The 100-hour no-sleep challenge.

**Signet** · 11-12-2012 02:33 AM

Originally Posted by frost458

And sitting on your duff not sleeping is an adventure? :p

Can't say I didn't warn you if you get panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder from damage due to sleep deprivation.
May be you won't be able to expience lucid dreaming, ever...

1. I create things when I stay up. Original stuff like stories, building blueprints (I'm thinking about going into architecture), and songs.

2. I don't have any panic disorders or problems with anxiety. Please, good sir. I'm one of the most stable people you'll meet.

3. I already have had lucid dreams. Even so, I will openly admit to having difficulty keeping up my motivation. Also, I happen to think that there are more important things in real life than playing God in my dreams.

4. Please leave. I don't need whiny, annoying downers "contributing" to this thread.

Seriously. Go away.

**Signet** · 11-19-2012 01:31 AM

Thanksgiving break. Whoopie. Come the end of Monday, that's what it is for me.

I've been up since 7am this morni-- Correction, yesterday morning. (Sunday morning, to be specific.) Since I'm staying up to finish a 5-page exegetical paper, I feel a little like trying for the insomnicent once again -- the whole 100 hours.
Anyone out there feel like daring me to take a go at it again?

Oh, and I'll be taking a train back to Iowa for the break, so there's no trouble with driving while sleep-deprived.

**Mancon** · 11-19-2012 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Signet

Thanksgiving break. Whoopie. Come the end of Monday, that's what it is for me.

I've been up since 7am this morni-- Correction, yesterday morning. (Sunday morning, to be specific.) Since I'm staying up to finish a 5-page exegetical paper, I feel a little like trying for the insomnicent once again -- the whole 100 hours.
Anyone out there feel like daring me to take a go at it again?

Oh, and I'll be taking a train back to Iowa for the break, so there's no trouble with driving while sleep-deprived.

Yes, try it again

**Signet** · 11-19-2012 04:20 PM

Well. In the words of Ernest Hemingway, "Oh boy, here we go again!"

Edit:
#HSF: 23#
Song: Picnic of Lanterns

**Signet** · 11-19-2012 04:30 PM

Actually... no. I don't find it right to push myself to the limit just for fun during a break that I should dedicate to my family.

Finals are coming up right on the heels of Thanksgiving break, so I'll try back then. Sorry.

**Michael073** · 11-27-2012 11:57 AM

Actually 100 hours without sleep is easy for everybody, but people just don't do it because they don't have to.
If you really need to stay awake for 100 hours.. trust me, u can.
The human body can take waaaaay more than everybody thinks.

What do u think about those military soldiers that need to stay awake for 5 days while walking 260km with a 35kg rugsack and about 1500 calories worth of food each day?

Trust me, if u really have to.. everybody can

**Matte87** · 11-27-2012 07:38 PM

If you're in a situation where there's not much of a choice then you might be able to pull off crazy feats of strength, but just doing what you feel like and trying to stay awake is almost impossible for me. I can count on one hand the times I've stayed up an entire night with no sleep until next night. Actually not even sure if I've ever been able to do that, and I've been at many LAN parties and regular parties.

Not everyone is able to do those things, that's why the hardcore guys in the military need to qualify in the first place.

**Signet** · 11-27-2012 09:03 PM

Well if nothing else, I am so totally NOT going into the military! XD

**Michael073** · 11-27-2012 09:37 PM

Signet don't get me wrong mate, the 73 hours is already a great achievement, 100 hours even greater.
There are not many people who can do it just for fun and for achieving it.

I am just saying if someone's in a place they don't have a choice like either dieing or staying up the body and mind will keep you awake.

Anyway, u earned a great achievement. My respect...

**Signet** · 11-28-2012 02:15 AM

Originally Posted by Michael073

I am just saying if someone's in a place they don't have a choice like either dieing or staying up the body and mind will keep you awake.

Oh, yes. Lotsa stories about stuff like that, but most of it's a bit unnerving (or awing) for me to read.

Signet don't get me wrong mate, the 73 hours is already a great achievement, 100 hours even greater.
There are not many people who can do it just for fun and for achieving it.
[...]
Anyway, u earned a great achievement. My respect...

Awwwww, somebody's flattering me.

read: "Somebody actually DOESN'T hate me! Yay!"

**Kenz** · 12-01-2012 03:41 PM

I get to like 35 hours and i just like pass out lol

**YT1VITA3RC** · 12-02-2012 07:11 PM

say goodbye too recall... just sayen.

**Irken** · 12-03-2012 12:17 AM

This challenge sounds incredibly dangerous, is the sort of thing we promote here at dreamviews? Go out and not sleep and die guys, then let the legal battles ensue between the deceased's family and Alex.

**Signet** · 12-03-2012 07:19 AM

Originally Posted by Irken

This challenge sounds incredibly dangerous, is the sort of thing we promote here at dreamviews? Go out and not sleep and die guys, then let the legal battles ensue between the deceased's family and Alex.

...hang on. I'm trying to figure out if you're siding with the "don't do it; it's dangerous" people, or if you're making fun of them.

**stonedreams** · 12-03-2012 11:51 PM

Frost you have to understand many people have done this and been fine. Just look it up on youtube there are so many people have done it before and reported no problems. I would agree with you though in some ways

**MarineRecon** · 12-04-2012 10:13 PM

This sounds fun hahaha!

A good friend of mine just went through one of the toughest military training schools in the United States and possibly the world. Its called BUD/S. They have a thing called "Hell Week" where for five days straight, and with only 4 hours of sleep total, they do intense exercises. He told me that many students didn't even sleep for the 4 hours because they were afraid to wake back up and be too tired to carry on!

Good luck!

**Signet** · 12-07-2012 07:14 PM

Gentlemen.... it's on.

**Sensei** · 12-07-2012 07:35 PM

Are you starting again? I didn't comment last time, but I have been watching this thread. I have gone about 70 hours at most I believe.

That is because I hate sleep. I do not like doing nothing. That is why dreams allow me to go to sleep. I used to just get 2-4 hours of sleep a night and be fine, but I changed because I feel a little more energetic (mostly my attitude) and can actually think faster, and I want to LD of course.

**Wishfulthinker** · 12-07-2012 08:28 PM

My days I hate to sleep because I need the time in the days but even for me this is spectacular.

I'm quite intrigued as to how this goes...

*stalks this post from now on*

**Signet** · 12-07-2012 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by BrandonBoss

Are you starting again? I didn't comment last time, but I have been watching this thread. I have gone about 70 hours at most I believe.

Yes, and congrats on 70 hours! Maybe we should start a 3-day+ club for people who stay up for long periods of time...

That is because I hate sleep. I do not like doing nothing.

....

Holey freaking crap! That is EXACTLY what got me into lucid dreaming in the first place!
Dang. That's cool.

Originally Posted by Wishfulthinker

*stalks this post from now on*

*keeps dropping a trail of shiny coins for the wishful thinker to follow*

**Sensei** · 12-07-2012 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by Signet

Yes, and congrats on 70 hours! Maybe we should start a 3-day+ club for people who stay up for long periods of time...
....

Holey freaking crap! That is EXACTLY what got me into lucid dreaming in the first place!
Dang. That's cool.

That would be awesome. Maybe a private forum, I would need to make sure I break 72 hours though. I should do that again sometime soon... maybe next weekend after finals. I do not want to alert my wife, so I could just lay down and meditate at night and get up early.

Yeah! Even before I knew about lucid dreaming I always said that the only good thing about sleep is dreaming. I did not know at that time that you can have multiple dreams in a night, I just had 1 every single night, had I known you could have more I would have tried back then. I used to get angry almost every time I went to sleep because I wanted to read or watch tv or play video or hang with friends, but now with lucid dreaming, I can go to bed happy and excited.

**Wishfulthinker** · 12-07-2012 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by Signet

*keeps dropping a trail of shiny coins for the wishful thinker to follow*

Ooooh shiiiiinnnnneeeeyyy. *follows the trail and picks up coins like a magpie *

**Signet** · 12-08-2012 06:01 AM

Being optimistic, I woke up at ~9:00 A.M. of Friday, December seventh.
For those who still haven't bought enough gray matter on eBay, that's today. This morning.

Time so far: 14 hours.

14%! Yay!

Now bring on the dried plums and 4chan/b/ raids! It's PARTY TIME!!

**louie54** · 12-08-2012 10:05 AM

Sounds dangerous, but I just hope you don't drive.

Somethings you could do to help pass the time:

Watch every episode of The Walking Dead from start to finish
Watch every episode of Breaking Bad from start to finish
or watch every episode of your favorite TV show.

Phone Losers of America: Phone Losers of America - YouTube
Angry Video Game Nerd: Cinemassacre.com - YouTube

I know you said you weren't going to sit and play Halo but I mean what else are you going to do at 3am?

**Signet** · 12-08-2012 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by louie54

Sounds dangerous, but I just hope you don't drive.
...
I know you said you weren't going to sit and play Halo but I mean what else are you going to do at 3am?

I'm on a college campus, so no - I don't drive.

And didn't I already give a list of activities? Eh. Whatever.
One thing I noted was that the length of Final Fantasy VI, if one does all the side-missions and such, is about 100 hours. Cool.
I've got thousands of hours of anime.
4chan/b/
Or all the homework that really needs to get done. >_<