#chronic sleep deprivation

[redd956]

When the doc confirms stress is literally killing you

My nervous system is fried 😊

[bengals-barnesbabe]

Everyone in my life: How much sleep did you get last night?

Me: *blinks* ummm

The people that really know me: How many stories did you come up with last night?

Me: *smiles in sleep deprivation* MY DRAFTS WENT FROM 15 to 20 IN ONE DAY!

My followers: Where’s Track 9?

Me: … she’s in the drafts, just very far down.🫥

My best friend: You need to be knocked out.

Me: I didn’t feel like closing my eyes.

Best friend, again: *blinks in frustration* How do you function on no sleep and one real meal?

Me: vibes

My therapist and psychiatrist are very unhappy with me lol

[whoselabelisitanyway]

Hello i couldn't help but notice that u offered urself up as a resource for info abt N24 (sorry if i got that wrong, feel free to ignore this.) So as someone who very recently found out abt it and also probably has it, do u have any resources? Links or articles or anything for me to look at? Anything you could/want to share abt it??

Hey! Yes, I'm happy to write about my experience with N24. (It's not fun, but it's reality for many people.) The sad thing is that I don't actually have many online resources as far as articles and such. A quick internet search showed me Non-24-Hour Sleep Wake Disorder: Definition and Causes | Sleep Foundation which seemed to be a good overview (more articles linked at the bottom of the page). It's very clear that there hasn't been enough research done in a practical sense, though. Treatment options are few, and there aren't any that are at all flexible. Which, I'll just say it, sucks.

For me personally, my N24 is pretty severe, with my days lasting about 30 hours or such, so that I'm awake for something like 20 hours at a time. None of the treatment options presented to me (melatonin and/or light therapy) were effective (I have unusual environmental factors against me, though). That doesn't mean you shouldn't try them, IMHO - but I would caution you against accepting whatever sedatives doctors are handing out these days. If that's their initial reaction/treatment advise, ask them if that medication is approved and tested effective for long term usage. (It won't be - if I'm wrong, lmk, because I'd like to be wrong.)

Lastly, I'll tell you a bit about how I got my diagnosis. The biggest factor was a comprehensive sleep diary. Sometimes they'll ask you to do a sleep study as well, to rule out other sleep disorders. A sleep diary is crucial in helping the specialist evaluate the progressive time changes in your sleep patterns. I recommend getting a low-cost sports watch (with a small profile so it's comfortable to sleep in) if you don't already have one. That was a huge help to me when I was documenting my sleep patterns.

I hope that helps! I wish I could give you better news, but I do believe it's preferable to know what you're dealing with than to not - even if it's not something with an easy fix. Let me know if you have any other questions - I am not a sleep doctor or physician, but I can speak to the realities of living with N24. If I can help others at all, I like to. Good luck!

[prankprincess123]

I couldn't sleep because my ears were ringing, so I googled 'why do my ears start ringing whenever I try to go to sleep?' and one research rabbit hole later, I discovered that this is a symptom pretty much only associated with chronic sleep deprivation.

And honestly, that would explain so much...

[fantome-sans-opera]

Can't believe I missed it . How did I miss it?

[thebibliosphere]

Me: desperately trying to avoid a migraine over the next few days by getting as much sleep as possible.

My ADHD at 11:45pm when I’ve got shit to do first thing in the morning because it’s fucking Christmas: pst, hey.

Me: …

ADHD: You know that plot hole you’ve been stuck on for over a year?

Me: …

ADHD: wouldn’t it be wild if you suddenly figured out how to fix it AND had the motivation to work on it.

Me: …

Me: God fucking dammit.

[my-wife-doesnt-approve]

Demons, small children, six of one, half dozen the other

[dreadark]

wtf is 1:30-5:30

[whoselabelisitanyway]

My all-the-time reality.

[chronicsymptomsyndrome]

“Winners don’t hit snooze” drop dead actually. Fucking die.

Winners don’t go around assuming everyone is just as privileged and healthy and well rested as them

Winners don’t shame others for whatever accommodations they might need to maintain a decent quality of life

Winners don’t act like pretentious ableist assholes in fact I’m pretty sure winners are perceptive open-minded kind and understanding. Idk

[wishkhh]

chronically eepy and that's ok

[bra1n-d3ad]

How I’ve felt every time I’ve gone to sleep since I was a child btw

[calicocrisis]

It appears that I don’T remember crap because I don’t get enough sleep at night

[totally-correct-star-wars]

Obi-Wan: I haven't slept in seventy-three hours. Ki Adi Mundi: Eighty. Democratically elected leader of insomnia. Depa Billaba: It's been ninety for me. I'm going for an even one hundred. Kit Fisto: You guys are terrifying.

[crumbledmountains]

MY arcane alternate universe where silco teams up with everyone’s other favorite eloquent sharp-dressed morally grey deeply emotional yet projects coldness villain with offputting eyes—grand admiral thrawn, of course—and they win zaun’s independence and then save the chiss ascendancy from the grysks. hire me fortiche!!!

[shittymalevolentheadcanons]

Arthur's eyes are constantly irritated cuz he doesn't get enough sleep

no wonder he makes such poor decisions, his eyes hurt and hes so EEPY!!!!