Sleep deprivation.. How did you feel?

I can honestly say this has never happened to me. I have been up for more than twenty four hours though. When I was 15 years old, I did a lot of babysitting. This one lady I babysat for had me babysit her three kids. She was going out for the evening and didn't know what time she would be back home, so I watched them at home. She only lived a block away. Well, I waited up all night for her to come and get her kids. She never came until 6:30am, she paid me very well for the night (they were sleeping the whole time) but for me it was hard to stay up that late or rather all night, because I need my sleep There have been times with my own kids that I have had to stay up and give up my sleep, but I have never gone three days without any sleep.

Two years ago, I have been actively working online. And since the online job is new to me, I was always eager to work longer hours and do my best to make a good impression to my bosses, as well as it helped me earn more. So I would be usually working almost 18 hours in a day everyday. This went on for more than a year. I barely had time to really take a rest. I would be able to sleep 3-4 hours only and the rest of my waking hours would be spent in helping the kids with school work. I was always multi-tasking. I'd turn on the washing machine then start cooking dinner while we were having an online collaboration via Skype. That was really weird! But I had fun. But it made me weak. Last year I was in and out of the Emergency Room and then finally hospitalized for 4 days. The reason for my hospitalization was due to the food that I ate, but if I was fit enough, it wold not have taken me down. So I have learned to take it slow. My regular sleeping hours would be from 5-6 hours. And I am fine with that.

I will feel i am unable to concentrate and lack of energy, my mind will not be able to focus on simple thing like adding and substrating single digit number and i will not be able to hold on to my steering wheel straightly while driving on the road, if i am sleep deprivation. It is just a horrible feeling overall for me, other may not feel the same.

Three years ago while I was in a hurry to buy a smartphone, I was actually depriving myself from sleeping because after my 2nd shift work schedule at around 11pm, I actually visits a nearby Internet cafe to do my online jobs and stayed there until 4am....then at around 6am, I will be home and eat and then go to sleep then wake up again by 11am in order to prepare for my job...Wow...I feel that I was always floating in the air, I wish I have toothpicks in order to open my eyes because sometimes, I really can't control myself but to sleep at work! But my sleepless nights paved way in order to buy a new smartphone for me, and I think it was such a very big achievement for me that the Internet has money!

Yes, I also experienced that when I was in college but I do sleep at least an hour only. I mean I did not sleep for 12 to 15 hours and then I did nap for just a couple hours. That's when we were doing our thesis and so very bad that besides that thesis there were also other projects to be passed on time. That's the time that I need to awake at least 20 hours a day so that I could finish all my projects. Being student before was very tough.

For the past 6 years I have slept an average of 4 hours a night, sometimes less. The longest I have gone without sleeping was 76 hours and then I crashed and slept for 12. Often times however I can easily stay up for as long as 36 hours, sometimes a full 48 but once I go beyond that I find it difficult. Sleep is important though so I do hope your sleeping problems aren't long-lasting!

I will feel i am unable to concentrate and lack of energy, my mind will not be able to focus on simple thing like adding and substrating single digit number and i will not be able to hold on to my steering wheel straightly while driving on the road, if i am sleep deprivation. It is just a horrible feeling overall for me, other may not feel the same.

When I travelled from Amsterdam to Bangkok my flights lasted 11 hours. When I arrived in Bangkok it was early in the morning because of the time difference and I decided to sleep when I had checked into the hotel, but I couldn't check into hotel immediately so I had to wait several hours. When I finally arrived at the hotel I couldn't sleep and I stayed up for two days. When I travelled back to Europe and I also stayed up for many hours because I couldn't fall asleep during my flight and when I arrived I couldn't check into the hotel till 3 p.m. Usually I don't experience sleep problems, but sometimes I stay up for many hours when I travel.

Yes I have... as long as I keep busy (or am very annoyed or angry) no problem but sooner or later I get a complete breakdown and am too tired to sleep pity enough. I am also not able to sleep long(er) so if I "sleep" it's only for some hours. So it takes me weeks to feel great again. The only way to get out of this is scedule your life, go to bed at the same time, wake up at the same time. No naps in between. At a certain point your body/brains get used to that scedule and you will feel better. But do not expect a great result in short time. It will take weeks or even months (depends on how long you did this I did for about 20 years).

Hi, The longest time that I stayed awake was 24 hours. I felt dizzy easily and I didn't like to eat anything. It felt like there was a cloud on the top of my head. These days I can't sleep well either, I'm forcing myself to get some sleep until my head aches. Then when it's time to get up and go to work I feel very sleepy.

When I had worked in a certain organization, I sleep so late and the demand for extra hours. Luckily, the program is a short term contract. After a few months, I had the best time of my life, to sleep.

It sometimes frustrating to think that you wished to sleep early but you can’t because you have a bad sleeping pattern, I guess the only way that you can help yourself sleeping on time is to consult to a specialist and ask help on how to regain a normal sleeping pattern. Also, it is better to feel relaxed before going to bed. Don’t think of some things but rather free your mind and make a relaxing state which in return helps you to have a good night sleep.

Sleeping at the right amount of hours is important for growth, especially in children. Me, I usually sleep for five to six hours. I also have sleeping problems sometimes, I am a lil bit insomniac, but I treat this with watching TV. Yeah, I watch TV which let me fall asleep.

well i only stayed up for 24 hrs. but i had an severe headache when i woke up. So i now avoid sleep deprivation and sleep with a minimum of 7 hrs.