No Sleep For A Week- Dangerous?

[KefkaCultist]

Well it is INCREDIBLY stupid and can definitely cause some serious, permanent damage to your mind, BUT I really want to do it after reading a few comments on here.

After a full seven days of not sleeping, the subconscious mind will slowly mix with your main consciousness. This will make your dreams become a reality... -snip the part that would make me change my mind-

That sounds AWESOME!

EDIT: seriously, what if its a way to unlock psychic powers like telepathy, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, or whatever!

EDIT2: Also, I think the longest I've gone is 3 days for a WoW binge (yes, its sad and pathetic. I know.) and I was all "HURR DERP" by the time I passed out in my computer chair.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

I don't think it's necessarily dangerous, but you're feel like shit every day after the first 24 hours, and more than likely you'll either pass out or fall asleep unintentionally before your week is up.

 

[Baneat]

After a full seven days of not sleeping, the subconscious mind will slowly mix with your main consciousness. This will make your dreams become a reality and have a very high chance of causing permanent brain damage as well as mental and physical damage. Also, with the lack of sleep your mind will slowly deteriorate and as such you have a chance of dying.

Citation needed.

The world record's 11 days I believe, I think it's like putting your face in a basin of water, in that try as hard as you may you'll not manage to drown yourself willingly.

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1690
This is where I read some of what I did about sleep deprivation. I do not remember where I found other information.

No mention of permanent brain damage nor death (beyond the obvious "I thought the car was a puppy" kind of death"

Which is the important point. I'm getting a "Yeah. I am on a drug. it's called Sleep Dep. It?s not available because if you try it once, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body."

 

[Mrsoupcup]

It killed me in New Vegas so I'd imagine yes. Your brain is a organic computer and sleep allows it to "cool down" if you will.

Have you seen what happens if you leave any computer/laptop/console on for more than 24 hours?

[sub]It either melts internally and breaks or burn your house down. Now imagine that happening inside your skull.[/sub]

 

[Tiger Sora]

Haven't you heard of all the Chinese and Koreans that have died of sleep depravation playing WoW for more than 3 days straight?

I personally can't stay awake for more than about 30 to 35 hours before I can't stand it and go to bed. When I was 17-18 I could go around 50 hours. Now I'm 20 and no chance of that lol. (Under regular circumstances).

 

[Athlonis]

Yeah this is probably a bad idea. Even 3 days without sleep is unhealthy. Don't want to know what would happen with a week of no sleep.

 

[Baneat]

Have you seen what happens if you leave any computer/laptop/console on for more than 24 hours?

[sub]It either melts internally and breaks or burn your house down. Now imagine that happening inside your skull.[/sub]

Really? I have had this computer on for a week without issue.

I'm not sure the need for sleep has yet been discovered.

Koreans etc. who died from playing wow for a long time died because they forgot to drink.

 

[Snotnarok]

After about 3 days you'll start dreaming while you're awake. Your brain doesn't know what is going on and things will start going crazy. And it's not a pleasant experience from what I've gathered.

 

[Rhys Wilson]

I would be concerned if it wasn't a health risk, what with staying up for 3 full days has you as legally insane.

 

[Niflhel]

Yeah, not a good idea. Especially not over a bet. That would just be idiotic.

I've once been awake for 4 days and then some. Paranoia kicked in on day three. On day four i had tactile, auditory and visual hallucinations. All in all, not a pleasant experience. Not saying this will happen to you, though it might - The question is: Do you really want to find out, just so you can win a bet?

 

[mega48man]

absolutley, go google that shit and it is dangerous, you start hallucenating and shit.

 

[icaritos]

Hi I think I'd like to post to this thread to provide a little personal experience since most of what is here is mainly secondary info.

DON'T DO IT.

I have gone around 86 hours without sleep and believe me, it isn't worth it.I felt like shit, and during the late second day I started having mild hallucinations. The worse came on the third day, as my short term memory completely died. I would go drink a cup of water, get into the kitchen, forget why I was there, go back to bedroom. Rinse and repeat more than 10 times. Anyways, just go to sleep it isn't worth the trouble.

 

[Kakashi on crack]

btw I keep seeing longest without sleep who survived, but does anyone remember FFI (fatal familial insomnia), specifically Michael Corke?

I'd post the documentary but youtube has seemed to have removed all traces of it, and I can't find it anywhere...


EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJzZcFoT-1A BWAHAHAAHAHAHA!!!!

 

[ArtanisCreed]

i stayed awake for about 5 days straight.. (tho i might have nodded off for a few minutes here an there in the wee morn) at teh end i fell asleep an slept for over 12 hours. and apparently was talkin in my sleep.

 

[Chromanin]

It's dangerous, yeah. Not saying you couldn't do it, but it's a risk. Here's some advice from an on and off insomniac:

The first 48 hours are easy. After the first 24, your body will likely compensate with an adrenaline surge, and you'll feel like a million bucks. The struggle comes after this mark.

Eat and drink. A lot. Your body is going to need the extra fuel without its natural hibernation mode.

Hallucinations, voices, sounds, document them. Write them down, draw them, whatever. It'll keep you grounded in reality.

Eye drops. Get some. They'll make the experience just slightly less hellish. Your eyes are going to burn red and become agonizingly aware of the little impurities in your eye fluid.

If you're planning on doing this with the help of a caffeine overdose, drink equally as much water. Caffeine revs your system and dehydrates you. Dehydration is not something you want, especially when you're already going to be putting your body through this kind of trauma.

 

[Kakashi on crack]

I have gone around 86 hours without sleep and believe me, it isn't worth it.I felt like shit, and during the late second day I started having mild hallucinations. The worse came on the third day, as my short term memory completely died. I would go drink a cup of water, get into the kitchen, forget why I was there, go back to bedroom. Rinse and repeat more than 10 times. Anyways, just go to sleep it isn't worth the trouble.

This is because the brain stores everything in a temporary memory file, similar to a computer, and sleeping causes said temporary memory to be stored into permanent memory.

Long story short: You don't sleep, you don't store that memory, your brain can't clear it out so it can't remember.

 

[Veldel]

It killed me in New Vegas so I'd imagine yes. Your brain is a organic computer and sleep allows it to "cool down" if you will.

Have you seen what happens if you leave any computer/laptop/console on for more than 24 hours?

[sub]It either melts internally and breaks or burn your house down. Now imagine that happening inside your skull.[/sub]

I left my PS2 on for 6 months straight and it continued to work and stuff >_>

 

[Hoagster51]

I am a Doctor and this is stupid.
Natural selection anyone?

 

[spacewalker]

It also weakens your immune system, you are almost guaranteed to get sick.