So I went to take my midnight nap last night, set two alarm clocks which were both placed next to my ears. And woke up at 5:30 in the morning. Well, I was just writing how worried I am about oversleeping, guess it was justified. To be honest, I may have needed the sleep. I was losing my ability to read text which has hasn't happened since last year. My friend reminded me that my loss of sight has tended to happen during times of sleep deprivation (though there are other general occurrences). And I think I was just getting dumb. Getting ready for my nap, I tried to pull down the shades, but to do I have stand on a tiny windowsill or on my refrigerator that had eight wine glasses/cups resting on it. Well, the window shade came off thus propelling me backwards, knocking every single glass to the ground and shattering them. I mean ... they were from the dollar store, so I it wasn't the worst thing in the world, but clean up was a bitch.
I am definitely continuing regardless of last night's lapse. I think I'm going to start my core sleep cycle again because if I can't read, then there's really no point to the extra hours of awake time.
UPDATE:
I just read a new blog and the guy said that after an amazing few days, Day 7 felt like he was starting over brand new. This is extremely encouraging!
UPDATE:
I just read a new blog and the guy said that after an amazing few days, Day 7 felt like he was starting over brand new. This is extremely encouraging!
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So that 5 hour sleep seems to have really messed things up. All day, it's been extremely difficult to fall asleep. I understood that the 8 am nap and 12 pm nap would be hard, but shouldn't the 4, 8, and 10 pm ones be easier? My body has to need the sleep. My eye sight is better than it was the previous evening, but I still have to take breaks from work to be able to read text. As for tiredness, I guess I'm fine. I was feeling really tired during my radio show this evening, but when I got my room to take a nap, I couldn't fall asleep. I have no idea what's happening. Hopefully by the time 2 am or 4 am rolls around, I'll actually fall asleep.
We're definitely approaching the make-or-break point. Five more days until complete assimilation according to other blogs, and I intend on sticking it out until then if not till Day 18. That being said, if my sight degenerates any further, I will end this experiment and return to monophasic sleep. While I have been enjoying this, my sole encouragement the entire time has been the goal of extra productivity, if I'm not able to read during my 22 hours awake, then it's not worth it. Let's see what happens.
4 comments:
Think back... When you were going without core sleep you weren't non-stop reading. The wee bit of reading you did you had to do while standing up! But now you've got tons of reading & the lack of sleep is compounding the eyestrain; the eye muscles stop being able to do what they need to do. So yay to the return of core sleep. PS: Sonic boom alarm clock en route rom amazon. PPS: best way to pick up near invisible glass shards(aside from stepping on them!)is by wiping the floor with wet paper towels or cloth. Good luck, kiddo. Mom
great story.
From Andrew's blog, in case you haven't read it (or read it recently: "What are 'reboot' days? It a day when you get a nice long period of sleep, in essence, rebooting your body to flush out the fatigue and refresh the mind. Harken back to the days when it was recommended to reboot Windows periodically to maintain a healthy computer.
"'Reboot' days are not a weekly thing, but I've done it twice in the last 20 days. Basically I turn off all the alarms, egg timers, unplug the phone and just sleep till I wake up. I think its healthy, as it lets your body decide what it needs -- I am not pretending that this polyphasic sleep schedule is good for you, and doing a 'reboot' day probably helps a lot in letting the body do what it needs to do while one sleeps.
"The day after a 'reboot' is pretty good. In fact, I can't nap at all since I've slept for so long. So I nap only when I am tired again (usually around midnight or 1am) and then go back to the core sleep at 4am and the naps. The next day I am very tired but that first nap at noon is a deep refreshing one. Then I feel fine and am back on the polyphasic schedule."
you're crazy. i like you, but you're crazy.
i can't imagine how you're staying awake during boring classes, or at all for that matter. it all sounds really intense; kudos for keeping it up this long. good luck for the rest of the adjustment period... it'll all be worth it once you get your body regulated again.
also, my fist makes a really good wake up call, if you still need help.
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