I really don't think I can do that. Coz just the 24 hours was getting heavy on me and I wasn't walking, I was dragging myself to the kitchen, bathroom etc LOL
Anyway thanks for the response and have a wonderful day!
@lhenpaule (495)
• Philippines
7 Sep 11
Good thing the technique you chose was effective.
Stay healthy. God bless.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
8 Sep 11
Yes it was quite effective and the results were just as i expected.
Thanks and god bless you too. Have a wonderful day!
@marguicha (215470)
• Chile
7 Sep 11
Why did you do it, friend? I have done that, when I discover a good movie in the TV at wee hours. But it´s not the best you can do. I also drink too much coffee. Now my doctor learnt about that and decided that I used only decaff.
Happy dreams and don´t do it again!
Happy dreams and don´t do it again!@marguicha (215470)
• Chile
10 Sep 11
I´m glad you won´t do it again. It´s not good for heat. I have done it too
. I WILL have a nice weekend as it´s my baby granddaughter´s first birthday
. I WILL have a nice weekend as it´s my baby granddaughter´s first birthday@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
10 Sep 11
Hehe thanks for the concerns and i promise to never do it again, well at least try not to do it again
Thanks for the response and have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks for the response and have a wonderful weekend!
@akp100 (13640)
• India
8 Sep 11
Hi
There is some festival going on here since a week.. And today is the last day. So we whole family didn't sleep yesterday whole night. So yes it was straight away 24 hours. We have done that in past too. But yes its too hard to handle without having sleep in 24 hours straight. I guess I am sleeping early today.
There is some festival going on here since a week.. And today is the last day. So we whole family didn't sleep yesterday whole night. So yes it was straight away 24 hours. We have done that in past too. But yes its too hard to handle without having sleep in 24 hours straight. I guess I am sleeping early today.@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
10 Sep 11
I hope you had a very peaceful and undisturbed sleep
Thanks for the share and have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks for the share and have a wonderful weekend!
@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
8 Sep 11
I have stayed awake 24 hours or more years ago. The reasons were very simple, I would go out with my friends and come home and go right to work. Then I would go out again and come home around 11 or 12 at night and go to sleep. It was fun, but I don't know if I could do that now. But, if there was a real need to I guess I would.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
10 Sep 11
Wow and you would go to work without any sleep? That is amazing!! 
I mean I have some friends who do the same, they party all night and go to work/school the next day without getting any sleep or just a few hours of sleep. I would never be able to do that.
Anyway thanks for the share. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
I mean I have some friends who do the same, they party all night and go to work/school the next day without getting any sleep or just a few hours of sleep. I would never be able to do that.
Anyway thanks for the share. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
@koperty3 (1876)
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6 Sep 11
My record is 40 hours. I had to been awake because of was travelling with some problems and I have difficult with sleeping while I travelling by car or coach. When I reached destination and I placed my head on the pillow I felt deadly tired. Even hy hair ached me.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
8 Sep 11
Wow 40 hours straight?? That must have been difficult. And the worst of it to feel tired but not be able to go to sleep. Once while travelling, I was so tired and my head hurt so bad but I couldn't go to sleep no matter how hard I tried. It was just so painful 
Anyway thanks for the share and have a wonderful day
Anyway thanks for the share and have a wonderful day 
@tinkerick (1257)
• United States
6 Sep 11
LOL. I do stay up 24 hours sometimes on weekends. I get engrossed in my MMPORGs online and don't want to quit. But I only do this at the beginning of the weekend so I can catch up on sleep during the middle.
My longest stretch in my lifetime was like 36 hours. When I used to work for an inventory service, the jobs were done at night. I did a job one night that went into late morning and they already knew there'd be another job that night so I just stayed up and went to that job too. For part of the job I swear I was literally asleep on my feet! I can remember doing one section over and over again cuz I knew I was dozing off and kept feeling like I missed something. Funny thing is, after all the data was compiled - my sections were all perfect - NO mistakes!! LOL!
But I only do this at the beginning of the weekend so I can catch up on sleep during the middle.
My longest stretch in my lifetime was like 36 hours. When I used to work for an inventory service, the jobs were done at night. I did a job one night that went into late morning and they already knew there'd be another job that night so I just stayed up and went to that job too. For part of the job I swear I was literally asleep on my feet! I can remember doing one section over and over again cuz I knew I was dozing off and kept feeling like I missed something. Funny thing is, after all the data was compiled - my sections were all perfect - NO mistakes!! LOL!@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
8 Sep 11
Wow 36 hours is a lot for me. The 24 hours was hard enough Anyway I am glad your project was perfect though you were tired
I remember when I was in hostel for a year, they'd wake us up so darn early in the morning and no one would ever get enough sleep. I used to get so drowsy in the class and everything felt like a dream LOL my notes looked so unreadable LOL good old days!!
Anyway thanks for the share and have a wonderful day
Anyway I am glad your project was perfect though you were tired
I remember when I was in hostel for a year, they'd wake us up so darn early in the morning and no one would ever get enough sleep. I used to get so drowsy in the class and everything felt like a dream LOL my notes looked so unreadable LOL good old days!!
Anyway thanks for the share and have a wonderful day 
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
8 Sep 11
Hey I hope you had a good night's sleep. I sure did and I am glad my sleeping patterns are back to normal again. It's about time to sleep here right now. Will be going off in a bit. Good night to you too ^^
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
6 Sep 11
I did, and this happens when I am attending a wake (relatives)
When I attend a relatives wake and few relatives whom I haven't meet for a long time gather and started chatting about life and everything...that I promised 24 hours is not even enough 
Have a good day and wish you can sleep and have some sweet dreams tonight
jaiho®
Have a good day and wish you can sleep and have some sweet dreams tonight
jaiho®@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
8 Sep 11
Thanks my dear friend.
I did have a really good deep sleep and woke up the next day feeling refreshed. My time table's back to normal again and that is the best thing
Thanks for the response and have a wonderful day.
Thanks for the response and have a wonderful day.
@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
7 Sep 11
When I was younger I would stay awake all day and night. I am no sure why I did it because I love to sleep. I couldn't do it now though. I can hardly get thru the day without a nap let alone stay up all night!
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
8 Sep 11
I love sleeping too. But sometimes I spend the whole night staying awake and watching tv shows or reading mangas or something as such. And that is how the sleep pattern gets messed. I am on right track now and hope it stays this way.
Thanks a lot for the response and have a good day
@kingparker (9673)
• United States
7 Sep 11
I can't stay awake for 24 hours straight though. I have job to consider, and I have to work and make money. Anyway, if I have a long vacation, I would consider not sleep for 24 hours and keep on watching tv or surf the net online. Then I can sleep for 12 hours straight though. No, I can't live in a lifestyle like that.
@ankitbhat (269)
• India
6 Sep 11
not for 24 hours because i just cant resist sleep and btw can i ask you something are you a student or a housewife or unemployed...because it is amazing to hear that people watching three movies a day and lil bit of tv as well ......coz seriously i havent seen or heard anybody watching 3 movies a day and a tv as well
i guess you are nocturnal but very important to sleep through the night and do your chores during a day period
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
8 Sep 11
Hey there,
I am a student. And I don't watch 3 movies everyday, that was to keep me awake that day. I planned on staying awake the whole day so as to get a peaceful night's sleep and to sort out my time table.
Anyway thanks for the response and have a good day!
