What happens to you when you get tired (as in a lack of sleep)?

Terabin · 05-26-2005, 12:05 PM

I'm extremely tired right now since I just finished finals and am kind of going nuts because I haven't had a good night's sleep since last weekend. Thus, this thread. When I haven't had any sleep I usually am pretty punchy, but today, I'm kind of......out of it.

The little dude who killed Mr. Sandman will die. Eat my iron pan, little man! HAHA!

little dude

Terabin · 05-26-2005, 12:11 PM

CRAP! Two of those options are the same! That's what happens when I'm TIRED, folks. Err........option two refers to the fact that you are peppier than normal and option 5 refers to the fact that you're normal. Thought I'd clarify, since I am a Man of Clarity (TM).

Jazhara7 · 05-26-2005, 12:18 PM

I get extremely hyper (and silly. Well, more silly than I am anyway). Though, if I get even more tired over time, my eyes begin to ache, and I get a little less hyper. Then, at one point (usually 4 o'clock in the morning, on a normal day, like New Year-New Year's day), suddenly all tiredness vanishes, and I am extremely relaxed, and awake. This last phenomenon does not seem limited to me - all people on that New Year's celebration (that is, all kids, including me) were absolutely awake after 4 o'clock, and not tired at all.

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Talas · 05-26-2005, 12:24 PM

After doing excercise I just collapse, but if I don't want to sleep I feel normal. But of course, after that I sleep way more than the normal.

DustCropper · 05-26-2005, 12:25 PM

I laugh a lot, at stupid things. Once my friend came into my room and shouted "Hey!" and then stubbed his pinky toe on the door. That had me rolling on the floor laughing with tears in my eyes. I'm only like that if I'm tired due to the lack of sleep.

If I'm tired because I've been working so hard, I usually just collapse on the floor.

Fairygdmther · 05-26-2005, 12:34 PM

My first stage of being tired I get cranky. Then if I get past that I get silly, then after that I'm nearly comatose - nothing sinks in, and I'm kinda "duh!"

FGM-Lyn

Jazhara7 · 05-26-2005, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Fairygdmther

Then if I get past that I get silly

Phew, and there was me thinking it was only me that gets silly - because my medication starts to wear off, would have been my first guess, then.

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Huz · 05-26-2005, 01:01 PM

For me, being very tired feels very similar to being drunk. Which doesn't actually tell you what I'm like, but you can at least make an assumption.

Ninja Dodo · 05-26-2005, 04:00 PM

It depends on whether I'm tired from not sleeping enough, or from not sleeping at all. The first one I ramble even more than I do normally and the second one I have to be doing something or I just collapse.

Once I didn't sleep two nights in a row... and then I played monopoly. That was fun.

Also, I cannot read when I haven't slept. I nod off instantly. One evening I was trying to write a report for university after having worked all night on the actual assignment and next thing I know I wake up 7am on my bed with my clothes on. Must've rolled out of my desk chair right onto my bed, or something...

05-26-2005, 04:10 PM

I act pretty normal. I don't get much sleep anyway because sleep is for chumps.

Sage · 05-26-2005, 07:34 PM

I get progressively more and more spacey until I pass out.

ScottMate

Zygomaticus · 05-26-2005, 08:04 PM

I think I am just normal when I am tired, except I am even more mellow than I am normally. Say I'm in a conversation, I just listen (and I really listen, not just nod) instead of also talking.

Elton28 · 05-27-2005, 06:55 AM

I either:

a) fall off

or

b) become stranger than usual , which believe me, is saying something

or

c) continue to do what I am doing until my head starts to nod. Yes that's right. I stare at my PC screen for hours into my tiredness, finding the attraction of my PC is just too much and cannot pull myself away.

JoeX111 · 05-27-2005, 07:10 AM

Back in the day, I would fall asleep at the computer and put myself to bed. I would wake up in the morning, lights off, computer monitor shut off, and with absolutely no memory of going to bed. The only way I'd know is when I turned on the monitor and saw all my AIM conversations still up on the screen with people asking me where the hell I was.

RLacey · 05-27-2005, 09:08 AM

I swing between depression and hyperactivity, the latter keeping me awake whilst the former reminds me how much I'd like to stop working and go sleep.

Supreme Goddess · 05-28-2005, 05:09 AM

When I'm very tired I actually power nap if I can't go to bed. It's amazing how easily a 15 minute nap can turn into an hour....

Elton28 · 05-28-2005, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Supreme Goddess

When I'm very tired I actually power nap if I can't go to bed. It's amazing how easily a 15 minute nap can turn into an hour....

...or even 7

Hammerite · 05-29-2005, 09:51 AM

If I'm up very late, I get twitchy and paranoid...

Hammerite · 05-29-2005, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammerite

If I'm up very late, I get twitchy and paranoid...

well more than usual, anyway.

Jazhara7 · 05-29-2005, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammerite

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Originally Posted by Hammerite

If I'm up very late, I get twitchy and paranoid...

well more than usual, anyway.

That was exactly my thought...

Your avatar seems so twitchy!

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You get irritable, every noise is too loud, and your bed mocks you from miles away.	2	8.70%
You run off adrenaline and do just fine as a peppy, red-eyed person, preferably a pirate.	8	34.78%
You collapse and people think you are dead.	0	0%
You do things you wouldn't normally do, like, turn to cannibalism and kick puppies and things.	3	13.04%
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05-26-2005, 12:05 PM	#1
Terabin Tell me This is It Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 538	What happens to you when you get tired (as in a lack of sleep)? I'm extremely tired right now since I just finished finals and am kind of going nuts because I haven't had a good night's sleep since last weekend. Thus, this thread. When I haven't had any sleep I usually am pretty punchy, but today, I'm kind of......out of it. The little dude who killed Mr. Sandman will die. Eat my iron pan, little man! HAHA! little dude Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by Terabin; 05-26-2005 at 12:26 PM.

05-26-2005, 12:11 PM	#2
Terabin Tell me This is It Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 538	CRAP! Two of those options are the same! That's what happens when I'm TIRED, folks. Err........option two refers to the fact that you are peppier than normal and option 5 refers to the fact that you're normal. Thought I'd clarify, since I am a Man of Clarity (TM). Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by Terabin; 05-26-2005 at 12:16 PM.

05-26-2005, 12:18 PM	#3
Jazhara7 Ale! And keep 'em coming! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beyond the Pattern of Reality...or Germany Posts: 8,527	I get extremely hyper (and silly. Well, more silly than I am anyway). Though, if I get even more tired over time, my eyes begin to ache, and I get a little less hyper. Then, at one point (usually 4 o'clock in the morning, on a normal day, like New Year-New Year's day), suddenly all tiredness vanishes, and I am extremely relaxed, and awake. This last phenomenon does not seem limited to me - all people on that New Year's celebration (that is, all kids, including me) were absolutely awake after 4 o'clock, and not tired at all. - Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ - "esc(x) cot(x) dx = -csc(x)!" Dennis added, and the wizard's robe caught on fire. "Gosh," Dennis said, "and some people say higher math isn't relevant." >>>Inventor of the Mail order-Assassin<<< And This...is a Black Hole - BYE!

05-26-2005, 12:24 PM	#4
Talas S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mexico Posts: 707	After doing excercise I just collapse, but if I don't want to sleep I feel normal. But of course, after that I sleep way more than the normal. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ ¿Qué?

05-26-2005, 12:25 PM	#5
DustCropper Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,117	I laugh a lot, at stupid things. Once my friend came into my room and shouted "Hey!" and then stubbed his pinky toe on the door. That had me rolling on the floor laughing with tears in my eyes. I'm only like that if I'm tired due to the lack of sleep. If I'm tired because I've been working so hard, I usually just collapse on the floor. Share Share this post on Twitter

05-26-2005, 12:34 PM	#6
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	My first stage of being tired I get cranky. Then if I get past that I get silly, then after that I'm nearly comatose - nothing sinks in, and I'm kinda "duh!" FGM-Lyn Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

05-26-2005, 01:01 PM	#8
Huz Kersal Massive Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,430	For me, being very tired feels very similar to being drunk. Which doesn't actually tell you what I'm like, but you can at least make an assumption. Share Share this post on Twitter

05-26-2005, 04:00 PM	#9
Ninja Dodo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,459	It depends on whether I'm tired from not sleeping enough, or from not sleeping at all. The first one I ramble even more than I do normally and the second one I have to be doing something or I just collapse. Once I didn't sleep two nights in a row... and then I played monopoly. That was fun. Also, I cannot read when I haven't slept. I nod off instantly. One evening I was trying to write a report for university after having worked all night on the actual assignment and next thing I know I wake up 7am on my bed with my clothes on. Must've rolled out of my desk chair right onto my bed, or something... Share Share this post on Twitter

05-26-2005, 04:10 PM	#10
SamNMax Guest Posts: n/a	I act pretty normal. I don't get much sleep anyway because sleep is for chumps. Share Share this post on Twitter

05-26-2005, 07:34 PM	#11
Sage Bad Influence Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham, Alabama USA Posts: 5,547	I get progressively more and more spacey until I pass out. ScottMate Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Ignorance is bliss, denial is divine, and willful ignorance is a religious experience. Share the love. <3

05-26-2005, 08:04 PM	#12
Zygomaticus Liver of Life Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,317	I think I am just normal when I am tired, except I am even more mellow than I am normally. Say I'm in a conversation, I just listen (and I really listen, not just nod) instead of also talking. Share Share this post on Twitter

05-27-2005, 06:55 AM	#13
Elton28 Αγαπώ την Κέρκυρα Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: YORKSHIRE AN' PROUD OF IT!! Posts: 649	I either: a) fall off or b) become stranger than usual , which believe me, is saying something or c) continue to do what I am doing until my head starts to nod. Yes that's right. I stare at my PC screen for hours into my tiredness, finding the attraction of my PC is just too much and cannot pull myself away. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Μανολι Θα ημουν μαλλον στο ποδιλατο μου!!!

05-27-2005, 07:10 AM	#14
JoeX111 Quixotic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fresno, California Posts: 385	Back in the day, I would fall asleep at the computer and put myself to bed. I would wake up in the morning, lights off, computer monitor shut off, and with absolutely no memory of going to bed. The only way I'd know is when I turned on the monitor and saw all my AIM conversations still up on the screen with people asking me where the hell I was. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "And what has this experience taught you?" "That philosophy isn't worth my time." --Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

05-27-2005, 09:08 AM	#15
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	I swing between depression and hyperactivity, the latter keeping me awake whilst the former reminds me how much I'd like to stop working and go sleep. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

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05-28-2005, 05:09 AM	#16
Supreme Goddess Chocolate addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Warm and sunny Posts: 74	When I'm very tired I actually power nap if I can't go to bed. It's amazing how easily a 15 minute nap can turn into an hour.... Share Share this post on Twitter

05-29-2005, 09:51 AM	#18
Hammerite kamikaze hummingbirds Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Over there. Posts: 7,946	If I'm up very late, I get twitchy and paranoid... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ The bin is a place for household rubbish, not beloved pets!