I'm obsessed with staying awake!

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Every night I go to bed as normal but then stay up really late, often getting only an hour sleep per night.

I can't help doing it, if I try to sleep I feel really panicky, or invent reasons why I need to stay awake. It's not that I'm not tired, because I have quite an active life. It's making me so tired during the day I can't concentrate on what I'm doing, and I've fallen asleep while working before. (Sleeping during the day is fine) No matter how tired I was, when night time comes I just can't sleep. The only way I've found is to absolutely exhaust myself, by which I mean absolutely excessive mental/physical work. This is clearly not a practical solution. People have suggested sleeping pills but I don't really want to take any medication. Also, I feel that if I do sleep, I'm wasting my life. If you think about it, that does make sense, since we spend so much precious time asleep.

Can anyone please offer advice? This is a serious problem.

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  • gingerthicc
    4 years ago

    i am obsessed with seeing how long my body can last with 2-3 hours sleep. i'm also scared of sleeping from sleep paralysis, but it's mainly the testing my body part.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    Sleeping tablets

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  • clareling
    12 years ago

    People have different sleep patterns and needs. I know people who only sleep for 4 hours and do their best work in the wee hours of the morning.

    A fear of sleep is different. You shouldn't be afraid of sleep.

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  • blondie0h3
    13 years ago

    i used to be like this. i was depressed though.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    Monster energy :]

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  • Filthee
    14 years ago

    same :/

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  • hotchickie81
    14 years ago

    I wish humans didn't require sleep. I feel it's a total waste of time. But it's something our bodies require, so I guess there's not much we can do about it.

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