Hi, what was your longest time you have ever stayed awake? Mine must have something like 48 hours or so. How did it feel trying to stay awake?[YSaerTTEW443543]
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The longest I ever stayed awake was about 72 hours. That was when I had an extremely long trip returning home after visiting my then boyfriend (now husband) in the Netherlands. It was an interesting trip home to say the least. I was so tired at moments I was a bit emotional. By the time the 3rd night rolled around I was hallucinating. I was seeing blurry subtitles in my lower vision. Needless to say I was very happy to see my bed and make friends with it. Probably the second happiest I have ever been in my life to see my bed!
Hah nice topic, few weeks ago I stayed awake for 80 hours or so. It was a day before my trip to the Bosnia, that morning I woke up at 09:00 and when 00:00 came I should go to bed because I had to drive at 04:00, I tried to sleep but hopeless, was looking to the roof of my room for two hours, I decide to turn on my computer and just to wait two more hours to go to Bosnia. So I did, I drove my car to Bosnia without sleeping an minute, it took me 5 hours to get there. I spent whole day there and I should get back at 00:00 , still without sleeping. So again I did it, at 04:00 I arrived in Serbia and I calculated that by that moment I was awake for 40 hours or so, so I decided let’s try to break my record of staying awake… I felt tired,sleepy,I remember giggling without any reason everything was funny for me, I became lazy, hard to move but it was interesting at one way… when 70 hours passed the real trouble appears, I started having a small hallucinations , I could see green/blue lights but just when I was moving my head quickly, could barely keep my eyes open, I started to hear worser, 5 hours ago I was sitting in front of my computer at my spinning chair, staring at the some words which I couldn’t see for real, everything was blur, few minutes after I fall asleep, how I don’t know, I just remember that I wake up in bed 20 hours after. .
I don’t think I’ve ever been awake for more than 30 hours. Even if I was very behind on an essay due the morning after, I’d always try to sleep at least a couple of hours. Besides, the adrenaline of having only a few hours before deadline would keep me awake and make me work faster.
I can’t begin to imagine who it must feel like to be deprived of sleep for as long as 80 hours. It must be awful.
The longest I went without sleep would be in the neighborhood of 30 hours, I had to stay up all night (pulled an all-nighter as we used to say back then) to cram for the upcoming exam (my fault entirely, should’ve been preparing for it well in advance). And it was a very unpleasant experience, I got really snappy and vexatious by the end of the day but by dint of sheer determination I made it through the day. When I got home I sprawled on the couch and was out like a light in a few moments.
Wow, 72 hour! I admire your stamina!
I would start flying off the handle at everyone after sleep deprivation of that magnitude.
Wow, 72 hour! I admire your stamina!
I would start flying off the handle at everyone after sleep deprivation of that magnitude.
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Well largely I had no choice but to stay awake since I was traveling home. I suppose in my own way I did fly off the handle, I broke down crying in one of the bus stations because I was so tired, it was such a long trip and I was alone. So yeah, it made it’s mark on me too.
G’day Torsten and everyone,
The longest time I had ever stayed awake was 72 hours, when my ex-husband told me that he had an affair with another young Thai lady. I felt terrible (had severe headache and chest pain) so my friend had to take me to hospital, because my friend thought that I was having Heart attack. It was 8 years ago, I was so sick with depression when my marriage broke down. However I got over it and I’m having a happy life now.
Best regards,
Unchan
Whoaa! i’ve never been awake for more than 24 hours…
What a stamina you have…
well the few times i’ve been awake for almost a day is when i’m waiting for fireworks every new year’s eve… hehe
Xiamuou why are you quoiting yourself?:-DDDDDD
Actually I was quoting Our Tort System but it seems it didn’t include his name. Oh dear! hehe