danot Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I think 40 hrs is the longest I've stayed awake, but I was about 18 at the time and it was a sponsored stay awake, so there was a good reason. I remember feeling a sensation similar to a mild vibration running through my body towards the end of it, it was all a bit surreal. I find it hard to believe that some people have stayed awake for weeks; actually stayed awake without dozing or nodding-off and experienced no adverse side effects other than feeling quite at odds with oneself. Obviously, many people do suffer from insomnia and are taking medication for it, which is why I always thought that sleep deprivation could affect our health and should be avoided at all cost; thinking sleep was an essential periodic sate that the body couldn't do without, but apparently not, it seems scientists are unable to give a definitive answer as to why some people are able to function having not slept for long periods or why most people require sleep at all, they just don't know what purpose sleeping serves. There are various theories which can't be agreed upon , but nothing that can say why we need sleep or why others don't. Do you have any experiences of not sleeping or do you know of anyone who has stayed awake for a ridiculous length of time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jovit Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 the most I was not sleeping was around 48-50 but was killing specially driving, and I am working nights all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 The only night I've gone without sleep was the night before an autism conference in Birmingham about 10 years ago, I couldn't sleep cos the beds in the Travelodge were like sleeping on stones they were that hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Without artificial stimulants, about 12 hours. With the right drugs, about 60 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEZZFAYE Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 back when i was 16 i used to be awake for 3 or 4 days sleep for 3 hrs then back up lol never found out what caused it i finally started sleeping again when i was 19 going on 2. now i can manage on 3 hrs a night but eventually i crash and sleep for 12 hrs solid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 About 40 hours. Finished work on a Friday and had to set off to airport around 4 am the following morning, so I didn't go to bed. I then did three flights before eventually arriving at my destination, where I finally went to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenC Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 About 48 hours - a series of house parties when I was younger. It felt worst somewhere in the middle. When it came to finally getting some sleep I suddenly felt wide awake, stupidly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Rock Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 About 40 hours - flying back from Hawaii. Very hard to sleep on the plane and then wasn't able to get to sleep when I got home as I was overtired. Or at least that's the technical term for it. How does anyone get overtired so they can't sleep? How does that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygardener Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 3 days on a mates stag do in Paris when I was a youngster. Not good, wound up back in the hotel obsessivley trying to dial the letters telephone on the telephone even though it only had numbers, completely head-messed. We do need our sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Only ever managed twenty odd hours - and even at that feeling rather trippy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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