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-WGT-Stars-
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States888 Posts
December 31 2007 10:40 GMT
#1
How do I stop this? Ever since i've stayed up those 9 days i haven't been sleeping good. I've been falling asleep at 7-9am everyday and waking up at 12pm everyday. >.< I don't know what to do or how to fix this :[ Give some advice?

*
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad, The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had.
skyglow1
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
New Zealand3962 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-12-31 10:46:36
December 31 2007 10:45 GMT
#2
9 DAYS?! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!!

Whenever I need to return to my nromal sleep schedule I just force myself to wake up and go to sleep at correct times. For example if you forced yourself to wake up a normalish time like 8am, by the time you reach 12pm you'll start to feel really tired, but just force yourself to stay awake and hold on until like 10pm that night. By 10pm you should be so tired that it's not as hard to fall alseep.
-WGT-Stars-
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States888 Posts
December 31 2007 10:48 GMT
#3
Yea, but that doesnt work I dont feel tired at all :[ Right now i have slept in 3 days t.t
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad, The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had.
zdd
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
1463 Posts
December 31 2007 10:59 GMT
#4
Set up an alarm clock for the time you want to get up, get lots and lots of exercise (do pushups and situps until you can't move a muscle) and go to sleep at the time you want, lie in bed, breathe deep, try not to think about anything (if a thought pops into your head, fight it and think nothing) it's a matter of will. If you're still having trouble (3+ hours lying in bed without sleep) drink a ton of caffeine (2-3 cups of tea should suffice), you'll be hyper for like 2 hours but after that you'll drop into sleep instantly. I have similar problems regulating my schedule at times and I find these methods help most.
All you need in life is a strong will to succeed and unrelenting determination. If you meet these prerequisites, you can become anything you want with absolutely no luck, fortune or natural ability.
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
December 31 2007 11:54 GMT
#5
you didnt sleep for 9 days?

didnt shit start to taste weird after the third?? didnt you start getting all suspicious about everything?
Administrator~ Spirit will set you free ~
DwmC_Foefen
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Belgium2186 Posts
December 31 2007 11:58 GMT
#6
YOu gonna end up with an alter ego like edward norton in Fightclub ^^
MarklarMarklar
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Fiji1823 Posts
December 31 2007 12:45 GMT
#7
Smoke weed, it might help you
hello there
KizZBG
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
u gotta skate8152 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-12-31 12:46:44
December 31 2007 12:46 GMT
#8
How is it possible to stay up for 9 days?! The world record is 11. I call BS.
eSTRO for life | #2 Sea.Really fan! | #1 GosI[Flying] fan! | Clide - best SC2 terran!
Xiberia
Profile Joined September 2007
Sweden634 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-12-31 13:04:05
December 31 2007 13:03 GMT
#9
On December 31 2007 21:46 KizZBG wrote:
How is it possible to stay up for 9 days?! The world record is 11. I call BS.


That's not true at all. There's some guy in vietnam who's been awake since somewhere in the 1970's.
On topic: I dunno, i doubt staying up for that long is very healthy. Wth were you doing?
Energies
Profile Blog Joined September 2003
Australia3225 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-12-31 13:04:54
December 31 2007 13:03 GMT
#10
On December 31 2007 21:46 KizZBG wrote:
How is it possible to stay up for 9 days?! The world record is 11. I call BS.


You know how dog years are a lot shorter than human years?

Same thing goes with Stars days.
"Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder but dont nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weight" - Ronnie Coleman.
Agavond
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
448 Posts
December 31 2007 13:10 GMT
#11
Try really hard staying up pass 8:00pm then just fall asleep the next day around same time. Doesn't have to be that time it could be 6pm. just think about it as waking up really early.
O.oSins Since Op Cal
KizZBG
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
u gotta skate8152 Posts
December 31 2007 14:23 GMT
#12
On December 31 2007 22:03 Xiberia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 31 2007 21:46 KizZBG wrote:
How is it possible to stay up for 9 days?! The world record is 11. I call BS.


That's not true at all. There's some guy in vietnam who's been awake since somewhere in the 1970's.
On topic: I dunno, i doubt staying up for that long is very healthy. Wth were you doing?


Sauce? o_O
eSTRO for life | #2 Sea.Really fan! | #1 GosI[Flying] fan! | Clide - best SC2 terran!
Xiberia
Profile Joined September 2007
Sweden634 Posts
December 31 2007 14:42 GMT
#13
On December 31 2007 23:23 KizZBG wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 31 2007 22:03 Xiberia wrote:
On December 31 2007 21:46 KizZBG wrote:
How is it possible to stay up for 9 days?! The world record is 11. I call BS.


That's not true at all. There's some guy in vietnam who's been awake since somewhere in the 1970's.
On topic: I dunno, i doubt staying up for that long is very healthy. Wth were you doing?


Sauce? o_O


Originally saw it on tv (Discovery channel i think).
Took a few mins to dig up, but i managed to find it in the most obvious place possible .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep#Longest_period_without_sleep

You probably meant "longest time awake by purpose" and in that case you were right.
JensOfSweden
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Cameroon1767 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-12-31 15:16:55
December 31 2007 15:14 GMT
#14
On December 31 2007 19:59 zdd wrote:
If you're still having trouble (3+ hours lying in bed without sleep) drink a ton of caffeine (2-3 cups of tea should suffice)


I thought this was funny.

Stars, I think your body and brain are just recovering. Btw, never stay up for that long ever again, it's very unhealthy, especially for psychological reasons.
<3 Nada [On and off TL.net since 2002
caveman:caveman
Profile Joined August 2007
United States74 Posts
December 31 2007 15:32 GMT
#15
This happens to me a lot. Right now I'm actually trying to readjust my sleep schedule because I tend to go to bed around 6 am and wake up at 10 or 11. I'm not tired until 6 am, and I can't sleep past 10 or 11. It is nice at first b/c of how much I can get done (or I just play a lot of starcraft), but then I feel dizzy and weird all day.

Getting exercise is really good, but I would suggest doing strenuous exercise, not recreational. Work out, lift some weight, and eat really well. No junk food for a little bit, until you're back on schedule. Go running too, cardio is important because if it is strenuous (don't hurt yourself), it helps you STAY asleep once you go asleep.

Don't drink caffeine, especially if you are particularly sensitive to it. If your sleep schedule is already messed up, trying to "tweak" your body might just mess you up more.

Are you having trouble focusing or functioning in the day?

If this continues for too long, go to the doctor. Most medicines today are great because you don't form a dependency on them.

My last piece of advice, which is the only thing that works for me apart from medication, b/c I can't rest my mind until my body just seemed to shut down, is if you have a lot of time to do nothing (it is Christmas break), try staying up 2 hours later every day, until your sleep schedule is close to back to normal.
niteReloaded
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Croatia5281 Posts
December 31 2007 15:59 GMT
#16
dude! 9 days... holy shit!
Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
December 31 2007 16:19 GMT
#17
sleeping pills and use an alarm
frozenclaw
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Canada409 Posts
December 31 2007 16:33 GMT
#18
Don't use sleeping pills, they're addictive.
JensOfSweden
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Cameroon1767 Posts
December 31 2007 16:52 GMT
#19
On January 01 2008 01:33 frozenclaw wrote:
Don't use sleeping pills, they're addictive.


some are physically addictive but most are just "psychologically", as in they *may* become a crutch that you can't sleep without
<3 Nada [On and off TL.net since 2002
avilo
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States4100 Posts
December 31 2007 17:05 GMT
#20
omg, no to the pills like jens/frozen said, they'll end up more addictive than brood war probably. i just fixed my sleep pattern, I think I happened to randomly do what skyglow mentioned about just going to sleep at a normal time (10 p.m. -12 a.m.) and now I wake up at like 7-8 a.m. lol, new pattern ftw
Sup
Mindcrime
Profile Joined July 2004
United States6899 Posts
December 31 2007 18:14 GMT
#21
On December 31 2007 20:58 DwmC_Foefen wrote:
YOu gonna end up with an alter ego like edward norton in Fightclub ^^


Nah, he'll end up seeing strange colors surrounding everybody and will eventually gain the power to kill with his mind.
That wasn't any act of God. That was an act of pure human fuckery.
Xeofreestyler
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
Belgium6771 Posts
December 31 2007 18:22 GMT
#22
Wait last time I heard you mentioning I thought u only stayed up for like 5 days
Graphics
SayaSP
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Laos5494 Posts
December 31 2007 19:11 GMT
#23
Yeah I remember that too Xeo
[iHs]SSP | I-NO-KI BOM-BA-YE | のヮの http://tinyurl.com/MLIStheCV , MLIS.
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
December 31 2007 20:01 GMT
#24
you sound like me when i was 13 haha.
-WGT-Stars-
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States888 Posts
December 31 2007 20:11 GMT
#25
LOL? I said 9 i went 9 days >.< and since saturday ive been awake now....I tried alot of the things you guys mentioned :[ but its not really helping and when i do fall asleep ive been sleeping like 2-4hrs
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad, The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had.
greatmeh
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Canada1964 Posts
December 31 2007 20:18 GMT
#26
inhale quickly then exhale slowly
calms the nerves, makes u relax
or go see sleep therapist :o
AmorVincitOmnia
Profile Joined March 2005
Kenya3846 Posts
December 31 2007 20:27 GMT
#27
just smoke pot till you fall asleep
r.i.p. Bud Shank May 27, 1926 - April 2, 2009
-WGT-Stars-
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States888 Posts
December 31 2007 22:23 GMT
#28
On January 01 2008 05:27 AmorVincitOmnia wrote:
just smoke pot till you fall asleep


i was thiking that >.>
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad, The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had.
Physician *
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4146 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-01-01 01:15:36
January 01 2008 01:14 GMT
#29
from http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/postmessage.php?quote=44&topic_id=46336

On November 14 2006 00:13 Physician wrote:
easy..

1. Wake up every day at your target time.. say 750 am.
2. Then exercise 20 min (e.g run or gym) very preferably outside where you see the sun. Then shower.
4. No stimulants after 5 pm (coffee etc..)
3. At 6 pm every day take over the counter, 5 mg melatonin (note: if you miss it by more than 20 min skip it and make sure next day you don't miss it) regardless at what time you are going to go to sleep. A healthy body makes a peak of its own melatonin around 6 pm.
Do this for 14 days.

The waking up early and exercise forces your body to want to sleep before midnight. The melatonin and the sun at exact times resets your sleep wake cycle. Note given your current cycle the first 3 days can be brutal, but you will be amazed how fast your body catches up.
"I have beheld the births of negative-suns and borne witness to the entropy of entire realities...."
frozenclaw
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Canada409 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-01-01 03:58:00
January 01 2008 03:57 GMT
#30
I truly believe that the best way to go to sleep is to do an intensive work-out of skipping rope, doing highschool style push-ups and then doing a bunch of sit-ups+ whatever you can think of to beat up your body, and then go to sleep. It should work, if not, perhaps have a good time listening to some music that gets you to sleep. Most long albums should work, I find Buckethead or Red Hot Chili Peppers works best for me. Good luck. Plus everything else that everyone has said.
Rev0lution
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States1805 Posts
January 01 2008 05:48 GMT
#31
i don't believe u stood awake for 9 days, are you serious?
My dealer is my best friend, and we don't even chill.
thoraxe
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States1449 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-01-01 08:14:48
January 01 2008 08:13 GMT
#32
Watch some crappy movie or one of those religious channels. those always work.
Obama singing "Kick Ass" Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yghFBt-fXmw&feature=player_embedde
knyttym
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States5797 Posts
January 01 2008 08:36 GMT
#33
On January 01 2008 14:48 Rev0lution wrote:
i don't believe u stood awake for 9 days, are you serious?


ya is that possible? My limit is like 26hours.
Divinek
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada4045 Posts
January 01 2008 09:04 GMT
#34
It's more than likely he's quite full of shit. But how can you prove either way really?
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Oh goodness me, FOX tv where do you get your sight? Can't you keep track, the puck is black. That's why the ice is white.
-WGT-Stars-
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States888 Posts
January 01 2008 09:10 GMT
#35
No I did stay up 9 days i dont care if you dont believe me but i know i accomplished it >:O its 4:12am btw >.> still no sleep
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad, The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had.
Scorpion
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States1974 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-01-01 23:54:35
January 01 2008 10:23 GMT
#36
I once stayed up 6 days without sleep.*Almost Entire week. No lies.

It SUCKED though. I did it intentionally(with a friend) but it was fucking gay. Around the 5th day is when the weird shit started happening; I'd start to see white lights at my peripheral vision, and when I'd turn to look at it, it was gone; I'd be sitting in a dark room and I'd still see these white lights.

Never again ~_~

EDIT: Forgot a word.
Mango @ U.S.East!
-WGT-Stars-
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States888 Posts
January 01 2008 23:46 GMT
#37
On January 01 2008 19:23 Scorpion wrote:
I once stayed up 6 days without sleep. Entire week. No lies.

It SUCKED though. I did it intentionally(with a friend) but it was fucking gay. Around the 5th day is when the weird shit started happening; I'd start to see white lights at my peripheral vision, and when I'd turn to look at it, it was gone; I'd be sitting in a dark room and I'd still see these white lights.

Never again ~_~



i know how you feel >.< This is one reason why i didnt sit in front of the computer so much. I would be in the dark and i swear i saw somebody hanging behind it i was like WTF WTF WTF ><
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad, The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had.
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