Thread: zebrah going polyphasic!

Proof that Zebrah has gone Polyphasic:

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Whoah! Trippy stuff!

i'm starting all over again today. 12:00 a.m nap was a success. . .

Originally Posted by darkmatters

proof that zebrah has gone polyphasic:

Spoiler for don't click if you're epileptic or subject to seizures from flashing lights:

whoah! Trippy stuff!

i will

Its not easy! But i am not giving up. I will wait for two successful consecutive days before posting 'the hows and the struggles'
thank you.

Like i said, i will post only when i had 2days success. But i missed out at the 48th (over slept at 12a.m) hour.
i am gathering personal experiences on how to succeed with the uberman adaptation.

I thought i have a complete month for uberman adaptation. I was wrong, i am going back to school today because we resumed on 9th Nov.
i am up uberman for SPAMAYL which is flexible.
sleeping schedule for SPAMAYL:
from 9p.m to 7a.m i will be sleeping for 20 minutes in every one hour. That is 200 minutes sleep time, then i will be napping twice during the day (20 min each) which totals up to 4 hours sleeping time.
any advice?

Day one experience;
Though I had been failing to keep the Uberman sleeping schedule but did succeed in sleeping less, so this left me sleep-deprived.
I was awake between 12:27a.m to 4:45a.m, though feeling sleepy along this period. I slept between 4:45a.m to 6:15a.m and I never slept again until 2p.m, for 20min.
I also felt sleepy between these periods. Some times I slept off while seating down without knowing it and hypnagogic images, events and feelings will jolt me to wakefulness. I waked up still feeling sleepy but not tired, after the 2p.m nap.
At 4p.m I napped for 20.
There was no electricity for me to type my experiences so I forget some of the experiences.
14th Nov.
Day two experience;
A friend came to me asking for help, to help teach him something with my computer system which I could not resist because he is seating for the exams the next day. I had no option than to teach him, which as a result disorganized my sleeping schedule. Since then I have being studying and battling with myself to know which of the schedule will suit me. I could find non but SPAMAYL.
After my research I found out that for me to adapt easily to either SPAMAYL or Uberman I have to pass through naptation, which is depriving myself sleep for 36 hours, sleeping for 20min after every 2 hours for a day and 20min after every 3 hours for the next succeeding day after which I will switch to the sleeping schedule of my choice.
So I tried it on 17th, at 00:17a.m to 00:17p.m of 18th. And I failed at 25min before the 23rd hour. By this time, sleep has already taken control of me. I got tired of standing on my feet, I sat upright but sleep was pushing me around and I nearly heat my head against the floor severally. To this extent I could not bear it any more but lay down on my bed to sleep and I never waked up till after 3 hours. After this I gave up and went back to bed to sleep on. My friend had to wake me up at 6:27a.m.
I regretted having missed out but forgave myself and decided to give this a try again from 7a.m to 7p.m of 19th. Good luck.
Sleepiness is something that stills away our consciousness. I have failed again, I slept for three hours. I am continuing, that is from 00:00a.m to 12:00p.m of 21th.
The struggle continues. I will never give up.
In the 28 hour, I found it difficult resisting sleep. I don’t know when it comes; all I could notice was my waking up after 5 to 8 min. some times 10min. this time sleep comes in like a thief to steal away my consciousness.
Until I succeed I will not stop trying.
From my mistakes I am coming up with these rules:
• I must not lie down or lean against anything
• I must live in the now by being patient with myself
• I must recognize my efforts and be grateful for them
• I must motivate myself while walking around whenever I feel sleepy
• I must be busy doing something (except reading books)
• I must not obey my feelings (tiredness and sickness) and thoughts that stems from them, they are servants and my will of becoming a polyphaser is the master. Oh God forgive me if I am committing suicide, Amen.
God help me.
My naptation time table
From 23th 08:00a.m to 24st 08:00p.m (i.e. 36 hours) time awake.
At the 16th hour I slept off for 45min. (between 12:00a.m & 1:00a.m). At 31st hour I dozed off again and slept for 90min. I waked up and was angry at myself, but could not do anything than to encourage myself to forge ahead.
Between these times I nap unintentionally for 5 to 10min. which I tried to avoid by getting busy.
Nap time (for Dymaxion for the rest)
7 A.M/P.M and 1 A.M/P.M (for 30min. each time) this is a perfect sleeping schedule for me. May God help me, Amen?
Stick to your rules and follow it religiously.
My mother and mistress, help me. Amen.
If life were to be easy, it will not be interesting. Becoming a polyphasic sleeper is not a child’s play.
For over a month now I have been trying to become a polyphaser without success. The only thing that is keeping me going is the fact that I am sleeping less as a result of my efforts, which also adds to my motivations.
Considering the length of time and the repeated mistakes it appears as if I am not serious. And this frustrates me. It is so near but at the same time it is out of reach.
It is difficult to leave consciously all the time.
28 December 2011
Up till now I still haven’t succeeded, oh this is so pathetic. God help me.
As I said earlier, the unsteadiness of electricity is what is making me loose some of my experiences; I can’t remember all of it now. But I will write the little I can remember.
I have discovered so much about myself. I take things for granted, curiosity always takes control of me. Whenever I get to the point of tiredness and sleepiness I go to bed almost subconsciously. As a result I see myself as a weak-will person.
The struggle continues…
29 December 2011
This day was hell. I was awake till 12A.M and by 12:30A.M I lost control. I was feeling sleepy and tired but refused to sleep. I sat on a seat and drifted off into REM sleep. I had a dream where I was still looking for a place to lay down and sleep but still could not find a place, and as a result I woke up and felt normal, at about 1:04A.M.
At about 4A.M and after 4A.M I was totally tired and sleepy. I tried to rest for few minutes but got myself after 5:15A.M.
31 December 2011
I was too tired and sleepy to continue, so I slept off and over slept. Though, the previous days were filled with mistakes. I never made it to the second day without making a mistake (breaking my rules).
So two months have past without any success with becoming what I need to be. I’m still not given up but I have fourteen more days to give up until then, I remain positive.
1 January 2012
I was all alone in the house, no electricity, nothing to keep me busy and I slept off as a result, around 1:30P.M and found myself awake around 4:30P.M. I planned being awake till 12A.M to nap for 30 minutes.
2 January 2012
I over slept, from 12A.M to 2:47A.M. I struggled with sleep all through till 6A.M. I tried napping but could not.
I laid down at 7P.M to nap but sleep was not forthcoming. I woke up and await the next nap, which will be at 1A.M but could not make it. I slept at 10P.M woke up at 12A.M, felt so tired and disappointed, I could do nothing than to fall back to sleep. And I slept all through to some minutes after 2AM, went back to sleep again and found myself waking at about 5:15AM.
3 January 2012
7 A.M/P.M and 1 A.M/P.M (for 30min. each time) this is my sleeping schedule for now.
My first nap will be at 7PM. But I was busy at 7, and could not sleep until the next napping time which is at 1A.M. At the 22nd hour I slept off, the sleep was uncontrollable. I kind of subconsciously went to lie down on my bed but found myself awake at 12:46A.M. Feeling tired and sleepy, I went back to sleep and found myself awake again at 3:26. That is 3 hours, approximately (of the next day being 4th of January).
4 January 2012
I skipped 7A.M, 1P.M and 7P.M naps. I started battling with sleep from 11P.M, but I was outside walking around while praying and some times I slept off without knowing it. I finally got to 1A.M, sat down to sleep, set my alarm clock with the ear piece on my ears 30 minutes later but only noticed the alarm an hour later which left me with questions like, “did I make mistake while setting the alarm?”
I changed my diet to gruel, moringa tea and vegetables.
5 January 2012
I napped at 7A.M and the experience was amazing. I felt the weight of my body lying on a bed, then I was in a dream falling from the sky and the sensation was like fading, until I began to meditate in the dream. The sensation grew stronger and I lost lucidity. The alarm buzzed me up and I turned it off and went back to sleep to wake up 45 minutes later.
Its 7:42P.M, I wondered when I fell asleep. But I could remember struggling with feeling of sleepiness around 6:30P.M so this is the third time I am waking up after one hour, but this time without alarm. Less I forget, I could not sleep at 1P.M but meditated and thought I had a light sleep.
6 January 2012
I was very tired and sleepy to set my alarm and get earpiece. And thought to myself that I would not get enough energy if I sleep while seating down, so, I lie down as a result without remembering my rule and found myself awake at 5:11A.M (four hours later). At 1P.M, I meditated and felt so tired. At 7P.M, I napped and felt so tired, I went back to sleep and found myself awake at 10:30P.M.

I am coming up with one more rule from my polyphasic experiences, which is
i must have faith in God and in myself.
i am giving up on Ubaman and Dymaxion. considering General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS), i will continue the struggle withe the Every Man sleeping schedule. and my sleeping schedule is as below;
10:00P.M - 1:00A.M = (3hours core sleep)
7:00 - 7:30A.M = 30min. nap
1:00 - 1:30P.M = 30min. nap
7:00 - 7:30P.M = 30 min. nap
sleep time = 4.5 hours while awake time = 19.5hours
i will be sucessful on this one, wish me luck.
i am starting today.

DAY ONE
i woke up at exactly 1:00A.M when my alarm clock went off.

you must try making a schedule that fits school time too master espika

Every Man is ok for now. thanks

i could not sleep at 7:00A.M, i had a very light sleep.

1:00P.M nap was a success, i had it on a buss. i found it difficult sleeping at 7:00P.M, if at all i had, its very light.

DAY ONE is a success. Core sleep was a little bit tricky. i waked up at 1:00A.M, turned off my alarm and slept for 27 more minutes. i.e i waked up for the second time at 1:27A.M

DAY TWO
I'm awake, alert and active. no feeling of tiredness or sleepiness.

Jeez, Zeb, you didn't even give yourself time to adapt! No wonder you didn't make it!

i failed, but i have my reasons. in the first day i made mention of sleeping in a bus. i was traveling to a different location when i was cut up with my napping time and i had to nap on the bus. getting to my destination, i had a successful 7:00P.M nap and 10:00P.M - 1:00A.M core sleep.
the failure came after the core sleep. there was no electricity to keep myself busy and it was rainy outside, so i couldn't go outside to walk around. so i over slept as a result.
i am assuring you guys that there will no such failures as this in the feature.

as they say " you lean by your mistakes "

DAY THREE I'm awake alert and active. I waked up at 12:46, before my alarm chimed.

i over slept before 7:00A.M, therefore I'm skipping 7:00A.M.

DAY FOUR
I was disorganized by school activities, but I hope tomorrow will be better.

i have lost track of the DAY, i think i have to go by date with the DAY inclusive. the challenges I'm facing now is skipping my naps as a result of activities beyond my control.

for instance yesterday i slept around 11:30 P.M and woke up around after 2:00 A.M. i skipped 7 A.M because i was busy doing my assignments.

I waked at exactly 1:00AM and thought to myself that i will start all over again. and starting all over again means posting my experiences here on this forum. but i suggest i write it on my journal then i can post on this forum after i must have succeeded. So i will only post my experiences after i have succeeded.
thank you all.