(ORDO NEWS) — Insomnia is real torture in the literal and figurative sense of the word. In ancient China, for example, they really tortured people.
Even in the Guinness Book of Records, since 1997, it was forbidden to accept records related to the lack of sleep.
In history, there are two cases where people spent 2 weeks without sleep. The consequences of such long-term insomnia are terrible.
The biggest record related to lack of sleep was registered in 1986. It is known that a man named Robert McDonald did not sleep for almost 19 days.
Earlier in 1963, 17-year-old Randy Gardner was awake for 11 days and 25 minutes, that is, more than 264 hours.
But a person needs at least 6-8 hours of sleep every day so that the body does not fail. Insomnia can cause many diseases and even lead to insanity and death.
Probably many people have not slept for more than 24 hours: doctors, young parents, military personnel on duty. There are enough examples, but it is not good.
So, if a physically healthy person spends a day without sleep, his attentiveness decreases and irritability increases.
Speech problems may also appear, cognitive functions deteriorate. There were cases when even vision failed and memory lapses appeared.
Scientist Elon Eviden from the University of California in Los Angeles said that not sleeping for several weeks in a row is not natural for a person.
The brain will try its best to make you sleep. There are several genetic diseases that manifest as insomnia, but these cases are very rare. Those who suffer from such diseases die young.
Studies show that if you do not sleep for 36 hours, hormonal imbalance may appear. If you do not sleep for 72 hours, anxiety, depression and hallucinations will appear. That is, a person will begin to lose his mind.
Scientists once conducted an experiment on rats. They did not sleep for 11 to 32 days. All experimental rodents died.
Therefore, there is no need to mock your own body like that. It is better to get enough sleep and monitor the sleep and wakefulness regime.
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