- Sleep is for wusses
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huyderman
- November 23rd, 1:14
I haven't slept tonight. I know, always an wise decision. Unfortunately, it was not for lack of trying.
After not getting to sleep all night the other day, and subsequently sleeping all day, my internal clock is all out of wack. So after a some futile hours trying to sleep, I was fed up not being able to and getting increasingly hungry. It was also increasingly obvious I'd likely just repeat yesterday, and sleep into the afternoon, missing class. So I decided to just stay awake.
Now deciding to skip sleeping always follows some familiar patterns. When you decide it, it seems oh so reasonable and doable. Then an hour or two later, you start to regret the decision. Finally the tiredness you'd been longing for is starting to seep in. But by now, it's too late. If you cave now, you'll end up even more messed up. So you soldier on, knowing that the next few hours will push your willpower and stamina.
The day continues like this, cycling between alertness and almost passing out. Until finally you'd made it. You've come through to the other end, and can go to bed and readjust to a normal sleep pattern. Only odds are, you'll be at the top of an alert cycle by then...