TempleGuard's sleep schedule

[TempleGuard]

Well i've read for the Uberman's sleep shedule a while and i pretty much liked it, but as for everyone else it doesnt fit my lifestyle.. So when i was checking the forum i saw the kromoh's sleep shedule and then did some research on that everyman's sleep shedule and i liked it. So i will adopt it and keep a journal (pretty much for myself). So i'll do it this way - Core : 4-7 h nap 1 15.20-15.40 h nap 2 19 - 19.20 h nap 3 23.10 - 23.30 h Now is 6 October 2007 I hope it will work i am starting doing it in 3 hours and 25 minutes (then it will be my first core). I am pretty sleepy now, cuz i had a shedule on my own in which i got to bed every day at 22.40-22.50 (now is 00:36), but there was nights before in which i didnt slept, so it wont be so hard for me to fit in it (i hope...) . If this works i could try to do the Uberman in the summer. (I dont know much other shedules..). I was just told that i will work tommorw (well help is probably more acqurate), so probably it will be hard with only 3 hours of sleep. I will keep you posted.

[Kromoh]

Hey TempleGuard, goodluck on your endeavours! If you feel the need to, have some coke: it does miracles. Just remember how worthy some extra hours are, personal experience. It's good to have a polyphasic brother to share experiences with Don't forget to visit me on my journal here and then By the way: find some ways not to get bored if you don't yet know what to do with the extra time. Otherwise you could easily fall asleep, maybe even without noticing.

[TempleGuard]

Yeah, i will visit your journal. It is easier to be done when you can read what will happen the next day. Coke - thanks for the advice, i will buy some. And i have like a lot of movies and tv episodes set to be watched. Some other stuff. Chatting with friends which moved to the other side of the globe. Bonus hours - always good. I only hope i wont be oversleeping, cuz of the alarms, but only the time will tell.

[TempleGuard]

Saturday, 6 October 2007 I just had my first core. I feel normal, not sleepy, not nothing. And i am not sure if i slept all the time. I even got up without the alarm. Pretty much i am fine by now. If things keep that way, than this is good. .

[TempleGuard]

Saturday, 6 October 2007 19:40 The first nap went terible - i couldnt get myself to sleep.. And when i did, my alarm wake me, so i slept for few minutes. The second nap (before 20 minutes) i slept for at least 10 minutes. And i feel tired now, but it is not hard. . I am almost 90% sure that the second day it would be harder.

[TempleGuard]

Sunday, 7 October 2007 00:00 I had my 3rd nap, it went better (i think). So i got to a full cycle. Now i am polyphasic for a full cycle. It is good, but i feel a bit tired.

[TempleGuard]

Sunday, 7 October 2007 07:13 I had my core, and now i feel like shit.. But the good thing is that i can recall having dreams

[TempleGuard]

Sunday, 7 October 2007 15:50 I had my first nap of this day (my second day). It felt well, but i am still not getting em right (may be my body will adapt to them slower). The fucky thing is that i am sick or something like that. My stomach is fucked up (i think it is from before doing this), and today when being in a car for 30 minutes i felt pretty sick. I am not sure if it was, cuz of the polyphasic sleep, but i am still warning you - better dont go on long journeys with car when you are in the first days of adapting.. The good thing is that the nap pretty much made me better.

[TempleGuard]

Sunday, 7 October 2007 23:35 Well i couldnt do the second nap, but i did the third. I dont feel verry nice, I was even thinking of stoping the pollyphasic sleep, but i still wont.

[TempleGuard]

Monday, 8 October 2007 08:03 I've overslept... My mom is against me sleeping such a small amaunt, so she stopped my alarm + i get to bed earlier.. I've slept for 4 hours and 15 minutes..

[Kromoh]

Hey there Yeah, I had trouble fallign asleep at the beggining. But i didn't reserve myself more time to sleep though|: it was an extra reinforcement to sleep enough in 20 min. As of now, time coems and I just lay down and fall asleep almost immediately. I was getting sick. Changing yoru sleep pattern so drastically is supposed to affect your immune system for a few days. Just forget it if it doesn't change (it will pass) and if it gets worse, sleep a bit more on your core sleep. I had headaches today, but I really just completely messed my schedule yesterday: woke up at 10, had only 1 nap, and went to my core sleep 40 min later. Now I'm paying for my sins

[TempleGuard]

Tuesday, 9 October 2007 06:20 I dont feel verry engergized today, but i had dreams this night. I cant recall them verry well, but i think i slept for most of the time. And i realized something strange tommorow (well i realised it before 4 hours, but..). Around 2.30-3 am i feel imposibly hard to not sleep - i am sleepy as hell, and i cant even watch movies in the time before my core sleep. Kindda shity, but otherwise i think i am good.

[TempleGuard]

Wednesday, 10 October 2007 01:40 I cant stay awake!! For the past 15 minutes I am doing everything to be be awake, but it is hard.. I am really sorry I dont have coffeine in the house . I must be awake for the next 2 hours and 20 minutes. I am not sure if i have the chance to survive it. It is hard to not fall asleep when writting this post.

[TempleGuard]

Wednesday, 10 October 2007 07:10 I couldnt stay awake last night, so i get to bed 2 hours early. Now i am feeling tired. It is bad that i get to bed earlier, but i couldnt stay awake anymore. Edit: I fucked it up again, 30 minutes after writing this post i slept for 15 minutes, and than for another 15.. Totally fucked it up.

[AlternateReality]

I don't have any experience, but the problem might be with your schedule. 8 hours in between the core and 1st nap. 3-4 hours between naps. then only 5 hours from 3rd nap to core. 8 hours is kind of long for this schedule. it might work better if you even it up (4 hours between naps, 6 hours before/after core). What are you doing when you get tired? It might help to plan some activities. If your sitting/lying down watching a movie, then it will be very easy to fall asleep. But if you do a simple task that keeps you occupied then you can stay awake longer.

[TempleGuard]

Around two hours before my nap i get tired. It is made this way, cuz of my life. I just need the 8 hours after the core. Yeah i was watching movies and then i got real sleepy, after that i couldnt wake myself up enough. This night i wont watch movies after 00:00. And will try to do something to prevent it. I'll defeat sleep

[TempleGuard]

Thursday, 11 October 2007 09:00 I oveslept for 1 hour and 30 minutes.. Otherwise i am good.

[TempleGuard]

Friday, 12 October 2007 08:00 I had my naps and core yesterday pretty fine, but i feel a little bad. I dont know what it is, but i feel drained and dunno - weak. I think i get tired when doing physical work faster, but i dont even have a week doing it, so it is probably normal.

[TempleGuard]

Saturday, 13 October 2007 09:15 I am polyphasic for a week now . Today it was hard, i couldnt stay awake when i got up. But from yesterday, the naps are easier.

[TempleGuard]

Sunday, 14 October 2007 10:15 For first time I overslept for so long. I was sleeping 6 hours this night. I was just getting to adjust, but i guess i will need another few days, cuz of this slip.

[TempleGuard]

Monday, 15 October 2007 [i]07:17[/i Nice. I feel pretty well. The core went well, but i couldnt do my last nap, cuz i had a 6h core yesterday..

[TempleGuard]

Tuesday, 15 October 2007 07:17 I've overslept, but it was a litle, i hope it dosent even make a diffrence. Yesterday was great. Took the naps easy and i havent felt tired for the whole day.

[Jeff777]

Free Bump

[TempleGuard]

Wednesday, 17 October 2007 07:50 I've been pretty well yesterday, but i couldnt fall asleep into the last nap.. Today is bad, my eyes are shit, i can barely even look at the monitor right now, and i feel little sleepy, but its strong.

[Kromoh]

Just to bring it up.. did you see I continued my polyphasci sleep journal? Some interesting things there. I recall dreams when I take my naps, which supposedly means my REM sleep has finnaly shifted to the beggining of sleep. This is supposed to be good. I also get several semi-lucid moments in my dreams, apart from the greatest lucid I just had last night. This is for sure related to my new sleep schedule. Tonight I'm gonna try my first true WILD with it