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HOP Mad Doctor
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Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
So yesterday I left the hospital, sorta half-drowned my way through swim practice, and then went home. I was asleep by 2 PM.
Other than getting up to pee a few times, I woke up at 6AM. 18 hours later. I noted hunger a few times in this, but was too sleepy to get up and get food.
The funny part is that when my alarm went off this morning and ended my 18-hour slumber, I just wanted to go back to sleep.
I'm sure there's another full day of sleep in there before I've even scratched the surface of my accumulated sleep debt.
So yesterday I left the hospital, sorta half-drowned my way through swim practice, and then went home. I was asleep by 2 PM.
Other than getting up to pee a few times, I woke up at 6AM. 18 hours later. I noted hunger a few times in this, but was too sleepy to get up and get food.
The funny part is that when my alarm went off this morning and ended my 18-hour slumber, I just wanted to go back to sleep.
I'm sure there's another full day of sleep in there before I've even scratched the surface of my accumulated sleep debt.
-Mike
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Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
1,328 posts
Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
Posted:
Ahh, sleep debt, would an annoying little thing.
However, Doc, isn't there such a thing as over sleeping?
Ahh, sleep debt, would an annoying little thing.
However, Doc, isn't there such a thing as over sleeping?
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Posted:
"However, Doc, isn't there such a thing as over sleeping?"
If there is, I don't want to know about it. *goes back to bed*
"However, Doc, isn't there such a thing as over sleeping?"
If there is, I don't want to know about it. *goes back to bed*
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HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
No, you can't over-sleep because when your sleep debt goes to zero, you wake up.
No, you can't over-sleep because when your sleep debt goes to zero, you wake up.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
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Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
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Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
Posted:
FRD: you're just lazy :P nah, much love!
Doc: ahh, ok... so it's just one of those old wives tales, cool
FRD: you're just lazy :P nah, much love!
Doc: ahh, ok... so it's just one of those old wives tales, cool
NYC
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Location: NYC, NY, USA
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Location: NYC, NY, USA
Posted:
Ahh the always scientific "sleep debt"... but are you accounting for 20% interest?
Written by: Doc Lightning
No, you can't over-sleep because when your sleep debt goes to zero, you wake up.
Ahh the always scientific "sleep debt"... but are you accounting for 20% interest?
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
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Location: South Wales
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Location: South Wales
Posted:
you sure?
Usually when my sleep debt reaches zero and I wake up, I turn over and go back to sleep
Written by: The Doc
No, you can't over-sleep because when your sleep debt goes to zero, you wake up.
you sure?
Usually when my sleep debt reaches zero and I wake up, I turn over and go back to sleep
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Posted:
wooooooooooo a subject i know a bit about 
ok, i started a course today and had to be there for 9am, due to travleing and the need for a shower, breakfast etc i was up at 0650am...................the only thing was i could not get to sleep until 4am
my concentration is shot, i would look up an answer for a pre-test and before i'd closed the book and put pen to paper i'd toatlly forgotten what i'd just read.......and the question
i must of come accross as a total dumbass today
wooooooooooo a subject i know a bit about ok, i started a course today and had to be there for 9am, due to travleing and the need for a shower, breakfast etc i was up at 0650am...................the only thing was i could not get to sleep until 4am
my concentration is shot, i would look up an answer for a pre-test and before i'd closed the book and put pen to paper i'd toatlly forgotten what i'd just read.......and the question
i must of come accross as a total dumbass today
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Posted:
Written by: raveheadWhat's your excuse the rest of the time?
i must of come accross as a total dumbass today
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577 posts
Location: Oregon, USA
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Location: Oregon, USA
Posted:
I've been working off of 2 - 4 hours of sleep a night on average for over a year now, for various reasons. I've reached an interesting level which seems to be true full-bore exhaustion... There's points where my body just gives up on me, muscles just turn to jello and the mind begins to dream while still awake. Interesting experience, I don't recommend trying it.
Back when I had the timeframes to cope better, I'd go for about 4 days straight being awake, then sleep for between 12 and 20+ hours, then wake up and have a weekend. I loved those days, I think that was a prime schedule for everything. I had the strongest lucid dreams, and things that can be obtained from lucid dreams, at that point.
As far as my schedule now, I think I've pretty much reached a breaking point.
I've been working off of 2 - 4 hours of sleep a night on average for over a year now, for various reasons. I've reached an interesting level which seems to be true full-bore exhaustion... There's points where my body just gives up on me, muscles just turn to jello and the mind begins to dream while still awake. Interesting experience, I don't recommend trying it.
Back when I had the timeframes to cope better, I'd go for about 4 days straight being awake, then sleep for between 12 and 20+ hours, then wake up and have a weekend. I loved those days, I think that was a prime schedule for everything. I had the strongest lucid dreams, and things that can be obtained from lucid dreams, at that point.
As far as my schedule now, I think I've pretty much reached a breaking point.
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old hand
784 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
old hand
784 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
I ended up quitting a job through exhaustion. My days would consist of this:Get up 4 am, shower and change out of yesterdays clothes, do the stuff I needed to do, work from 7 am until 7 pm, get home around 8 pm, fall asleep, be woken by my mum for some tea, fall asleep again....then back to the beginning.
I always ended up sleeping in the clothes I had worn all day as I was asleep before I could think about changing in the evenings. I did this 6 days a week for 10 months before calling it quits......all for less than £1 an hour as well!
I ended up quitting a job through exhaustion. My days would consist of this:Get up 4 am, shower and change out of yesterdays clothes, do the stuff I needed to do, work from 7 am until 7 pm, get home around 8 pm, fall asleep, be woken by my mum for some tea, fall asleep again....then back to the beginning.
I always ended up sleeping in the clothes I had worn all day as I was asleep before I could think about changing in the evenings. I did this 6 days a week for 10 months before calling it quits......all for less than £1 an hour as well!
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