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For My Swirl
Sleep Deprivation
Citation:   Treckfran. "For My Swirl: An Experience with Sleep Deprivation (exp23964)". Erowid.org. May 10, 2006. erowid.org/exp/23964

 
BODY WEIGHT: 125 lb
I am not someone who really does any drugs, althought the occasional marijuana is used. However, I have had some odd things happen to me that were totally by luck. The first thing was sleep deprivation. I wasn't doing it on purpose, but after a couple months I found that if I get, say, 4 hours of sleep per night, the first week or soo will be hell, but then my body gets used to it. I won't always be tired, but if I am sitting, say, in a boring class or lecture, after around 5 minutes, it may seem impossible to stay awake. However, I found with practice, this can be avoided. However, with sleep deprivation, there seems to be a mixture of conciouness, almost like I can fall asleep while still being awake.

It's like I don't know when I actually fall asleep, I will just all of the sudden realize that things don't make sence, and BAM I wakee up. I don't fall asleep for long, ususally no longer than 30 seconds. (for me)

Another thing that I found very interesting was something that I later found to be oxygen deprivation. I simply hold my breath and bend my back over a chair I may be sitting in (I bend it as far as I can). I Hold this until I start to feel a little dizzy. I come back up, and start breathing normally. It's nothing big, but I will feel slight euphoria, colors will be brighter. My feeling may be dulled, and things like talking may seem confusing.

Exp Year: 2003ExpID: 23964
Gender: Male 
Age at time of experience: Not Given
Published: May 10, 2006Views: 14,878
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