Hi everyone. I was just wondering if anyone is used to sleeping only 2 hours a night and functioning properly the next day WITHOUT coffee, energy drinks, etc. I was wondering if it's physically possibly because I myself did this from January 2008 to February 2008, but used to drink like 2 Red Bulls and 1 coffee everyday. One day in late February, I got sick, and my sister told me I got food poisoning, and I quit the 2 hour thing. But, to this day, I feel like sleep is such a waste of time...I mean I'll have an eternity to sleep when I'm dead right? I was also wondering how many hours a day do soldiers in the army sleep? Honestly, I think that one day, humans will evolve into requiring no sleep. I know that sounds crazy, but that is one of those crazy things that I believe in - every person is allowed to have a few of those right? LoL.😀
Does anyone function on only 2 hrs of sleep a night?
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I love my sleep, but if needed I can function on 2hrs for a week tops. I doubt humans will ever go completely sleepless, though I doubt most of the population gets more than 6 hrs now. There are just too many sleep dependent processes in the body such as melatonin secretion by the pineal gland, and memory storage.
However I do love the AMP blocking properties by our good friend caffeine
However I do love the AMP blocking properties by our good friend caffeine
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I TRY to get 6 hours everynight, but its usually less, but I compensate on the weekends. Sleep deprivation can lead to some pretty deleterious consequences, and its an important biological function. Sleep is also a time where much of your memory gets processed, its also important in some hormonal regulation and what not. I dont think that humans will ever "evolve" to a point where they need little rest, since sleep is a really important physiological function.
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Get some sleep!! When I was younger I was able to stay up all night and function fine the next day. Now, if I pull an all nighter I feel like I have a major hangover the next day. I am no where near 100% if I don't have at least 7 hours.
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I love sleep. Love it. But I have delayed sleep phase syndrome - I like to stay up late, even when I'm exhausted. I have no problem sleeping in late in the morning, but at night I have a hard time falling asleep because I think about all the things I could be doing if I stayed awake. But I have early classes, so I usually end up really sleep deprived, and it's the most miserable feeling. I get migraines and such when my sleep gets too off track. I used to average about 5 hours a night, but this semester I've been extra tired, so I try to get 6 hours minimum. If I'm really crunched for time, I can get down to 4 hours, but I can't really get less than that.
But anyways. Might want to cut back on all that caffeine or your heart is going to explode.
Also, I learned in one of my bio classes that lower melatonin levels at night can increase your risk for various cancers, so it's a good idea to get a decent amount of sleep.
But anyways. Might want to cut back on all that caffeine or your heart is going to explode.
Also, I learned in one of my bio classes that lower melatonin levels at night can increase your risk for various cancers, so it's a good idea to get a decent amount of sleep.
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I can pull all nighters and function fine. Of course I do drink lots of coffee...
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In addition to the dependence on sleep we have developed for neurobiological processes, sleep is also advantageous from evolutionary and thermodynamic perspectives. Survival is all about obtaining and conserving energy, and being able to minimize the energy needed to survive for one-third to one-half of each day is a big asset. Think of it this way: why do bears hibernate? Because it lets them minimize the number of calories they need to survive the winter. If they were active year-round but only able to eat for half of it, they'd be in big trouble.
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bears don't have tests to study for so they got no worries when they hibernate...
solution: cut back one sdn time and you should get the full 6 hours of sleep
solution: cut back one sdn time and you should get the full 6 hours of sleep
I am 99% sure that I have this but never knew it actually had a name I just figured i was weird. You basically described exactly how my sleeping works. And I can't fall asleep until late, and then it builds up until i'm exhausted constantly but still can't fall asleep earlier. too bad there's nothing we can do about it.
did you actually get diagnosed as this by a doctor or do you just match the symptoms and figure thats what you have?
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One full sleep cycle is 1.5 hours. You should try to sleep in full cycle increments; you will feel more rested and less groggy. For example, if you're going on this 2 hour sleep diet, you're much better off sleeping either 1.5 hours or 3 hours. Try it, you'll find that I'm right, and you can look up the science to back this up. I always try to sleep 6 or 7.5 hours a night to feel rested, but that's just me.
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I was diagnosed by a doctor. During the school year I can force myself to sleep by 1am or so (since I'm sleep deprived anyways, I can usually fall asleep even though psychologically I feel compelled to stay awake), but when I'm on break and don't have things to do, my cycle shifts over a lot - I'll go to bed beteen 4-6am and get up in the afternoon. It got really bad this past winter break because I was going to bed at 7 or 8 in the morning and waking up at 5pm.
I don't think there's anything really wrong with it - it just sucks since society doesn't run on that schedule and people like us have to force our sleep schedule to match, and often it results in sleep deprivation since we go to sleep late but still have to get up early like everyone else.
I've been told about light therapy (exposing yourself to bright light in the morning to regulate circadian rhythms) and chronotherapy (which is done every now and then - you go to bed 2 hours later every day until you cycle all the way around and you stop at your desired sleep-time, like 11pm or something). I've tried a variation of chronotherapy where you just stay up all night and day and then go to bed at your desired time. It doesn't last, though. You'll get off track again eventually. You're not supposed to drink caffeine after 3pm, and you're not supposed to look at TV or computer screens (the light is similar to circadian light and keeps you awake). But good luck doing any of the above while trying to go through college or maintain a job. It's just a pain.
This is important for reducing sleep inertia. Waking up from a deeper sleep (stage 3 or 4) will result in greater sleep inertia. I personally find that following the 90-minute cycle is even more important during shorter naps during the day.
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Not quite. Sleep cycles are longer initially and shorten incrementally throughout the night. From my own personal experience, it seems the first cycle is about 3 hours long, the second is 2-2.5, the third is 1.5, and each remaining is about 30 minutes. I read a medical journal somewhere that details the precise timing for the average American. But yea, in general, you wake up less groggy when you wake up and the end of each sleep cycle. If I wake up at 4.5 or 5.5 hrs, I'm dead; but if I wake up at 5 hrs, I feel fine (functioning for a while, then I get sleepy again).
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I average 4-5 hours during the week and about 8 on the weekends.
I definitely find it wearing on me, yet despite the fact that I tell myself every night I'll get a full night's sleep, I always end up staying up late again. In fact, I got less than 2 hours last night and have put in a full day at work.
When I go back to school full time, I definitely need to get the hours back up. While I can function well enough at work sleep deprived, if I go to class like this, I gain nothing from lecture as I can't focus.
I definitely find it wearing on me, yet despite the fact that I tell myself every night I'll get a full night's sleep, I always end up staying up late again. In fact, I got less than 2 hours last night and have put in a full day at work.
When I go back to school full time, I definitely need to get the hours back up. While I can function well enough at work sleep deprived, if I go to class like this, I gain nothing from lecture as I can't focus.
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If I only got 2 hours of sleep a night every night I'd be an overtired blubbering mess. I get 7-9 hours a night, and it's necessary for my sanity. Even during finals periods the least I would get was around 6. Studying while exhausted doesn't do anything for me and just leaves me more tired and frustrated than before. Sleep is important guys - if you don't have any actual problems getting in the way of it you should try getting more every night and see how much better you feel!
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