I haven't slept in 3 days and have never felt better

[Mark Goldbridge]

After the 24 hour mark it was difficult but once I fought the urge to sleep, at the 60 hours+ mark I feel great. I'm getting a lot of work done and feel a sense of flow and a lot of creativity, I feel numb to the tiredness and I don't have any feeling that I want to sleep. I looked in the mirror at myself and felt this is good and I feel better because I can remember things from 3 days ago and remain in flow. I no longer forget things like I did when I went to sleep.

Is this dangerous? Anyone else done the same and feel this way?

 

[Althalus]

Been there, done that. You'll feel awesome for a bit, then the fatigue and hallucinations set in.

Interestingly though, they've done sleep studies where, if kept in an environment isolated from outside time (windowless rooms, no clocks) then people often default to 12 hours asleep, and 36 awake. So that might be a solution if you want to do this regularly.

 

[Axiom.]

You should aim for 7.

 

[Mark Goldbridge]

You should aim for 7.

I'm on my way there. I can't sleep.

 

[Dysnomia]

The max I've ever stayed awake was about 48 hours. I once stayed up too much in college and started to see... Things coming out of the blackboard. Like black shadow snakes. I knew it wasn't real. But it was a wake up call that I should not stay up all night after writing papers because I wanted to play vidya and got carried away.

 

[Sparkletor 2.0]

Sad.

OP spends too much time on a Nazi website and now he's doing the Nazi approved Ubermensch crystal methamphetamine drugs.

 

[Lady Adjani]

Staying awake even longer, say, up to 5 days, could lead to symptoms of psychosis, delusions, and rapid declines in mental health.

So, nothing changes for OP.

 

[Mark Goldbridge]

Sad.

OP spends too much time on a Nazi website and now he's doing the Nazi approved Ubermensch crystal methamphetamine drugs.

No, I have violent nightmares which feel like torture. It's psychological and hurts a lot until I feel the need to wake up. I haven't slept for more than an hour or 2 a day for the past month.

 

[The Lawgiver]

Been there, done that. You'll feel awesome for a bit, then the fatigue and hallucinations set in.

I've somehow never hallucinated no matter how long I've stayed up. Trust me, I've gone lke 4 or 5 days on rare occasions while trying to fix my sleep pattern over the years! No clue what the fuck that says about me but shit man the sleep reset shit only ever seems to work for one day or 2, and even then 'm only ever super alert after 8 PM when the sun is up no matter when I manage to go to sleep. shit's been that way my whole fucking life but used to have shit like school to get in the way of it a little.

 

[Burning Bridge]

Been there, done that. You'll feel awesome for a bit, then the fatigue and hallucinations set in.

Interestingly though, they've done sleep studies where, if kept in an environment isolated from outside time (windowless rooms, no clocks) then people often default to 12 hours asleep, and 36 awake. So that might be a solution if you want to do this regularly.

I tried 16/32. Maintaining any sort of schedule is hell. Around 1-3am is awful, no one's awake except weird people. I feel 12/24 is probably the most optimal, but good luck ever being able to maintain that.

 

[Benzo Samurai]

thats insanely unhealthy and will take at least a week of normal sleep to fully recover from, and as you get older you just cannot do that anymore, even with the meth/cocaine you are using

 

[dick brain]

The max I've ever stayed awake was about 48 hours. I once stayed up too much in college and started to see... Things coming out of the blackboard. Like black shadow snakes. I knew it wasn't real. But it was a wake up call that I should not stay up all night after writing papers because I wanted to play vidya and got carried away.

There's the kind of hallucinations that come from lack of sleep and then there's the kind of hallucinations that come from taxing your eyes. I once drove through Miami at 3AM after being on the road for nineteen hours straight and it felt like a scene out of Fear and Loathing.

Or maybe that's just what Miami looks like at 3AM, I'll never know.

 

[OrionBalls]

No, I have violent nightmares which feel like torture. It's psychological and hurts a lot until I feel the need to wake up. I haven't slept for more than an hour or 2 a day for the past month.

Have you asked your doctor about prazosin? It's an antihypertensive with a weird side effect in that it removes nightmares. It's not that you won't dream, but it can alleviate night terrors. They use it a lot for PTSD.

 

[sedoL]

Have you tried sleep 8, awake 16? Experts say that is the best rhythm

 

[DefinitelyNotMe]

if you sit or lie down somewhere just take it into account that you can pass out and not even realize it