How long can a person go without sleep until they become mentally ill?!


Question: How long can a person go without sleep until they become mentally ill!?
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The longest i've gone without sleep is 2!.5 days I experiencing things like:

*curtains on a window moving when in fact they were not!

*experienced my first night terror while sleeping dang that was scary as it felt like someone squeezing me like a python squeezes its prey!.

*I kept hearing things and seeing things that made me nervous!.

* Noticed I was a bit sluggish in thinking or slow to respond to others at work!.

*at one time I felt sick as if something I ate did not agree with me until I used the bathroom!.


Another time I did a 16 + hour shift at work where i was on break for only 2 hours so I was at work for at least 18 hours and was very tired, sore and once I got home just crashed on the couch!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Temporary sleep deprivation can cause hallucinations, and thoughts that don't seem like your own etc, but these are just mental side effects to a physical problem (Lack of sleep), you wouldn't be classed as mentally ill!.
There was a case when somebody attempting a record attempt for sleep deprivation changed drastically after the attempt, and never fully returned to normal!. This could probably be attributed to trauma!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

260 hours has been the highest record so far!. It was done by Randy Gardener in 1965!. The record might have been broken sine then though!. Plus you can actually become medically fatigued which can lead to mental health type symptoms!. They are temporary until you sleep!. You would of course, just fall to sleep eventually, but not healthy or advised!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

it could vary between people!.
i know for experience that being away for longer than 13 hours makes me hallucinate, hear things, twitch, and see things in mirrors/reflection of shiny things that aren't really there!.
i also read a story about a man that was so sleep deprived he thought his girlfriend was trying to kill him and actually ended up murdering her!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Hehe!.!.!. we've all tried it havent we!?

I made it to 2 days, and i was out like a light for 15 hours!. I think a week would really be pushing it to the brink of extreme wouldnt it!? God bless the people that stick at it a week, i bow down to them with respectWww@Answer-Health@Com

I have heard you can go about 48 hours straight, any amount after that and hallucinations can start!. However, everyone is different!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I start having confusion after being up for 3 days, at around 5 days I start hallucinating my record of being awake is 6 daysWww@Answer-Health@Com

You can only go for a set amount and then you would die I think its like 4 days and I mean without any sleep at allWww@Answer-Health@Com

i'm going strong on 3 days now, i'll let ya know if i start to go battyWww@Answer-Health@Com





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