This Is an Uprising -
How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century
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Tuesday, 23 January 2018
quote [ In December 1963 two boys hit upon an idea for a school science project – stay awake for as long as possible. And it shed new light on what happens inside our tired brains. ]
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Bruceski said @ 5:22am GMT on 23rd January
I have apnea (can't breathe properly when asleep so you keep waking up), and for the 25 years before I was diagnosed/treated I was a zombie from sleep deprivation. Dozing off if I sat still for too long, forgetful, overlooking details (went to school in my pajamas a few times) and absolutely horrific hallucinations/nightmares. Best explanation I can give is that the dreaming part of my brain didn't care whether I was asleep or not, and would try to force its narrative on top of whatever I was seeing. So I would feel fully awake and lucid, able to see that a hallway was clear, but part of my brain was positive that it was full of spiders. No visual hallucination, just a whisper of a different reality and my imagination doing the rest of the work.
Not fun. Even with treatment now I sometimes slip into that nightmare state if awoken suddenly, but these days I recognize it and can ride it out.
Bruceski said @ 5:22am GMT on 23rd January
I have apnea (can't breathe properly when asleep so I keep waking up), and for the 25 years before I was diagnosed/treated I was a zombie from sleep deprivation. Dozing off if I sat still for too long, forgetful, overlooking details (went to school in my pajamas a few times) and absolutely horrific hallucinations/nightmares. Best explanation I can give is that the dreaming part of my brain didn't care whether I was asleep or not, and would try to force its narrative on top of whatever I was seeing. So I would feel fully awake and lucid, able to see that a hallway was clear, but part of my brain was positive that it was full of spiders. No visual hallucination, just a whisper of a different reality and my imagination doing the rest of the work.
Not fun. Even with treatment now I sometimes slip into that nightmare state if awoken suddenly, but these days I recognize it and can ride it out.
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Bruceski said @ 5:22am GMT on 23rd January
I have apnea (can't breathe properly when asleep so I keep waking up), and for the 25 years before I was diagnosed/treated I was a zombie from sleep deprivation. Dozing off if I sat still for too long, forgetful, overlooking details (went to school in my pajamas a few times) and absolutely horrific hallucinations/nightmares. Best explanation I can give is that the dreaming part of my brain didn't care whether I was asleep or not, and would try to force its narrative on top of whatever I was seeing. So I would feel fully awake and lucid, able to see that a hallway was clear, but part of my brain was positive that it was full of spiders. No visual hallucination, just a whisper of a different reality and my imagination doing the rest of the work.
Not fun. Even with treatment now I sometimes slip into that nightmare state if awoken suddenly, but these days I recognize it and can ride it out.
