Discussion Zone: => General Chat => Topic started by: bloo-apple on April 12, 2010, 01:22:32 PM
Title: Need to stay Awake
Post by: bloo-apple on April 12, 2010, 01:22:32 PM
Okay so yesterday I promised myself that I would wake up early instead of noon+. So I did... except when it's 4:30 and I'm always about to fall asleep again. So what can I do to prevent myself from falling asleep again that won't wake up/kill anyone?
Title: Re: Need to stay Awake
Post by: kinjo on April 12, 2010, 02:20:12 PM
try coffee, mixed with pop rocks, sprite, peeps and some milk duds you will be fine
Title: Re: Need to stay Awake
Post by: Flashwerewolf on April 12, 2010, 02:25:16 PM
set an alarm, or two alarms if you tend to nod off shortly after turning off an alarm.
Title: Re: Need to stay Awake
Post by: Adelaide on April 12, 2010, 03:33:29 PM
Be active; do not sit or lay for prolonged periods of time, keep the blood constantly circulating, and keep your mind constantly stimulated. Caffeine can help keep your system going, but remember with junk food, its a short term high that ends in a heavy fall. Eat fruit; they naturally help wake your body up, and be in constant light. The body naturally wants to shut down when its dark, due to us not being genetically and biologically nocturnal (although many of us made it so that we are ;P). Find a good distraction, maybe a person that you can talk to for long periods of time without being bored, or start a personal project that will hold your interest.
Title: Re: Need to stay Awake
Post by: bloo-apple on April 14, 2010, 12:14:57 AM
Like Posting on the forum?
Title: Re: Need to stay Awake
Post by: Adelaide on April 14, 2010, 06:16:03 PM
Heck yes. >:3
Title: Re: Need to stay Awake
Post by: bloo-apple on April 14, 2010, 10:55:44 PM
Man oh man.. I was going to do this during the weekend but I have to write 2 papers tonight, I am really glad I made this topic now. Good Ideas guys!
Title: Re: Need to stay Awake
Post by: Adelaide on April 14, 2010, 11:12:03 PM
xD Allnighters :> oh boy oh boy, man do those ever suck
Title: Re: Need to stay Awake
Post by: bloo-apple on April 16, 2010, 07:37:44 PM
xD Allnighters :> oh boy oh boy, man do those ever suck
I got them done atleast =]
I went 2 days with only 4 hours of sleep, then the next day today I had 7 hours of sleep, and when my mom woke me up. I was like BAM Awake. :o Idk how much sense I am making.. I am trying to explain the best I can..
Title: Re: Need to stay Awake
Post by: Adelaide on April 17, 2010, 12:21:17 PM
xD I just did a nervous system study, based off of my own sleep schdule; tracking my sleep for 10 days, when i go to bed, when i wake up, how many hours i sleep, and how many times I wake up, then I also tracked caffeinated drinks, but I dont drink them a lot and only had one in the entire 10 day period. Three of those nights I hadn't slept at all and by the end, i averaged together to hours, and the results were that i get about 2.5 hours of sleep at night
:> it was crazy
Title: Re: Need to stay Awake
Post by: bloo-apple on April 17, 2010, 11:23:59 PM
If you kept up with 2.5 hours every night, I don't think you would live very long D=
you would probably go insane, loose so much energy, and pass out. or something. Dunno.. but I know you need lots of sleep to survive. It kinda weird to think about, you need energy to survive, and you get energy from food, but you also need sleep for some reason...
Title: Re: Need to stay Awake
Post by: Adelaide on April 18, 2010, 07:28:36 PM
You need sleep to produce energy and repair damage
Also, if worst came to worst i would pass out, and wake up houuurss later, but I wouldnt die; this sleep schedule could consequently effect my health and ware down my immune system but ehh :> I'll live
Title: Re: Need to stay Awake
Post by: bloo-apple on April 18, 2010, 08:04:04 PM