I nay thinks I be too healthy...

Armadin of Clan Geddin · Wed Jul 11, 2001 8:54 pm

In the past 3 days, methinks I slept nay more than 2 hours in total. I kind o' did that on purpose, but still.... Now I be gettin' tired (well duh), an' still I cannay get to sleep. I just stay right awake. This ain't normal, is't?

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Wed Jul 11, 2001 8:57 pm

Is that due to genuine insomnia or an addiction to GB or various games?

If it's insomnia......I find that popping a couple of Gravol before sleep works quite well.

Armadin of Clan Geddin · Wed Jul 11, 2001 9:02 pm

I nay understand.... I be yawnin' all the time, me body definitely be feelin' exhausted (I can barely type), me eyes be hurtin' from bein' open fer more than 60 hours straight, an' still I just can't sleep.

Oh, an' 'bout that insomnia thing.... great song!

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Wed Jul 11, 2001 9:13 pm

Armadin of Clan Geddin are you trying to tell us you have fallen??

Oh the things love does.

Armadin of Clan Geddin · Wed Jul 11, 2001 9:58 pm

Originally posted by Weasel:
Armadin of Clan Geddin are you trying to tell us you have fallen??

Fallen?!?!

Please explain....

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Wed Jul 11, 2001 10:06 pm

Originally posted by Armadin of Clan Geddin:
Fallen?!?!

Please explain....

As in 'Fallen in love'

Armadin of Clan Geddin · Wed Jul 11, 2001 10:10 pm

Aye, I see.

Ages ago. That nay got anythin' to do with me recent sleeplesness, I guesses...

I be wonderin' how long I can keep this up.

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Wed Jul 11, 2001 10:14 pm

Originally posted by Armadin of Clan Geddin:


I be wonderin' how long I can keep this up.

I went three days once, wasn't pretty.

Main thing being, don't operate heavy equipment or drive while you are like this.

Armadin of Clan Geddin · Wed Jul 11, 2001 10:50 pm

*sigh*

On top o' all o' this, I 'aven't eaten anythin' decent in the last couple o' days. I currently be stuffin' meself full with chocolate (due to the lack o' anythin' better

), an' I 'aved quite me share o' ice cream too.

That, an' chicken.

*burp*

This ain't gonna end well, me fears....

Vehemence · Post by **Vehemence** » Wed Jul 11, 2001 11:42 pm

Probably due to the junk food your eating. get some fresh fruit, drink some tea, water and have some toast, cerial or something. Then go to sleep.

Just try and put all the thoughts out of your head and relax. Pretty soon you'll drift away and before you know it, you'll be in the REM stage

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Thu Jul 12, 2001 4:37 am

This all reminds me of fight club, i am expecting to see a building blow up fairly soon.....

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Thu Jul 12, 2001 5:15 am

ROFL@Sleep.... I was just so impressed by what the doctor in Fight Club says when the narrator goes to complain about insomnia... "You just need to get some sleep." Well, duh.

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Thu Jul 12, 2001 5:20 am

Originally posted by Georgi:
ROFL@Sleep.... I was just so impressed by what the doctor in Fight Club says when the narrator goes to complain about insomnia... "You just need to get some sleep." Well, duh.

It's funny because he is probably one of the most important people in the film and we see him for about 2 minutes tops

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu Jul 12, 2001 9:08 am

@Armadin, I've gone through periods where I can barely sleep over two days. Usually it happens at the conclusion of some big, time-consuming project. Just when you'd think exhaustion would hit, I get the sense of exhiliration--my brain's way of telling my body, "Hey, who cares!" while my body replies, "f*ck you, idiot, it's three in the morning, why don't you imitate members of the human race and get some sleep?"

Bear with it. It'll pass. Either that, or you'll pass out from exhaustion.

Armadin of Clan Geddin · Thu Jul 12, 2001 9:32 am

I only smoke weed when I need to
And I need to get some rest
I confess, I burnt a hole in the mattress
Yes, yes, it was me, I plead guilty
And on the count of three I pull back the duvet
Make my way to the refrigerator
One dry potato inside, no lie
Not even bread, jam
When the light above my head went bam!
I can't sleep, something's all over me
Greasy, insomnia please release me
And let me dream about making mad love on the heath
Tearing off tights with my teeth
But there's no relief
I'm wide awake in my kitchen
It's dark and I'm lonely
Oh, if I could only get some sleep
Creeky noises make my skin creep
I need to get some sleep
I can't get no sleep....

Sounds familiar?

leedogg · Post by **leedogg** » Thu Jul 12, 2001 10:08 am

I went 70 hour with any sleep to speak of a few days ago(i was having problems on my platform

). when i got home yesterday

i slept for 13 hours last night.

Kayless · Post by **Kayless** » Thu Jul 12, 2001 10:17 am

I've had my share of sleepless days (I tend to gravitate to a nocturnal schedule). I've gone about 3 days or so without sleep (like Weasel) but it's not exactly something I recommend. Armadin, if you don't get your REM sleep your bod's gonna have a meltdown.

[ 07-12-2001: Message edited by: Kayless ]

The Outsider · Post by **The Outsider** » Thu Jul 12, 2001 7:31 pm

Armageddin: I've done similar. I think I've done the longest wakeathon mentioned so far- I did over five days once. That was a really bad idea, and it's drained my batteries permanently since then.

What I find helps is to get a cucumber and put a couple of slices on my eyelids. Think of it as a low-budget Styx dry run. The moisture helps the burning, gritty eyeballs (especially if you smoke), and keeping them on involves lying still. In about half an hour, your body gets the hint and shuts down for a bit.

Oh, make sure you eat an hour or two before trying this, or at least have food by the bed for when you wake up. After a wakeathon, your reserves are pretty low.

fable · Post by **fable** » Fri Jul 13, 2001 12:31 am

Outsider's suggestion about food should be taken seriously. You may want to down a good, solid meal and quite a bit of water, then try to rest. The theory is that more blood will be needed by your digestion than by your brain, and this will allow the latter to slow down properly.

Of course, I've found that doesn't always work. It really depends on just how hyper you are.

Armadin of Clan Geddin · Fri Jul 13, 2001 3:43 am

An' we just passed the 100 hours....

Oh me God, I'm goin' to die!