At least I'm at home…(cont.) What's the longest you've gone without sleep? (poll)

[ztirffritz]

In college I was working on my senior projects. This required mold flow analyis and ANSYS finite element stress analysis. Both processes could take hours. If you found a problem you had to go back and redesign the mold and start the processes over again. I camped in front of 2 SGI Indy IRIX workstations for 3 days. Then I got on a plane and flew to Chicago for a job interview, then to Seattle for another interview, then to Atlanta for my presentation at the Society of Plastic Engineers Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC). Got the job in Yakima WA, won best in category award for my presentation at ANTEC, and managed to get free rountrip air-fare because I volunteered to be bumped from a flight in Chicago on the way to Atlanta. I don't remember a single thing from that week, but it did more to plot the trajectory of my life than any other single week up until my son was born. Apparently a sleep-deprived ztirffritz is quick-witted, funny, intelligent, holds his liquour well, and shrewed with business decisions.

[mrbigstuff]

Lots of (natural) trouble going to sleep, been that way since a toddler (and my son exhibits some of the same thing).

[wowzer]

I used to routinely sleep 4 hours every other night...but the most that I've stayed up continuously is 70 hours. My friend did 84 hrs...the truth is that I probably could have done 84 hrs. You get so numb after 24 hrs that the rest just doesn't impact you. I simply ran out of things that needed to get done, so I slept.

[3d]

Stop beating around the bush and just directly ask your doctor for that medicincal marijunana prescription for your insomnia.

[martin]

A fascinating documentary, Hands on a Hard Body. Wikipedia's article on this documentary.

"The yearly competition pits twenty-four contestants against each other to see who can keep their hand on a pickup truck for the longest amount of time."

[Speedy]

You should call your doc.

Slept 8 hours and drove 6400 miles one week back in the 55 MPH days in the '70's. Never again.

[GeneL]

I finally got to sleep last night (Sunday) at 2 AM and slept until 10 AM this morning (Monday).

Still, I didn't feel like doing much of anything during the day. I guess getting 8 hours of sleep, after so many nights of little or no sleep, doesn't give you much of a boost?

Thanks for the interesting comments. I did have to laugh at ztirffritz's third person comment about himself.

I feel as if I can't get myself into doing the things that I know should do. Things have piled up and I can't get into gear.

I didn't even touch my computer until 1 AM on Tuesday morning (today). Now, I'm going to watch a show that I recorded and then, if I'm tired enough, I'll go to sleep.

[mrlynn]

GeneL wrote: . . .Still, I didn't feel like doing much of anything during the day. I guess getting 8 hours of sleep, after so many nights of little or no sleep, doesn't give you much of a boost?

. . . I feel as if I can't get myself into doing the things that I know should do. Things have piled up and I can't get into gear.

You sound depressed. I don't know you, so would not presume to advise you in particular. But here's what I would tell anyone:

Have you talked to a doctor about it? A friend? A pastor? There are medications that help some people. Even better in my opinion is to get involved with other people in activities that are productive, that give you the knowledge you're accomplishing something--a job (even bagging groceries and stocking shelves can be rewarding), volunteer work (political campaigns, food pantries, religious organizations, shelters, emergency services, etc.).

And there's nothing like coming home after putting in a busy day to help you get to sleep.

/Mr Lynn