Saturday, 6 December 2008

Polyphasic sleep day 6

Last night was the most challenging of all the moments since I started this experiment. After the midnight nap I stayed awake for couple of hours but then the crisis hit me from nowhere. I was falling asleep, I didn’t have any energy to get up and do something, to fight that sleepy mood. Negative thoughts started lingering around me. i was doubting the whole experiment and felt that there was no point to continue.At 3am I gave up. I was also scared that I won’t be able to drive to work, that I will be that tired for the whole day. I decided to go to sleep for couple of hours and put the alarm clock for 5am. The alarm went off and I set it up for another 30min. I couldn’t get up from bed and only the thought of work, my job, moved me out. I felt so groggy and disorientated, it was an awful feeling, the worst I’ve experienced so far. It took me around 40min. to slowly come back to myself. I was preparing my lunch and thinking about this whole concept.
Strangely enough I was encouraged to go on, something was inspiring me and telling me to go on . Okay, I slipped but I decided to go back to my nap routine. I was planning a list of jobs I could do to keep me awake the next night. I decided to clear up my desk, do some ironing, prepare some raw dishes, etc. Sitting by the computer or reading was out of question.
To my surprise the drive to work was easy and I had the 8am nap when I arrived.
I couldn’t believe it but I felt very good throughout the whole day. Very strange, no foggy head, no tiredness, no drowsiness. I was just having a good day at work. My senses were sharp, my concentration level was high, and I’ve achieved a lot that day.
The drive home was also easy. It is 2am now and I’m doing very well.
At 9pm I watched a movie with my husband, who fell asleep on the sofa half way through. I was looking at him thinking how strange this whole concept is. It was supposed to be me being very tired and falling asleep, it was me who hardly slept since last Monday and here I was fresh and alert.
I feel very good so far and hope the rest of the night will pass without any major surprises. i'm happy to read and sit by my computer.

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