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[TheDanger]

So I'm kinda fucked I'm awake since Saturday mid-morning and now it's monday 4:15 am and I gotta get up for work at 7 am at the latest, so do you guys think I should go for it or pull a second all nighter? On the one hand I fear I won't get up in time, on the other hand after that kind of sleep deprivement I'm bound to fuck up at work after one all nigther it's significantly harder to concentrate and not lose your train of thought, but 2 nights I dunno fuck what do you guys suggest?

 

[Royce McCutcheon]

Some sleep is better than none

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Sleep

Ask friend or family to call you to wake you up and nag you to leave bed

 

[Nickle]

Set a few alarms

 

[Pizza]

Set a few loud alarms and put your phone in a place where you'd need to physically get up to quiet it

Source: recently chose sleep over an all nighter for a final project and was glad I did

 

[Forerunner]

Get off gaf and get some sleep.

 

[ahoyhoy]

Some sleep is better than none

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Two hours could mean the difference between staying awake and passing out while you're driving.

 

[Arc]

Get off GAF and enjoy those two hours. Dress for work before you sleep.

 

[Kayo Police]

Please get some sleep my friend.

 

[DTKT]

Sleep - even just for two hours. All nighters make you terrible at anything the next day.

 

[pretty done]

Guys I haven't ate anything in 2 days should I eat tonight or not eat???

 

[Dishwalla]

Why are you not sleeping?

 

[SliChillax]

Welcome to my life. I've been having the same issue for the past 4 years. I've tried all I can, I just can't sleep. I turn off everything but my mind wont shut up.

 

[TheDanger]

ok thx guys good night

Why are you not sleeping?

well saturday night was on purpose it gets me quite euphoric, hyper and very talkative, but it's no good for a work day.

 

[Grisby]

Your username is TheDanger. You've got this.

 

[MIMIC]

Welcome to my life. I've been having the same issue for the past 4 years. I've tried all I can, I just can't sleep. I turn off everything but my mind wont shut up.

I just take a bit of ZzzQuil about 30 minutes (or an hour) before I go to bed.

As for the OP: I'd recommend sleep. Even if it's just for a little bit. Last time I went to work and went without sleep, I nodded off every time I sat down. So I spent the rest of the day walking around so I could stay awake.

If you can't walk around whenever you want at your job, I'd go with sleep every time.

 

[names2hard4you]

Please tell me this isn't because your best friend didn't wish you a happy birthday in February.

Also get some sleep.

 

[TheDanger]

Please tell me this isn't because your best friend didn't wish you a happy birthday in February.

Also get some sleep.

lmao no

 

[Kitsunebaby]

Get whatever sleep you can. You'll feel like shit when you have to wake up, but it'll keep you going longer. Especially if you have to drive at all.

 

[Bilix]

As someone whose done both, getting the couple hours of sleep in is worth it.

 

[TheDanger]

well shit my eyelids won't stop twitching when I close them I've had this before after staying up so long and well it makes falling asleep quite a challenge.

 

[itwasTuesday]

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[Vincent Alexander]

well shit my eyelids won't stop twitching when I close them I've had this before after staying up so long and well it makes falling asleep quite a challenge.

Stop looking at bright screens, like computer or phone. That'll keep your brain up. I have a hell of a time sleeping and frequently go stretches with hardly any sleep. For some reason it helps me to switch to sleeping on the floor for a bit. Eventually, it hurts too much to be on the floor and I transition back to my bed, and then I can conk out (sometimes). But yeah...put the screen away.

 

[PumpkinSpice]

Call in sick.

 

[old manatee]

Don't worry about sleeping if you are too wired, but you should still close your eyes and relax until you have to get ready for work. Give your poor brain and body a break.

 

[Hjod]

Take an ice cold shower, really cold, then towel off and go straight to bed. Works all the time for me.

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

Call in sick.

Hate to say it, but this might be the best answer.

 

[Escape Goat]

Sleep

We only recharge when we enter into REM sleep which happens on a 90 minute cycle. Shorter than that you wake up in another stage and you feel more tired than when you went to sleep. 2.5 is better than none.

 

[WickedLaharl]

ok thx guys good night



well saturday night was on purpose it gets me quite euphoric, hyper and very talkative, but it's no good for a work day.

You make a lot of stupid decisions, don't you?

 

[RareFantasy64]

Call in sick.

My vote as well

 

[Tenrius]

well saturday night was on purpose it gets me quite euphoric, hyper and very talkative, but it's no good for a work day.

Dude, that's not healthy. I know that sleep deprivation high very well (damned exams), but it's really bad for you.

I also wonder what kind of work do you do. I think it'd be nearly impossible to concentrate on anything after two all-nighters.

 

[Hjod]

ok thx guys good night



well saturday night was on purpose it gets me quite euphoric, hyper and very talkative, but it's no good for a work day.

Now I know why your friend didn't wish you a happy birthday.

 

[JordanN]

I actually find sleeping to be worse.

Sleeping is suppose to be your body's way of naturally recovering. So imagine the damage you're doing when you disrupt that process of not getting 7 - 9 hours of sleep recommended by doctors.

 

[GamerJM]

The answer to this for me always lies in how tired I am. If I'm noticeably tired and am thinking "man I want to sleep right now," I'd sleep for a couple hours, if not I'd just do another all-nighter and catch up on sleep later.

 

[Lord Azrael]

Just call in sick.

 

[BeforeU]

why are you wasting time on GAF? go sleep. Put multiple alarm.

 

[Sanke__]

Seriously call out sick if at all possible

 

[Alter_Fridge]

The answer to this for me always lies in how tired I am. If I'm noticeably tired and am thinking "man I want to sleep right now," I'd sleep for a couple hours, if not I'd just do another all-nighter and catch up on sleep later.

You get progressively more and more tired unless you have some "supplements" to aid you

 

[Nickdogmoneycash]

After almost two all-nighters there is no way I could work the next day. If I were you, I'd call off.

 

[shawnbuddy]

The answer is always sleep even if it's 30 minutes. That could be the difference between getting to work or driving head-on into traffic.

 

[Flo_Evans]

Some sleep is better then nothing. Even just closing your eyes and "resting" is helpful. NASA did studies on this.

 

[DopeToast]

Get the sleep, man. I've done the opposite and regretted it. Set multiple super loud cell phone alarms and leave the phone across the room so you gotta get outta bed to get it.

Wake up, eat, and pound some coffee.

 

[Smokey]

If it's that bad, you should think hard about calling in.

 

[Ihyll]

Don't drive

 

[PumpkinSpice]

The answer is always sleep even if it's 30 minutes. That could be the difference between getting to work or driving head-on into traffic.

OK like seriously do not drive at all if you've had that little sleep.

 

[Dice//]

I feel like waiting for a response here is wasting those valuable 2.5 hours. Go snooze a bit... Or man just take a day off.

Sweet dreams

 

[secretanchitman]

Some sleep is better than none

This. Give me 1-2 hours of sleep over nothing and I can power through the day and nap/sleep once I get back home.

 

[JackDT]

Two hours of sleep is 1000x better than none. Just get a loud alarm.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

Everybody bumping this thread is enabling him to stay up (like me).

You know he is checking this thread every second.

 

[.Detective.]

You are not feeling well today, and cannot make it in to work.

Make the phone call to work to advise them of that.

Get some rest, and sleep in.