What happens when you stop sleeping?

Question

If you stop sleeping entirely, what happens to you? I've only ever gone 2 nights in a row, and I was certifiably insane after that. I can't imagine what a week or two would do to you. Can you die from it?

Answer 1

If you've used computers much, you can think of what happens to your mind when you're sleeping like defragmenting the hard-drive, running anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, emptying the trash can, etc. All the functions that help keep your computer running smoothly. You can go longer than you're supposed to with a computer without doing these things, but its performance will degrade. Similarly when you go without sleep your performance degrades, except much faster. Fortunately, unless you have some very rare medical conditions, eventually your body will just shut down and force you to sleep. Unfortunately, many people decide to get behind the wheel of a car first and cause really stupid accidents.

Answer 2

well depends on what u mean by can u die by not sleeping u cant die from it but if u was driving etc u can have a nasty accident (ive actually heard that tiredness is more dangerous then being drunk whilst driving) and i dont think noone can ever stop sleeping because if they tried they will go insane or just collapse into a deep sleep.

Answer 3

I am not sure cause sometime or another you body will shut down and if your in the wrong place at the wrong time yeah... also it may shut down and be fatal because lack of sleep can do major things to you

Answer 4

I've heard you can die.

Your brain plays tricks on you and makes you fall asleep.

Answer 5

Devora k is a smartass but I agree none the less. You wake up.

Answer 6

you get tired. one thing forsure-nobody ever died from lack of sleep.your body will shut down before that can happen.

Answer 7

You wake up

Answer 8

i will agree with devora you wake up

Answer 9

http://youtu.be/nNhDkKAvxFk
Hope it helps