Sleep deprivation

Post by **Rags** » Sun May 15, 2005 3:39 pm

Ancient cultures have always used various means of self-denial to achieve particular heightened states of awareness that lend themselves to insight. I think I have achieved a similiar state by using sleep deprivation.

Life takes on very surreal qualities when denied the simplest of things. For instance: I had an epiphany last night about the absurdity of how reliant we are on technology for entertainment when production took a hit from a power surge and left me praying that everything rebooted without error. AND then I realized that we were doing Huey Useless and the News and just how important he is to the GRAND SCHEME OF LIFE.

lots of stress + little sleep over one week= altered reality

Shelter, food, and sleep are really everything that humans require but I've decided that I can sleep when I'm dead.

Post by **Meadows** » Sun May 15, 2005 3:44 pm

Been there - the hallucinations are freaky. You can sleep when you're dead, but your quality of life drops without adequate rest.

Post by **marathonmedic** » Sun May 15, 2005 4:40 pm

I get a lot more creative when I'm sleep deprived, but Meadows is right, the quality goes straight down the tubes. I tend to come down with some sort of virus after a week or so of that, too.

Post by **Rags** » Sun May 15, 2005 5:13 pm

hallucinations and a virus? two great tastes that taste great together?

Fortunately, I am not a truck driver so those pesky hallucinations won't have any detrimental traffic effects.

It's funny how one moment I will be completely lucid and the very next will find me swimming through some cosmic multi-verse.

Post by **dipsi** » Mon May 16, 2005 1:18 am

I have never required a great deal of sleep. Four-five hours always kept me going. Since my illness though, I must have six or seven hours to function.

Post by KD » Mon May 16, 2005 2:03 am

i love to hallucinate - it's cool

Post by **J-Rock** » Mon May 16, 2005 1:08 pm

One time I ate some funky mushrooms and later I saw myself turn into a werewolf when I looked into the mirror!

Post by **charlie** » Mon May 16, 2005 1:53 pm

What is this sleep thing you speak of?

Post by **RRO** » Mon May 16, 2005 1:56 pm

I hear people talk about it, sounds really nice to me.

Post by **diggum** » Mon May 16, 2005 2:03 pm

Rags wrote:hallucinations and a virus? two great tastes that taste great together?

Holy shit! That's the funniest thing I've read in ages...
I think I like you sleep deprived Ragsy baby.