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How long have you gone without sleep

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

The record is 11 days and 24 mins held by randy gardner in the early 60s,a famous DJ in the 50s did over 8 days live on air (Peter tripp),but suffered greatly because of it and became mentally ill and paranoid

How long have you stayed awake for? Did you do it on purpose? Was it involuntary?

I remember when I was in Australia a guy told me a lot of truck drivers took amphetamines to stay awake and drive more hours to earn more cash, sometimes go days without sleep,wow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Probably about 20 hours … (lightweight)

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By *iasubTV/TS
over a year ago

Ilkeston

2 days was the longest and i felt like hell after it

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

About 36 hours when my son was born.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

2-3 days I frequent do 36-40 hours

In fact right now I am running on 16 hours for 4 hours sleep yesterday

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Think the most I've gone is 4 or 5 days. With my mental health problems it can be a common problem for me. Its awful I can't do anything and I start to get psychotic which isn't very nice.

Luckily I haven't gone that long for a while now and do manage to get a few hours each night.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Three days ... after a very daft vodka red bull binge. Have never d*unk it since...

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"2-3 days I frequent do 36-40 hours

In fact right now I am running on 16 hours for 4 hours sleep yesterday "

Hardcore

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By *atricia ParnelWoman
over a year ago

In a town full of colours

24 hours is my max

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

About 6 years after my youngest was born!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can regularly go 36 hours after a night shift and stay awake the night until late I come off so to sleep normally again

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By *enelope2UWoman
over a year ago

Fife

4 days I worked 12 hour shifts plus was in college full time and had finals so I didn't sleep not even a nap

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By *nkyCplCouple
over a year ago

Northampton


"I can regularly go 36 hours after a night shift and stay awake the night until late I come off so to sleep normally again "

Literally doing exactly that as just off nights.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Longest is about 24 hours but when I had my youngest I went about 9 months only sleeping an hour or 2 a night, it really messed me up

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Maybe 12 hours at most x

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By *enelope2UWoman
over a year ago

Fife


"2-3 days I frequent do 36-40 hours

In fact right now I am running on 16 hours for 4 hours sleep yesterday "

Yeah that's me on weekends thus nothing better than having a reason for some relief after working so mych

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

At what point can you call it sleep in hours as I've managed roughly 14 days with odd 30 minutes to an hour insomnia is my friend

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just over the 39 hour mark. Took a couple weeks to recover after that.

Lack of sleep is a serious problem, very dangerous.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

3 days, doing stupid military training stuff.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

There was a bad car crash close to me a few months ago,he smashed into 2 parked cars after his night shift,fell asleep at the wheel

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have Mental issues

And probably my worst time

When the wife passed away

Had to be given a zopicone

Think it was the fifth day I finally got to sleep

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Have Mental issues

And probably my worst time

When the wife passed away

Had to be given a zopicone

Think it was the fifth day I finally got to sleep "

Wow,sad story sir,you are amongst friends

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Probably around 3 days. Raving in my youth was not big or clever.

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By *izzy.miss.lizzyCouple
over a year ago

Pembrokeshire

2 to 3 days/nights when my babies were born, but I was lucky to have help so could catch up now and again.

as I age I cope less with lack of sleep. my need for 8 hours as a minimum in 24 has become very important to me.

If I don't get good sleep I turn monster very quickly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've had about 6hrs in the last few nights and I feel like death.

Sleep is the best.

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

7 days. It's hard to sleep in Neonatal Intensive Care.

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By *vilgasamWoman
over a year ago

The dot in the i

6 hours total over the first 7 days of having a newborn

No idea how I did that then. Definitely couldn’t these days

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By *vilgasamWoman
over a year ago

The dot in the i


"7 days. It's hard to sleep in Neonatal Intensive Care."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

About 86 hours, first wave of covid, managing a care home. All I can say, energy drink and pro plus were my friends. The 86 hours of no sleep became a regular occurrence unfortunately.

Mrs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"2-3 days I frequent do 36-40 hours

In fact right now I am running on 16 hours for 4 hours sleep yesterday

Hardcore"

Can be my sleeping partner is messed up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"2-3 days I frequent do 36-40 hours

In fact right now I am running on 16 hours for 4 hours sleep yesterday

Yeah that's me on weekends thus nothing better than having a reason for some relief after working so mych"

Hugs it can be a nightmare at times though

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By *ust a little bit moreWoman
over a year ago

kendal

My eldest child is profoundly disabled, he has NEVER slept for more than 4 hours at a time.....

I've been awake since about 2013 when he was born.

It's not unusual for me to do 24hrs at a time.

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By *aughty but nice...Man
over a year ago

Staffs

32 hours at the birth of my son

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Probably when I was in labour. Almost 48 hours I was exhausted.

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By *ampWithABrainWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

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By *ampWithABrainWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Regularly 3 days when I was in late teens/early 20’s and doing a lot of clubbing.

I’m recent years 3/4 days due to Mh nonsense, not fun at all! What then happens is I sleep for about 10/12 hours non stop. Then I’m back to my usual level of insomnia of maybe 6 hours total of a night not all in one go.

My heart genuinely goes out to anyone else who suffers either short or long term it sucks!

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By *xhib12Man
over a year ago

Blyth

About 70 hours. Was working 12 hour shifts at the time and a colleague was pretty badly injured in an accident. I was doing my shift then covering his and also helping to look after him as it was a remote worksite. Everything had to keep running until help arrived. Very scary time.

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By *oofy321Man
over a year ago

moon base zero

You die quicker from no sleep then no food

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"You die quicker from no sleep then no food"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

About 36 hours after I broke my ankle. Slept when I was put under anaesthetic

Then slept for 12 hours straight once after that

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By *rder66Man
over a year ago

Tatooine

I've went 4 days before, I was in a very stressful situation and I bearly knew who the fuck I was, where I was and was barely legible.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire


"You die quicker from no sleep then no food "
It's true. They used to use it as a form of torture during the war

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember being awake for 26 hours on a ward being induced with my last child. I also remember how I couldn't stay awake straight after having said child too.

Maybe longer with my first.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No sleep at all? About 3 days. I had pretty severe insomnia a few years back and it was the norm for me. I'd also regularly go a week or two where I'd have 2/3 hours sleep a night then I'd just crash randomly and sleep for 5/6 hours straight before the pattern repeated. It was hell and thankfully mostly under control now.

Pxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just over 54 hours, was during one of the lockdowns, got to leave the floor for couple hours rest, but didn't manage to get any sleep. Got very surreal, not safe at all and hope never have to do it again.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

The Guinness book of records don't update this record because its so dangerous to not sleep.

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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago

Not all that North of North London

Regularly used to get up for work 6ish on a Friday ahd goto bed early Sunday morning, not something I miss!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hubby managed just over 2 days, about 51 hours, when at uni. Late night video game sessions.

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By *ookie46Woman
over a year ago

Deepest darkest Peru

My son regularly is awake 30-35 hrs. His anxiety or excitement overrides his sleep meds

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

About 38-40hrs, involving driving down to Worcester from Greater Manchester at the behest of the police; sitting with my Dad in A&E; finding food and a room (during a lockdown) and then working remotely on student results day and keeping tabs on my father. I was too knackered to drive straight back to Dad's house on Merseyside, hence trying to find a hotel (needed to be twin room, wheelchair accessible - not easy!)

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