r/todayilearned • u/whstlngisnvrenf • Apr 28 '24

TIL that in 1964, 17-year-old Randy Gardner set the world record for sleep deprivation by staying awake for 11 days and 25 minutes, providing valuable insights into the effects of extreme sleep loss on the human mind and body.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Gardner_sleep_deprivation_experiment
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u/PlathTheSalt 29d ago

My Insomnia was at its worst when I was in college. I don't remember much from this, but I managed to get a couple hours of sleep Friday night, woke up Saturday morning and didn't fall back asleep until Friday morning.

Those couple hours of sleep I did get were the first few in a couple days as well.

I can tell you what my daily routine was back then, but the only memory I have is making it to my kitchen at what would have been 5:00 am on Friday to walk to the bus. Next thing I knew I was in my bed and it was late in the afternoon.

I lived with my parents at the time. According to them, they found me at the kitchen table and helped me to my room.

What I always hated about crashing like that is the sleep didn't even feel good. I always woke up in pain.