Insomniacs, unite!

[Hungrycookpot]

It gets really boring around here from like 3-7am, so i think everyone should stop sleeping. Come on. Do it. It'l be fun, just like a party, except in this party when you finally pass out you won't have to worry about vomiting all over yourself.

Seriously, does anyone know how long you can go without sleep? How bad does your sleeping have to get before you have insomnia? Or is insomnia just a word people use to describe not sleeping?

[pphalan]

OK we will do a marathon...........how about some rules.......you can only post in this thread between 0300 to 0700...

[JacobM5727]

sorry i missed it, was staring at my bit torrent and wishing it would go faster

[sexylady]

Insomnia
Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time.

Insomnia
is a sleep disorder characterised by an inability to sleep and/or to remain asleep for a reasonable period during the night. Sufferers typically complain of being unable to close their eyes for more than a few minutes at a time, or of 'tossing and turning' through the night.

If insomnia continues for more than a few nights running, it can become chronic and cause a sleep deficit that is extremely detrimental to the sufferer's well-being. Insomnia interrupts the natural sleep cycle, which can be hard to restore. Some insomniacs unwittingly perpetuate their complaint by napping in the late afternoon or early evening, leading to wakefulness at bedtime and more insomnia. Others push their bodies to the limits, until their sleep deficit causes severe physical and mental effects.

Many people who feel they are suffering from insomnia may actually have a lower physical need for sleep than they believe they do. A normal part of the ageing process is to sleep more lightly and for shorter periods of time, and some elderly people toss and turn in bed late at night or early in the morning when their body has no physical need for more rest, because they believe that they must 'need' a certain amount of sleep to be rested.

Insomnia
is a common side-effect of some medications, and it can also be caused by stress, emotional upheaval, physical or mental illness, dietary allergy and poor sleep hygiene. Insomnia is a major symptom of mania in people with bipolar disorder, and it can also be a sign of hyper-thyroidism, depression, or other physical complaints with stimulating effects.


hope this help you to have idea regarding insomnia

cheers