Refusal to sleep in theory can give more free time and can be spent on useful things, but everything is not that simple
Scientists have told a person what will happen if they don't sleep for a week. According to them, the consequences are not pleasant.
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Theoretically speaking, refusing to sleep can give you more free time and can be spent on useful things, but everything is not that simple. Due to lack of sleep, a person may experience fatigue, disorders of direction, disorders of consciousness, and hallucinations.
Scientists point out that in a lifetime, a person needs different amounts of sleep. In the first year - up to 17 hours, up to 12 years - up to 13 hours. Sleeping for 7 hours for an adult is enough.
Dream how to
If you still dare not sleep for a whole week, you may want to start it "correctly". You can try sleeping for eight hours the day before.
Sleep is carried out in several stages. At first, your body temperature drops and your body relaxes. After that, during deep sleep, the body begins to replenish energy and restore cells. In the final stage (REM sleep stage), brain activity increases again. It is at this stage that a person sees a vivid dream.
What happens to people who refuse to sleep
The first day without sleep will pass, with almost no consequences. You will be equally energetic and keep your guard up. Fatigue only occurs after working days and some activities. After
4 hours, there will be consequences of not sleeping. You will have difficulty concentrating.
Visual motion coordination will become clumsy and the ability to make decisions will also be impaired. Deficiency of sleep is similar to mild alcoholism.
There will be a big difference in appetite, mood and stress levels during the day. After not sleeping for 36 hours, cortisol and insulin will no longer be balanced. You will start making more dangerous decisions, reckless, and have a language barrier.
The second night of sobering will be torture. At some point, a person begins to feel " microsleep ". Waking up from him can lead to disorientation and confusing.
48 hours without sleeping will damage the immune system. The body will be less prepared for health threats such as bacteria and viruses. On the third day, a strong desire for sleep will affect the ability to think. It is difficult for a person to perform simple tasks. She will become irritable and anxious. In this state, it is difficult to identify the difference between anger and happy facial expressions.
72 hours later, the perception of a person changed drastically. She will have hallucinations. In addition, speech and memory problems have been greatly exacerbated.
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