33 years without sleep

tomjax · Post by **tomjax** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:37 am

This is amazing, if true.
A person going without sleep for 33 YEARS.
It counters everything I have ever known about sleep.
I thought it was impossible.
check it out:

http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/? ... wsid=12673

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:50 am

WOW! a real life Zombie!

I wish the article had some more information... at least a few questions that should have been asked and reported... makes me a little suspicious of the article.

If it is true, he would be a valuable subject for a study trying to determine how he is able to function.

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:58 am

Tom,

Thanks for sharing that. I'm like you......sounds impossible.

Den

WAFlowers · Post by **WAFlowers** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:21 pm

I wish I could remember where I saw it, but when I was diagnosed with OSA 8 months ago I was researching sleep disorders in order to understand what I had. I recall coming across a medical paper that said that most people who think "they don't sleep" are actually drifting in and out of at least a light sleep without them realizing it.

At least, I think that's what I read. Forgive me, but it was back when I was severely sleep deprived and my thinker wasn't thinking very well.

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:43 pm

WAFlowers wrote:most people who think "they don't sleep" are actually drifting in and out of at least a light sleep without them realizing it.

Yep, I'd bet that's the case with that man. Just think of how many people who go for a sleep study and are so positive that they "didn't sleep", yet the PSG clearly shows them getting into sleep again and again during the session.

On a board that sleep techs frequent (as just a cpap user, I lurk-read...that's their turf ) that same article came up. One of the techs said essentially the same thing as what you recall, Bill:

"Guy's gotta get at the very least frequent microsleeps, along with occasional naps...."

WAFlowers · Post by **WAFlowers** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:55 pm

Thanks RG. "Microsleeps"; that's the term I remember reading. OK, maybe something did stick with me from my zombie days!

I know that, back then, I'd microsleep at work. Not on purpose; in fact, I'd fight to stay awake ... and lose .