Effects of Sleep Deprivation: A Journal
Over at totse.com they’ve published a log that was kept by a guy while he undergoes some self-inflicted sleep deprivation.
2:00 PM, Sunday, March 28.
I haven’t slept in 29 hours.
Right now I’m feeling drowsy. I’ve been drinking a cup of coffee every now and then, and it’s working well. Through the night, I kept myself occupied as best as I could with movies and computer games. Staying awake wasn’t a challenge. I have no change in mood at the moment, although I am starting to feel slightly sluggish. I’m not quite as enthusiastic as I usually am about day to day activities. Overall, nobody I associate myself with has been able to tell I’m lacking sleep.
I remember watching Nightmare on Elm Street as a kid, and then vowing never to sleep again. I think I only made it 25 hours, but it was nothing like the ordeal this man puts himself through. We’ll skip a few entires in the non-sleeping journal to crazy stuff (emphasis is mine):
it is 6pm wednesd mar 31
havent slept in 105 hrs
my eyes are burnng horribly an seem to be bloodshot. as far as reaction time goes, its almost nonexistant. i had friend throw something at me, and didnt even bother flinching. needless to say it hurt, but felt duller and insignificant to if i was rested. nothing but incoherent thoughts ar ronning through my head, i cant concentrate on a thing. when i do talk i ramble nmeedlesly, mumbling notbhing but jibberish. my sense of taste is dwindlng, althoy i think i may just be imagining it. i try to keep myself busy drinkng coffee and other diuretics to keep myslf busy and pissin so i cant sleep with full bladder. as im writin this, im in danger of sleeping because this chasir is padded. i must stay in unconfortable positions endlessly to stay awake. my muscles are aching and sore all over my body from not gvng them a break. asi attemtp to watch tv, im tryng to listen and comprehend but its extremely unclearand i dont understand dont understand. i think i may be hearing things, auditory hallucinations, but im gambling thats its simply a placebo effect because thats what im expecting. i cnst explain myself right now ,this is so full of errors but i cannot allot my concrentration tow fixing thm,. if these auditory hallucinations continue and i can confirm that theyy rre actully hapnign, im stang up 6 dyas. hah. i doubt that somehow. i just want o sleep, its all i can hthink about. im feeling delirious-
with l ove
phlab
There’s one more entry at 129 hours. You can check out the whole “experiment” at Effects of Sleep Deprivation by PHLAB.
Hi,
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d smoke a lot. I think that one day we will smoke all together. What do you think about it?
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Shana
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