no sleep for 3 weeks

emily91 Veteran Member Posts: 710	no sleep for 3 weeks Mar 31, 2022 10:47:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by emily91 on Mar 31, 2022 10:47:30 GMT -5 yeah, you read that right- 3 weeks! my imsomnia's bad, I've known that forever- but wow, 3 weeks of no sleep and not even feeling tired... it has to be a record. and I feel absolutely fine (barring the usual depression)

jen Elite Member III Posts: 6,172	no sleep for 3 weeks Apr 1, 2022 3:14:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jen on Apr 1, 2022 3:14:28 GMT -5 It sounds extreme as I tend to fall asleep at the slightest excuse but are you cat napping without realising?

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no sleep for 3 weeks Apr 1, 2022 5:06:00 GMT -5

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Post by cassie on Apr 1, 2022 5:06:00 GMT -5

If you really havent slept for 3 weeks then you have set a new world record. the present one being 11 days 17 hours.

Its not possible, to function after that amount of sleep loss so like most insommniacs you are sleeping but you just dont realise it or its not happening when you want it to.

heatherly Administrator Maintain low tones! Posts: 14,661	no sleep for 3 weeks Apr 1, 2022 12:37:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by heatherly on Apr 1, 2022 12:37:49 GMT -5 You must be resting enough to function I guess, but that is a long time without sleeping well.

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no sleep for 3 weeks Apr 2, 2022 12:32:04 GMT -5 Popcorn&Candy likes this

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Post by Mary on Apr 2, 2022 12:32:04 GMT -5

or maybe it's something else...

Examples of conditions linked with insomnia include chronic pain, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), overactive thyroid, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.

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no sleep for 3 weeks Apr 2, 2022 14:37:00 GMT -5

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Post by Popcorn&Candy on Apr 2, 2022 14:37:00 GMT -5

I'd go mad - I'd lose my sanity - if I went without sleep. And I know this from experience. Many years ago, I went without sleep for 3 days: I lost the plot and became panicky, sweaty, listless. I felt absolutely awful having the sweats and the shakes. I knew then I needed to sleep every night. I cannot function on little or no sleep.

Also, I don't feel guilty anymore when I have a lie-in. I just lie in bed and feel refreshed when I do finally wake up.

I love my sleep and always will.

But that's the way the world is, James: if you don't look like you deserve that desk, you're not going to get that desk.

a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 25,529	no sleep for 3 weeks Apr 2, 2022 16:18:23 GMT -5 cassie, kjay, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on Apr 2, 2022 16:18:23 GMT -5 A lot of my patients never sleep, but on closer examination, they admit to missing evenings in front of the telly
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no sleep for 3 weeks Apr 3, 2022 4:10:59 GMT -5

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Post by Popcorn&Candy on Apr 3, 2022 4:10:59 GMT -5

Apr 2, 2022 16:18:23 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

A lot of my patients never sleep, but on closer examination, they admit to missing evenings in front of the telly

I'm glad you said that, because when I have too little sleep, I will go for a daytime nap. Plus, I don't think the brain and body is able to fully go without sleep. For most people, 12 hours on the go is enough to induce sleep.

I'd say really going without sleep for so long is rare.

But that's the way the world is, James: if you don't look like you deserve that desk, you're not going to get that desk.

kjay Moderator Posts: 15,679 Member is Online	no sleep for 3 weeks Apr 4, 2022 6:09:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kjay on Apr 4, 2022 6:09:41 GMT -5 I am not the best sleeper at all but I dfo seem to function on the four or so hours I get each night.
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a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 25,529	no sleep for 3 weeks Apr 4, 2022 6:33:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on Apr 4, 2022 6:33:20 GMT -5 Apr 4, 2022 6:09:41 GMT -5 kjay said: I am not the best sleeper at all but I dfo seem to function on the four or so hours I get each night. ...and you never drop off during the day or evening?
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no sleep for 3 weeks Apr 4, 2022 13:32:23 GMT -5 a_muppet likes this

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Apr 4, 2022 6:33:20 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Apr 4, 2022 6:09:41 GMT -5 kjay said:

I am not the best sleeper at all but I dfo seem to function on the four or so hours I get each night.

...and you never drop off during the day or evening?

I'm surprised but I usually don't. On a rare occasion I have but it the exception to the rule.

Chase your dreams. In high heels of course.

emily91 Veteran Member Posts: 710	no sleep for 3 weeks Apr 12, 2022 5:19:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by emily91 on Apr 12, 2022 5:19:48 GMT -5 now in my 4th week. and still no ill affects

Popcorn&Candy Elite Member II Posts: 5,970	no sleep for 3 weeks Apr 12, 2022 6:00:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Popcorn&Candy on Apr 12, 2022 6:00:35 GMT -5 Sorry to be a pain, emily91: but where's your avatar?! Do upload a picture onto your profile! You can be as creative as you like.
	But that's the way the world is, James: if you don't look like you deserve that desk, you're not going to get that desk.