How fucked am I if I go like 50 hours without sleeping?

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I've never done 50 awake, but I've done 35+ a few times. It's going to suck. Hard. Like some of the other posters said, you're likely going to have some depersonalization, erratic moods, and you may have mild to moderate hallucinations, probably the shadows out of the corners of your eyes type. You may have a nagging headache and vague nausea somewhere past the 32 hour mark or so. Fine motor skills will probably decline at some point. You really need to stay away from driving or hazardous stuff, as you'll effectively be driving drunk. As an added bonus, you may actually have a hard time getting to sleep, depending on exactly how long you're up -- it's like your brain gets stuck "ON". Stay hydrated, keep food in your belly, and pace yourself on caffeine (or whatever alertness-enhancing substances you may or may not choose to partake of). If you're prone to migraines, be advised that major sleep pattern disturbances like this can be a trigger for them. If at all possible, try to get at least a little rest in there somewhere, even if it's just to close your eyes for a while to try to mitigate eyestrain. Good luck!
 
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50 hours isn't that bad. After 24 you're basically drunk, you'll have slow thought and reflexes, but the adrenaline will fix it. You'll get irritable after a while, and have less self control, but it's not too bad. As long as the sun is up, you shouldn't pass out on your feet, but in a windowless room, or at night you'll probably fall asleep in a chair.
 
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OutInTheRain said:
50 hours isn't that bad. After 24 you're basically drunk, you'll have slow thought and reflexes, but the adrenaline will fix it. You'll get irritable after a while, and have less self control, but it's not too bad. As long as the sun is up, you shouldn't pass out on your feet, but in a windowless room, or at night you'll probably fall asleep in a chair.
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I'm already past 24 hours. Let's see I was up at like 9 on Tuesday, then I stayed up since then, and now it's early Thursday. Shit, my math is going.
 
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You don't start having serious potential for long lasting problems until you get to 72+ hours.

As others have said, it sucks shit through a straw. Expect your effectiveness to drop 50%+, with periods of higher and lower effectiveness.

Here's a tip, if you can find an hour somewhere to go catatonic for an hour every one and a while, it will help. choosing your opportunity to nap help prevent you from shutting down when you really need to be active. Minor hallucinations are a thing, when you start getting them, it's time to nap for a bit if possible. You'll make up all your work once you get back up.

Good luck friend, we're pulling for ya.
 
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SandyCat said:
Seeing shit that isn't real

Like seeing Null in the corner of your room eating pizza while he maintains awkward eye contact with you the entire time
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The way you know it isn't real is that he maintains eye contact. Real Null would just slip a slice in your pocket and scuttle off through the cracks in the wall that he entered through.
 
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SandyCat said:
Seeing shit that isn't real

Like seeing Null in the corner of your room eating pizza while he maintains awkward eye contact with you the entire time
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Its kinda nuts but I also kinda started to understand why people might fuck around with psych drugs, at least mildly to start with. I only have issues with certain types of insomnia though every now and then.
You hear the fan going or the AC come on and then after a bit you start hearing music in it. I came up with a whole ass song and I was trying to find out how to write it down and I looked at it later like, What the fuck is this, the lyrics suck and this isnt musical notation in any way.
It comes with that "dude I feel high" sort of perception and time slowing effect too and some of the mental fog and a bit like youre kinda drunk.
You do also get to a point where even a 30 minute nap if you do force yourself back awake or never fully go to sleep, youll feel like youve slept longer.
 
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In addition to what everyone else has said about hallucinations, mood swings et cetera - be aware you'll likely be below-par in terms of mood and performance for a good few days afterward, even if you get a full 24h recovery sleep. If you can, ensure you can take a few rest days afterwards; you don't want to do the same thing twice in a week for sure.
 
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