Posted: 2/21/2011 1:05:54 AM EDT
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I went to sleep at three am last night, and woke up at 7 am. I felt like a bag of ass and almost skipped my motorcycle lesson. I've been up for almost 24 hours and I am not tired at all. WTF. Stuff like this is a regular occurrence with me. |
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Quoted: I went to sleep at three am last night, and woke up at 7 am. I felt like a bag of ass and almost skipped my motorcycle lesson. I've been up for almost 24 hours and I am not tired at all. WTF. Stuff like this is a regular occurrence with me. I am with you Danj, I have always been this way. Sometimes it's a good thing and sometimes it's a bad thing. |
| It's nuts. Right now I'm on hour 23.5, been up since 6am yesterday. During the week i get like 4 hours of sleep a day, due to my work schedule and being a dad. Then on the weekends, I'll sleep 10 or 11 hours a night from just after my daughter goes to bed till she wakes up in the morning. Do what I gotta do though. |
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Since I got rid of the tylenol PM/ unisom addiction I have not once woken up not feeling refreshed. Even on days where I get a few hours of sleep, once I am up I don't feel tired. My issue is getting a proper sleep pattern down. Quoted: Of the the above only caffeine. Do you drink caffeine? Consume any caffeine of any sort? Any alcohol? Tobacco? Prescription drugs? Quoted: Nope completely screwed up, some day I eat a bunch of small meals others just one big one. Trying to get better.Do you maintain a regular eating schedule? Quoted: Yeah recently got all new good stuff.Got a good pillow? Mattress? Sheets? Blankets? |
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I wish the human body could "store" sleep.
Like, sleep for 24 straight hours, then go non-stop for four days, or something like that. Thing is though, doesn't matter how much sleep you got yesterday, you are still tired after a full day's work today. Our bodies don't seem to have any means of storing up the restorative effects of sleep. Kind of like a battery that can only hold so much charge, and to keep recharging it after that is pointless I guess. |
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Since I got rid of the tylenol PM/ unisom addiction I have not once woken up not feeling refreshed. Even on days where I get a few hours of sleep, once I am up I don't feel tired. My issue is getting a proper sleep pattern down. Quoted:
Of the the above only caffeine.
Do you drink caffeine? Consume any caffeine of any sort? Any alcohol? Tobacco? Prescription drugs? Quoted:
Nope completely screwed up, some day I eat a bunch of small meals others just one big one. Trying to get better.
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Yeah recently got all new good stuff.Got a good pillow? Mattress? Sheets? Blankets? http://lifehacker.com/#!5328706/reset-your-sleep-cycle-with-a-16+hour-fast Try eating a regular breakfast, even if it's just a poptart or something. |
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Quoted: I wish the human body could "store" sleep. Like, sleep for 24 straight hours, then go non-stop for four days, or something like that. Thing is though, doesn't matter how much sleep you got yesterday, you are still tired after a full day's work today. Our bodies don't seem to have any means of storing up the restorative effects of sleep. Kind of like a battery that can only hold so much charge, and to keep recharging it after that is pointless I guess. Unfortunately it does seem to work in the opposite direction. Stay up for two or three days and when you finally get some sleep you'll need two or three days night's rest in one sitting.  |
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I wish the human body could "store" sleep. Like, sleep for 24 straight hours, then go non-stop for four days, or something like that. Thing is though, doesn't matter how much sleep you got yesterday, you are still tired after a full day's work today. Our bodies don't seem to have any means of storing up the restorative effects of sleep. Kind of like a battery that can only hold so much charge, and to keep recharging it after that is pointless I guess. Unfortunately it does seem to work in the opposite direction. Stay up for two or three days and when you finally get some sleep you'll need two or three days night's rest in one sitting.
Exactly. I have noticed that too. But what is really weird is that no one really knows WHY we need sleep in the first place. It is not a very well understood aspect of human existence from a standpoint of medical science. |
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I wish the human body could "store" sleep. Like, sleep for 24 straight hours, then go non-stop for four days, or something like that. Thing is though, doesn't matter how much sleep you got yesterday, you are still tired after a full day's work today. Our bodies don't seem to have any means of storing up the restorative effects of sleep. Kind of like a battery that can only hold so much charge, and to keep recharging it after that is pointless I guess. Unfortunately it does seem to work in the opposite direction. Stay up for two or three days and when you finally get some sleep you'll need two or three days night's rest in one sitting. Exactly. I have noticed that too. But what is really weird is that no one really knows WHY we need sleep in the first place. It is not a very well understood aspect of human existence from a standpoint of medical science. I saw an interesting study which suggested that yawning helps cool the brain down. Which in turn suggests that sleep is necessary to prevent overheating of the brain. Only suggestive, though, far from proof. |
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Quoted: But what is really weird is that no one really knows WHY we need sleep in the first place. It is not a very well understood aspect of human existence from a standpoint of medical science. Personally, I believe it has something to do with the organizing and storing of memories, because 95% of all dreams I have seem to be based on the previous day's memories. But I really have nothing to base that on aside from personal experience. I'd hate to have to figure out it medically/professionally. |
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But what is really weird is that no one really knows WHY we need sleep in the first place. It is not a very well understood aspect of human existence from a standpoint of medical science. Personally, I believe it has something to do with the organizing and storing of memories, because 95% of all dreams I have seem to be based on the previous day's memories. But I really have nothing to base that on aside from personal experience. I'd hate to have to figure out it medically/professionally. I have had that thought too. It is possible the function of sleep on our brain is similar to defragmenting a computer hard drive. |
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But what is really weird is that no one really knows WHY we need sleep in the first place. It is not a very well understood aspect of human existence from a standpoint of medical science. Personally, I believe it has something to do with the organizing and storing of memories, because 95% of all dreams I have seem to be based on the previous day's memories. But I really have nothing to base that on aside from personal experience. I'd hate to have to figure out it medically/professionally. I have had that thought too. It is possible the function of sleep on our brain is similar to a defragmenting a computer hard drive. Probably so. Before waking I dream of cars I had a long time ago, got similar car again and worry about getting forty year old parts. These dreams may happen after the defragging process is finished. |
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Exactly. I have noticed that too. But what is really weird is that no one really knows WHY we need sleep in the first place. It is not a very well understood aspect of human existence from a standpoint of medical science. I had a shrink tell me once the ONLY reason we sleep is to clear the brain's buffers. If you could go without sleep long enough, you'd lose your mind. Not sure if you'd get it back, either. Physically, we really DON'T need sleep. The heart doesn't, there's no reason to think any other organ but the brain does, either. 
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Here is the answers you seek.
www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1028972 |
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Try some of these. They always work for me. http://www.mensgarage.com/wp-content/uploads/deadlift.jpg did that yesterday, still only slept about 4 hours. Fuck |
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Sleep is how the body performs system-wide maintenance. We do require sleep to live.
The body has an internal-clock, normally regulated by consistent exposure to sunlight. Poor sleep-habits and free-running schedules throw-off the body's internal clock. Distractions and broken mental-associations between bed and rest means your body doesn't sense when it is time for bed. Sleeping-pills mostly end up forming psychological dependencies; some cause physical-dependency, as well. A good physician with a specialty in sleep-medicine can help sort out these issues. |
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Quoted: Quoted: did that yesterday, still only slept about 4 hours. FuckTry some of these. They always work for me. http://www.mensgarage.com/wp-content/uploads/deadlift.jpg Yeah working out doesn't help either. I did a shit load of pullups and a shit load of situps yesterday. |
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I was thinking about this the other day. What would an alien species think if they showed up, and were completely astonished that part of our hardwiring involves shutting down completely for roughly 33% of each day. During which time, ALL sensory input is switched "off", and we are completely vulnerable. How odd do you think that would be for them? |
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I was thinking about this the other day. What would an alien species think if they showed up, and were completely astonished that part of our hardwiring involves shutting down completely for roughly 33% of each day. During which time, ALL sensory input is switched "off", and we are completely vulnerable. How odd do you think that would be for them? You gotta lay off that shit son. It'll rot your brain. |
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Do you drink caffeine? Consume any caffeine of any sort? Any alcohol? Tobacco? Prescription drugs? Do you maintain a regular eating schedule? Fasting for 16 hours will result in a reset of your circadian rhythm. Got a good pillow? Mattress? Sheets? Blankets? Can you expand on this please? Thanks. TXL |
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Exactly. I have noticed that too. But what is really weird is that no one really knows WHY we need sleep in the first place. It is not a very well understood aspect of human existence from a standpoint of medical science. I saw an interesting study which suggested that yawning helps cool the brain down. Which in turn suggests that sleep is necessary to prevent overheating of the brain. Only suggestive, though, far from proof.[/quote] I think that would be WAY too easy to verify. 40 or more years ago, I think it could have been a valid theory. With today's tech, we would know if it was a temperature thing. TXL |
5-HTP ETA: Take one tablet any time during the day, sleep like a baby at night and wake up 7 or 8 hrs later feeling great. |