Awake

Leeron and I decided to see if we could go 24 hours without sleeping. We made this at about 29 hours into our experiment. We dictated through our sleepless rambling thought process 10 fun ways to help others do the same.*
Enjoy your experiment.

*Note: we do not condone the use of cocaine. Although, caffeine is HIGHLY suggested.
**Side note: Not all the things we suggested were used in our experiments. And yes, we are HUGE Fight Club fans.
***Side Note 2: When you dont sleep for over 24 hours, Fight Club becomes your bible. We found it ironic that with this bout of induced insomnia, its ALL that we could think of.

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Hey kiddies, so I’m trying to stay awake in an attempt to fix my sleeping problems. I think part of the problem is having afternoon naps that go on way too long. They make me feel and I can’t sleep later. So making this video is my way of focusing on something so that dinner will come faster and my stomach will then take over the task of keeping me awake. I’ve tried studying but I’ve had enough today and it’s boring and it’s been making me want to snooze more…!

Video making is a good way to stay awake I think. I mean, I can’t keep in my head so I’m going to make a video anyway. And it’s not just filming which keeps me awake. If I edit it, that takes time. Then I write these stupidly long descriptions that don’t always stick to the topic. Also, I almost always watch my videos once just to make sure it doesn’t have anything stupid in it like my bank account details or me saying/doing anything too stupid… but I only really watch once and then never again unless it’s artsy, because I still find it weird to think that’s me on camera and not someone else. Then uploading takes time, although I need something else to do while that’s going on… More Hearts I imagine. The problem with that game is that, when you win, it sends floating love-hearts up the screen. Gross. Too much, and none of them are ever black. Black hearts take the edge off the lameness. I quite like black hearts. WHY DON’T THEY FLOAT THEM INSTEAD!? Or sink them… hehe…

Yeah, so, what else… I should keep writing to stay awake, let’s see…

Apart from being fairly tired and study-sick, I feel pretty good today. Yesterday turned out good too, I really needed a break from things. Getting out of my room probably helped get me away from all the crazy in my head. I really think this environment I’m in has too much of yester-me in it. Although I do like my red carpet and my blue walls and my black curtains…! Which I guess aren’t quite as exciting now as they used to be… Buuuuuut anyway… It’s kinda interesting how changing something physical like that can change my state of mind. I wonder how long I go being back in my room before I start getting all stressed again… XD I shouldn’t mention that word, “stress”, not with assignments due in just over a week…! Crap!

Hmmm… running out of ideas, I’ll watch this video now and see if I think of anything…

My dream? Oh well… It’s getting vague now but… Who IS that character? I swear she was in some movie… Well this character seemed to be trying to get some lone enemy to comply, and had all these weapons and a sort of army, but the enemy wouldn’t budge so this character turns on one of her own who looked disturbingly like her and shoots all these HUGE bullet-ish things the size of coke cans pretty much chopping the soldier girl in thirds except that they lodged in her and stuck there, and also kind of made a frame around her suspended in the air and the soldier girl stood there for a bit with all this crap in her and then died in a really nasty drawn out way which makes me squirm and I dunno who or what or where I was but I was like “WTF, demonstrate on your enemies not your fellow soldiers, are you insane!?” but in my head so no one heard me… assuming I was even there… I think there was a chase at some point, and other things going on but that’s the event that stuck in my waking mind. I’ve been having a lot of weird dreams lately, and some have been pretty disturbing to me. This one almost seems tame by comparison.

Yeah Max is too stupid to understand that he shouldn’t pee on the floor. Shouting at him just makes him shake, he doesn’t really get the message. He should live outside.

The pill! It works so well! I feel better about it now, I hate taking stuff if I don’t see results, like how Zoloft just made me crazier without really helping me feel better. I’m just really happy. I feel almost nothing. Oh it’s dinner now, I’ll be back… Here I am! Where was I… Yeah, I can’t believe how long I spent suffering this bullshit when I could have just been taking the pill earlier. All the pain killers I used to take probably weren’t good for me anyway, and they didn’t work that well. The pill is just one tiny little thing every night AND it works perfectly! Why didn’t I do this earlier!? I dunno about my skin, don’t really care, but my period…! Wow, what a difference! I don’t feel like I have to stay at home curled in a ball anymore.

Oh oh also! Once I got off the train, there was a lady being taken away in a stretcher by ambulance guys. So today I saw the police, ambulance and… just missing the firefighters… ooh, I have matches… tempting… XD

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Behind the Scenes Production Blog, truelife.mtv.com. Five minute audition tape / demo for producers (July 3, 2008) myspace.com/newellmek — MTV True Life episode on sleep disorders. “I Can’t Sleep,” premiere February 1, 2009.

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Sleep is the natural state of bodily rest. When you sleep, your body rests and restores its energy levels. Consistently good sleep helps you cope with stress, solve problems and recover from illness, and helps ensure long-term physical and mental well-being.

* Infants require about 16 hours a day
*Teenagers need about 9 hours on average
* Most adults need 7 to 8 hours a night for the best amount of sleep, although some people may need as few as 5 hours or as many as 10 hours of sleep each day
*Women in the first 3 months of pregnancy often need several more hours of sleep than usual

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2) Set a Schedule – Go to bed at a set time each night and get up at the same time each morning. Disrupting this schedule may lead to insomnia. Avoid napping during the day. “Sleeping in” on weekends also makes it harder to wake up early on Monday morning because it re-sets your sleep cycles for a later awakening.

3) Exercise – Try to exercise 20 to 30 minutes a day. Daily exercise often helps people sleep, although a workout soon before bedtime may interfere with sleep. For maximum benefit, try to get your exercise about 5 to 6 hours before going to bed.

4) Avoid Caffeine, Nicotine, and Alcohol – Avoid drinks that contain caffeine, which acts as a stimulant and keeps you awake. Sources of caffeine include coffee (100-200 mg), soft drinks (50-75 mg), non-herbal teas (50-75 mg), chocolate, diet drugs, and some pain relievers. Smokers tend to sleep very lightly and often wake up in the early morning due to nicotine withdrawal. Alcohol robs people of deep sleep and REM sleep and keeps them in the lighter stages of sleep.

5) Avoid Using Sedatives – While you might fall asleep, the complete restorative sleep cycle will be not realized. You might awaken feeling unrefreshed, groggy, or hungover. Once you stop taking the sedatives, you might suffer withdrawal symptoms which will further interfere with attainment of natural sleep.

6) Drink Milk – Milk contains a substance called tryptophan. The body uses tryptophan to make serotonin, a chemical in the brain. Serotonin helps control sleep patterns, appetite, pain, and other functions. Milk does not contain enough tryptophan to change sleep patterns, but drinking a glass of milk before bed may help you relax.

7) Avoid Large Meals / Excessive Fluids – This might cause you to awaken due digestion problems or urination.

Relax before Bed – A warm bath, reading, or another relaxing routine (deep breathing, yoga, meditation) can make it easier to fall sleep. You can train yourself to associate certain restful activities with sleep and make them part of your bedtime ritual.

9) Don’t Lie in Bed Awake – If you can’t get to sleep, don’t just lie in bed. Do something else, like reading, watching television, or listening to music, until you feel tired. The anxiety of being unable to fall asleep can actually contribute to insomnia. Don’t expose yourself to content that is prone to increase anxiety – like the news.

10) Create a Sanctuary – Make sure your bedroom is dark and quiet. Use eye shades or earplugs if needed. Maintain a comfortable temperature in the bedroom. Extreme temperatures may disrupt sleep or prevent you from falling asleep.

11) Minimize Snoring – Sleep on your side to minimize snoring and breathing problems.

12) Sleep until Sunlight – If possible, wake up with the sun, or use very bright lights in the morning. Sunlight helps the body’s internal biological clock reset itself each day. Sleep experts recommend exposure to an hour of morning sunlight for people having problems falling asleep.

Mystic Sleep stops the cycle of sleep problems. It increases production of melatonin which keeps your circadian rhythm in tune, thwarts the production of cortisol (the “stress hormone” which at elevated levels prevents sleep), regulates cyclical nocturnal surges of growth hormones which interfere with your sleep cycle, stimulates production of neurotransmitters to alleviate irritation and depression caused by insufficient rest, releases antioxidants to combat free radical damage and inhibit deterioration of brain function, supports liver and metabolic processes to remove toxins from your body, aids in production of Leptin which reduces your craving for excessive calories (Leptin is depleted by lack of sleep thus increasing chances of obesity), introduces bio-enhancers to increase availability of nutritional substances to help restore your body’s immune system, and counteracts tension and high blood pressure.

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If counting sheep isn’t bringing you any closer to dreamland, check out these tips. Still can’t sleep? Check out the insomnia library at http://www.healthguru.com

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Watch as Margaret reveals her sleeping issues and how she doesn’t have enough rest and can’t sleep through the night.

http://www.ironsleep.com

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If you can’t sleep tonight, you won’t be able to work tomorrow. Here’s help. Or, forget about sleep and have some fun in bed instead *WATCH*: http://www.sexhealthguru.com

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Narcolepsy treatments can fluctuate due to variations in individual symptoms. Learn more about narcolepsy and treatment options from our medical expert in this free video.

Expert: Taylor Smith
Bio: Taylor Smith, CMA, is a multifaceted Certified Medical Assistant.
Filmmaker: Doug Craig

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Video for out AP Psychology Class about Sleeping Disorders like Insomnia, Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, and Night Terrors.

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Your eyes may be closed, your body may be relaxed but your brain is working busily! Watch Health Videos that Don’t Suck – CLICK HERE: http://www.healthguru.com

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