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  • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    The suspect’s wife said he hadn’t slept in three days. So we presumed his mental health was affected.

    I’ve experienced bouts of being awake for more than 36 hours (I think there’s even a time I’ve been awake for 72 hours–my memory of that time is really fuzzy), and I can attest that at such times I’m irritable and yet slow to react at the same time. It’s a really strange state of mind to be in.

    I am guessing, just out of my ass, that some kind of mania (a manic episode) is involved.

    Regardless, I hope this incident leads to the man getting the help he needs.

    • Periwinkledot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      My personal record is 30hrs straight. Mabuti nakauwi na ko bago magshut down yung katawan ko. Tapos tulog 14hrs straight.

      • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Buti na lang! I can’t imagine doing anything remotely productive at such situations too.

        And that 14h recharge, lol! At my worst, I’ve had days where I’d sleep for around 18 hours (after being awake for ~30 hours), even got to a 24h+ sleeping spree, but the feeling after such a long sleep, not that great either. Parang nakukulangan pa ako sa tulog.

        It’s just unhealthy: too much wakefulness and too much sleep.

    • ExploringLiterature@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      24 ang nagawa ko, and I have to say I don’t want to to it again. I’ve become more assertive when it comes to sleep time now. Di ko mapakawalan ang 8 hours sleep time, 1 to 4 hours if shit really needs to be done, but I still have to sleep somehow.

      On recharge time, I only remember once na natulog ako ng 6 am and woke up around 9 or 10 pm (?) that evening. Luckily I didn’t feel dizzy or anything, but quite well rested. Hungry AF tho.

      On a sort of relevant note, this was around the time I stumbled upon the sickness Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI), which is basically a disorder that can be passed down wherein the affected person dies slowly because they can’t sleep.

      Experts estimate that only 100 people in 30 families across Europe, China, Japan, Australia, and the U.S. are carriers of the gene that causes this disease.

      Source is WebMD. That’s like a terrible death sentence for a family.

      Scary shit.

      • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I’ve become more assertive when it comes to sleep time now.

        Teach me your ways, master!‌ lol!

        Sarili ko pinaka-kalaban ko dito eh. Lalo na yung feeling mo you’re coming near a breakthrough and ayaw mong mawala sa groove since it’s very hard to get the mental train get going after a prolonged break (like sleep).

        Eto ata yung side-effect ng na-train sa cramming, lol! Yung lahat na lang halos dinadaan sa overnight at pag-pigil ng tulog: notebooks (na sinusubmit sa teacher), projects, thesis.

        But yeah, I know one has to be assertive and disciplined when it comes to sleep (part of a healthy sleep hygiene). Kaso mas di hamak siyang madaling sabihin kaysa gawin.

        That’s like a terrible death sentence for a family.

        That’s really terrible indeed. I’d probably just off myself if I find myself to be in such a situation.