It's much easier and less risky (depending on your environment) than sensory deprivation, that's for sure... although I suppose technically the denial of REM sleep is a sensory deprivation of sorts... BACK TO TOPIC.
Despite my interesting background, I've never experienced natural full audiovisual hallucinations. The mind is a powerful thing, and I've realized that I'm far too logical for my own good. Regardless of where my inspirations for this undoubtedly more-than-slightly foolish task may lie (quite possibly House and/or Fight Club), I feel like the best cure for my recent egotism and bitterness towards those with less mental discipline than me is to, well, temporarily give up my control. So I'm setting up an experiment. Starting last night at around midnight to around Friday at noon, I will do my absolute best not to sleep. At all. I will be asking for the full help of my friends and family on this quest, and I honestly trust that they'll do the best they can because, well, deep down they all feel I deserve it :P
So here's what I want you at TDC to do to help me, if you feel unfettered by morality or anything like that. PM me, post in this topic, reminding me to stay awake, put another pot of coffee on, take some No-Doz, anything that'll keep me awake. I beg of you. This effect will be exacerbated by the fact that I'm slightly sick, and I'm totally prepared for whatever will come about from this, no matter how undesirable.
So please, any comments attempting to discourage me or "talk me out of it" will be duly ignored.
Please be aware that I am attempting this under intensive supervision and with many contingency plans set up beforehand. Do not attempt this without proper planning, safety, forethought and a strict regimen set up with a trusted parent, guardian, and/or doctor.
Go for it man, I want someone to share the experience (I got around 72 hours before my conscience just vanished somewhere in the living room).
Just try to not get into an argument, because the other people will gt hurt.
Good luck on the tripping balls without sleeping thing. Longest I've gone without sleep was over 30 hours. But even by that point, I wasn't hallucinating :\
I've gone a week without sleep.
some kid kept shinind my face with a flashlight all summecamp...
Also, I've found every our if you take a cold shower you can gain around 3 hours of non-drowsyness.
Quote from: Pokemon Professor Roy on May 26, 2009, 11:41:14 AM
I've gone a week without sleep.
some kid kept shinind my face with a flashlight all summecamp...
Also, I've found every our if you take a cold shower you can gain around 3 hours of non-drowsyness.
At 5 days you may begin to feel sensations not unlike drowning or falling out of a plane.
At 6 days you'll begin to be affected by permanent brain damage.
Well, it depends on what you consider damage. After spending nearly three days awake, my hands now tremble slightly every now and then.
Lol, Know you know my story.
Quote from: Zant on May 26, 2009, 12:01:02 PM
Quote from: Pokemon Professor Roy on May 26, 2009, 11:41:14 AM
I've gone a week without sleep.
some kid kept shinind my face with a flashlight all summecamp...
Also, I've found every our if you take a cold shower you can gain around 3 hours of non-drowsyness.
At 5 days you may begin to feel sensations not unlike drowning or falling out of a plane.
At 6 days you'll begin to be affected by permanent brain damage.
False. One kid spent nearly 2 weeks without sleep and then slept for about 12 hours and he was good as new without any brain damage.
It also depends greatly on how much stress the brain gets while active.
And how much sleep you're used to getting. :P
Yeah I wasn't doing much, but it was a little more than 6 days.
I slept the entire day after.
around 5 or 6 hours
I've stayed up for about 4 days in a row. I guess I don't have the endurance you guys have because I started hearing noises... ::)
Quote from: HackerHero92 on May 26, 2009, 12:38:07 PM
I've stayed up for about 4 days in a row. I guess I don't have the endurance you guys have because I started hearing noises... ::)
So, I wasn't the only one who heard the strange unintelligible whispering?
The world eventually seems like you're dizzy only... You're not, and you feel the earth rotate.
It's awesome.
Quote from: Pokemon Professor Roy on May 26, 2009, 12:46:39 PM
Quote from: HackerHero92 on May 26, 2009, 12:38:07 PM
I've stayed up for about 4 days in a row. I guess I don't have the endurance you guys have because I started hearing noises... ::)
So, I wasn't the only one who heard the strange unintelligible whispering?
The world eventually seems like you're dizzy only... You're not, and you feel the earth rotate.
It's awesome.
Whoa!
That's exactly what happened! :-[
Hey dude. Yeah, you Tacheon. Go get a slurpie. You only have a while before you cant drive. DO IT NOW!
Not sleeping is one of the most trippyest things ever.
You sorta try and focus on the whispers and can't hear it when people talk to you, you stumble a lot, and best of all... You don't really feel any pain when you fall.
I am getting nauseated just thinking about not sleeping for that long. I need my sleep.
Trust me after about two hours of hearing the whispers you'll want to go to sleep.
haha. Yeah... I've never gone more than about 30 hours or so without sleep, give or take a few.
I have just never felt the desire to try for longer.
good luck though.
HEY YOU, TACH!!
GO AND DO SOME JUMPING JACKS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. haha.
But if I do jumping jacks I risk knocking myself out or putting an eye out.
...oh wow. I've got to stop posting when I'm tired, I get really...
...
...
pervy
ohmy...
haha. well then... ummm...
go. do something....?
I dunno, I'm all right with just being plugged into the internet and drinking coffee.
that works too haha.
How long have you been awake now?
Not even 24 hours. More like... 18. Which is still a lot for me :P
haha. well good luck, kid.
Slap yourself.
For real.
But only if you are really close to asleep.
I'm not sure what this is going to accomplish, dude.
It'll be fun.
Don't tell me you don't know what that is.
Screw it. Sleep beats not sleep.
Maybe next week when I'm not sick as well.
Get on the Wizz board and post whatever comes into mind.
You're no fun tach.
You know what?
I'd do if it I was allowed to.
I'd do it if it weren't for school.
You have disappointed us Tach...
Sleep deprivation is not a pleasant experience, guys.
I'm sure there's an After School Special about it.
I've always found sleep deprivation very enjoyable til it completely freaks me out with whispers...
Man, longest I ever went with this was 3 days straight.
Day 1: Stayed at cousin's house.
*pulled all nighter*
Day 2: Stayed with cousin again.
*somehow wasn't tired and pulled all nighter*
Day 3: Went home
*Insomnia desided to rear it's ugly head*
Staying up too long is seriously horrible.
I don't know why you would try this, but best of luck to you.
If you have an AIM, let me know and I might be nice enough to keep you awake for a while.
No the real question is, "Why not try this?"
as I said, I'm going to do it when i'm not sick
that doesn't mean I've given up
I really want to do this
I have insomnia, and the longest I've gone without sleep was four days.
I was told that after three days hallucinations and paranoia kick in. I didnt hallucinate but I do get extrememly paranoid. My snowglobes all suddenly turn into government cameras and every creak is a zombie getting ready pwn my face. No lie, as humorous as it sounds.
But I have the ultimate secret on how to stay awake for long periods of time...at first I thought it was video games, but those only stress me out and make me more tired. But the trick is...Animal Planet/Discovery Channel. No lie. On my third day I wanted to sleep, but I was too intrigued by the odd creatures and the cool footage to sleep.
And then Billy Mayes has his own show now called "Pitchmen", and that is just epic.