Posted by IsoM on March 14, 2002, at 1:49:16
In reply to Re: sleep deprivation » IsoM, posted by christophrejmc on March 14, 2002, at 1:25:53
Hey, c'mon Chris, I'm feeling much better so you're going to have to work harder to bug me. You never answered my past question asking you if it was permissable to burp around you now? :-)
Yeah, I've stayed up all night a number of times. But I do need to be busy with something. I can't just watch TV or talk, not enough stimulation to keep me awake. I did my all-nighters when I was at university a few years ago. One night, I didn't quite make it through the night. I was sitting on my bed doing calculus homework (boy, is there tons of writing out formulas to do in that!), wondered why I was starting to have so much difficulty, & looked at the clock. It was 5:20 AM. I just shoved all my books & papers off the bed & crawled into bed fully clothed. I had to be up by 6:30. One guy in my bio lab asked how I could possibly do it. He said he was only 20 or so, & he sure couldn't.
And yes, my night-time tiredness does feel different than the day-time. The adrafinil is helping a great deal with my day-time sleepiness though now. In the day-time, I will feel overwhelmingly sleepy - seductively so, luring & tempting me to just lie down & drift off - bed is very hard to resist then & I can't keep my eyes open. Very, very sleepy, but not really tired. I have lots of energy if something comes along stimulating. It'll wake me up & I'll feel alert.
As the night wears on, I'll start feeling tired & kind of like I'm in a half-dream state - disembodied feeling sort of. Even with something exciting, I still feel disembodied. My waking state merges into a dream state. Hope this make sense.
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