What can happen if I choose not to sleep ever again and stay awake and alert as much as possible?

Question

Could I die from not sleeping? Or maybe Coma, or Zombie mind? I know I wouldn't be happy. What are all the symptoms of sleep deprivation.

Answer 1

youll eventually fall asleep your body will shut down on you and you will fall asleep

Answer 2

Symptoms
Constant yawning
The tendency to doze off when not active for a while; for example, when watching television
Grogginess when waking in the morning
Sleepy grogginess experienced all day long (sleep inertia)
Poor concentration and mood changes (more irritable).
Reduced alertness
Shortened attention span
Slower than normal reaction time
Poorer judgement
Reduced awareness of the environment and situation
Reduced decision-making skills
Poorer memory
Reduced concentration
Increased likelihood of mentally ‘stalling’ or fixating on one thought
Increased likelihood of moodiness and bad temper
Reduced work efficiency
Loss of motivation
Errors of omission (making a mistake by forgetting to do something)
Errors of commission (making a mistake by doing something, but choosing the wrong option)
Microsleep (brief periods of involuntary sleeping that range from a few seconds to a few minutes in duration).

If you chose not to sleep, you would either just fall asleep at some point, or you would go into a coma, or you could die

Answer 3

You would descend into a sleep-deprivation psychosis.
Extreme sleep deprivation can lead to a seemingly psychotic state of paranoia and hallucinations in otherwise healthy people.

Lack of sleep can result in:
Aching muscles
ADHD-like symptoms
Blurred vision
Clinical depression
Colorblindness
Daytime naps
Decreased mental activity
Decreased concentration
Decreased ability for the immune system to fight off sickness
Dizziness
Symptoms similar to those of acute ethanol intoxication
Dark circles under the eyes
Fainting
General confusion
Hallucinations
Hand tremors
Headache
Hernia
Hyperactivity
Hypertension
Impatience
Irritability
Lucid dreams (once sleep resumes)
Memory lapses / memory loss
Nausea
Nystagmus (rapid involuntary rhythmic eye movement)
Psychosis
Pale skin tone (looking pasty)
Slowed reaction time
Slurred speech
Weight loss / Anorexia
Weight gain

Answer 4

I am an insomniac it is no fun. Your mind starts getting fuzzy but you don't realize it. Your muscles all hurt and burn like you have torn them. Your joints hurt, your immune system gets lowered so you are more prone to getting infections (colds, flu etc) Can't concentrate, muscle twitches, headaches. But the good news is you can not choose not to sleep eventually your body will shut down and force you to sleep. I have to take medication in order to sleep and even with that I only average 3 to 4 hours a day. Longest I have stayed up is 72 hours then I took my medication slept for 4 hours and was ready to go.

Answer 5

I know from not getting enough sleep myself somtimes, that you DO just fall asleep. Your body does it automatically. I'm not sure it's possible to naturally just choose to stay awake. And when you have been awake too long, you don't think straight, things start moving around and you lose coordination. Hence the whole 'driver fatigue' campaign the police have. People with no sleep get loopy!

Answer 6

Well, for one, you'll go crazy with every passing minute you stay awake. You'll hallucinate and start talking to inanimate objects. One way or another, you will hurt yourself. You'll find it hard to do simple tasks like standing up still. And you know the saying 'everybody needs their beauty sleep' right? Well, you'll be very unattractive. You'll just notice it when people just stare at you. You'll think 'What are they looking at? Is there something on my face?' And when somebody answers you, they'll say "Yeah, dude, your face!" So, please, do your self a favor and sleep regularly and stay attractive for everyone. Hope I helped you in some way!

Answer 7

Check out the movie called, "The Machinist" starring Christian Bale, and you will find out the answer. (he lost almost 70lbs for the role. he was skin and bones and looked like hell) (but it's a great movie.) You'd probably hallucinate, hear and see things that aren't there. Things would move in verrrry slow motion...you wouldn't want to eat. Not a pleasant state of mind.

Answer 8

Coma

Answer 9

You'll be constantly tired and nodding off. And you'll fall sleep eventually, of course. For the most part, the body knows not to let you kill yourself: if you don't do something you need to do, reflexes will eventually take over and make you do it.

Answer 10

It is not possible to stay alert and never go to sleep. You would eventually fall asleep.

Answer 11

yeah you would die! I have heard of a guy dying after no sleep for 3 days (he was playing computer games non-stop)!!

poor concentration, memory loss, and grumpiness are some symptoms of sleep dep. - trust me i should know LOL