I find that right around the 18 hour mark I start getting crazy-good at video games. Some of my best kills have been at 3 am at lan partys. Of course, that may just be the 4 cans of Mountain Dew kicking in....
What happens when you stay up too long?
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My vision starts to sort of warp...like it goes all twisty. But apart from that, if I have enough visual stimulation I can stay awake for hours.
The longest I stayed away for was when I went to Poland:
got up at 7am friday for college, went to college, came back, stayed up all night playing Medieval 2, went to the airport at 3am, got a flight to Poland, stayed awake all day in Poland, then went out that evening and didn't get to sleep until the Sunday morning - so that's...er...43ish hours?
The longest I stayed away for was when I went to Poland:
got up at 7am friday for college, went to college, came back, stayed up all night playing Medieval 2, went to the airport at 3am, got a flight to Poland, stayed awake all day in Poland, then went out that evening and didn't get to sleep until the Sunday morning - so that's...er...43ish hours?
And your parents don't do anything to stop you?! 23 hours a day playing anything, expecially grinding away at your life, is dangerous... and well stupid! I don't see a game or movie that good that you would be forced into that long. 10 hours, fine. But 23 followed by 1 hour sleep then back again. I think you're exagerating.MA7743W said:
I don't really stay up too much, considering that something (I figure) in my DNA gives me a caffeine resistance akin to that of a brick wall.
paranoia usually..... increasing my self awareness. such as hearing the floor creak and deeming it as something evil. You know that kind of nightmarish stuff.
I find that when im extremely tired I completely wake up after a minute of excersize, even just getting up and getting something to eat or drink wakes me up. I cannot stay up all night, ive done it like once before but thats it. I need at least 1 hour sleep a night, otherwise I just crash.
Sometimes after a night with very little sleep I will hear my name being called when it isn't.
Sometimes after a night with very little sleep I will hear my name being called when it isn't.
I am by nature a very depersonalized humanoid but when I have had inadequate amounts of sleep this turns to the extreme, but even though I still have the classics: Laughing for no reason, drinking alot of coffee then realizing it only makes you more tired and standing still trying to figure out what I was thinking about only to realize half an hour later I wasnt thinking about anything to begin with.
That last line is so unbelievably true. I've had it all day; after playing Team Fortress 2 for the first time last night (folly i know, i should of played it long ago.) I ended up playing it until 11.40 this morning. And have been in a bizarre state of semi-consciousness all day because of it.Yaotl said:
Anyway, i find some nights i became really quite focused on my games and generally play at a higher level (not enough to truimph over the Americans at CoD4 though, as a nation they just seem to be possesed at that game). I also find that i have a greater motivation to play games at night, but thats probably more conditioning than something brought on by the power of night: being fairly young i've have grown up with games and so i have been staying up very late to play games for many years. Adios
I get paranoid as hell. When the heater came on in the house it felt like the whole floor is rocking and I nearly broke down. Luckily after repeated exposure to this trauma I no longer freak out as much. Since I'm not entirely sure what a hallucination looks like I can't be too sure but I've heard voices and noises that have terrified my sleep deprived mind. I think I actually messed up my eyes because when I stare at something there?s a chance it might start rippling and get all distorted.
I usually get incredibly paranoid. Also I get alot better at burnout
aradise. I dont get better at any other game just paradise for some reason.
aradise. I dont get better at any other game just paradise for some reason.
the ripple floor thing happens to me aswell. But i see the floor completely rise up like waves. thats when i decide it would be best to go to sleep. i also believe i can do things that are not humanly possible ( take for instance standing in the toilet trying to flush myself down.) and i get paranoid believing things are about to jump out of my computer like a screamer. even when it's only on standbyPie said:
I play games better.
I don't notice the other stuff people have stated, but I've been legally dead since 86.
I don't notice the other stuff people have stated, but I've been legally dead since 86.
I have a large collection of plastic transforming robots that cover pretty much every flat surface in my room except for a clear patch in front of the keyboard allowing me to type. If I've been up for too long they tend to start shuffling around at the edges of my vision. When the toys start to move, it's time to go to bed.
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