Dying slowly by not getting enough sleep

[TheSkyIsBlue]

I heard that if you started sleeping only 2 hours a day every day and alongside with this losing weight, it would eventually kill you. Does anyone know how much time this takes? My sleeping schedule is ruined already and I'm underweighted, so I was thinking that if I just continued and made it even worse, I could die. I get that it would probably take about a year, but I think it's okay.

 

[braketimez]

Where did you hear about this, OP? Curious to see the sources. From what I know, we have the ability to slip into "micro-sleep" to prevent death from happening. You'd have to do a lot to make sure you don't slip into any sort of extra sleep at all. This is similar to trying to dehydrate oneself...any small amount of water will prolong life by a lot. This method definitely isn't realistic from the facts I've gathered so far, but I definitely am open to see what other sort of facts you've found.

 

[ohhgeeitsme]

I went about five years with that amount of sleep. I averaged two to three hours a night, very often not sleeping for a day or two. It was mostly because of my job then, which was basically a 10-12 hour work out, and then I'd work out on my days off. I also had an eating disorder, so not eating enough. Lost a lot of weight, became too thin. A LOT of stress in my body for years. Definitely made my anxiety worse. I would have complete, serious mental breakdowns about twice a year. It was not fun, my mental health deteriorated fast. I felt like I was going crazy. I became extremely agitated quickly too. Last year I got blood work done after all of this and all my organs are fine they said. Blood work was good, except inflammation (RA) but poor sleep did not cause that, though I'm sure it made it worse. I wasn't even anemic at that point, which I've always been. Of course, my periods became very light, not that you wanted to know that, but I'm sure that's why. I don't think this is a realistic way to go, and would probably take decades to do real damage and you'd most likely crack first.

 

[braketimez]

I went about five years with that amount of sleep. I averaged two to three hours a night, very often not sleeping for a day or two. It was mostly because of my job then, which was basically a 10-12 hour work out, and then I'd work out on my days off. I also had an eating disorder, so not eating enough. Lost a lot of weight, became too thin. A LOT of stress in my body for years. Definitely made my anxiety worse. I would have complete, serious mental breakdowns about twice a year. It was not fun, my mental health deteriorated fast. I felt like I was going crazy. I became extremely agitated quickly too. Last year I got blood work done after all of this and all my organs are fine they said. Blood work was good, except inflammation (RA) but poor sleep did not cause that, though I'm sure it made it worse. I wasn't even anemic at that point, which I've always been. Of course, my periods became very light, not that you wanted to know that, but I'm sure that's why. I don't think this is a realistic way to go, and would probably take decades to do real damage and you'd most likely crack first.

Holy shit. You went five years on that little sleep? Glad there wasn't any organ damage done.

 

[ebt88]

There is VSED: voluntary stop eating and drinking, though you'll likely need help to achieve it and may take up to 10 days depending on your condition (tends to be faster if you're sick).

 

[ohhgeeitsme]

Holy shit. You went five years on that little sleep? Glad there wasn't any organ damage done.

Well, I should have mentioned that about once a week, on one of my days off, I would eventually get enough sleep. Not every week, but often. So maybe that one day helped enough not to cause any serious damage?

 

[AnxietyAttack44]

I heard that if you started sleeping only 2 hours a day every day and alongside with this losing weight, it would eventually kill you. Does anyone know how much time this takes? My sleeping schedule is ruined already and I'm underweighted, so I was thinking that if I just continued and made it even worse, I could die. I get that it would probably take about a year, but I think it's okay.

After 2 months of sleeping less then an hour a day and not eating, most was a spoonful of food a day, i can say that i didnt notice like i will die anytime soon

 

[Darksektori]

I guess if you want a CTB that takes weeks perhaps months, usually time and speed you want to be as short as possible so it dosen't go against you, when you CTB so I advise you not to even consider this. You want to avoid drawing anyone's attention plus you want to make the chances of intervention or interruption to be as close to zero as possible, am I wrong?

 

[AcornUnderground]

You can not die from lack of sleep. Your body will not allow it to happen.

 

[Darksektori]

You can not die from lack of sleep. Your body will not allow it to happen.

Technically your correct (it's rare) but sleep deprivation, it can lead to alot of unnecessary complications and likely make CTB more difficult then it needs to be. There's rare diseases that do actually prevent people from sleeping check out something called "Fatal Familial Insomnia" you wanna talk about things really really "sucking for someone" yeah

 

[braketimez]

Well, I should have mentioned that about once a week, on one of my days off, I would eventually get enough sleep. Not every week, but often. So maybe that one day helped enough not to cause any serious damage?

That could definitely had made a difference. Even so, that much sleep deprivation+being active must have been brutal.

 

[autumnal]

I heard that if you started sleeping only 2 hours a day every day and alongside with this losing weight, it would eventually kill you. Does anyone know how much time this takes? My sleeping schedule is ruined already and I'm underweighted, so I was thinking that if I just continued and made it even worse, I could die. I get that it would probably take about a year, but I think it's okay.

Yeah nope, the body just compensates with micro-sleeps and other methods. To (theoretically) kill yourself from sleep deprivation, it would need to be a single continuous period, not a cumulative build-up. And that would be an extremely unpleasant experience, sanity-destroying almost. It would also require supervision and assistance from others to prevent you falling asleep at all.

 

[GoBack]

No you'll just crack up and land in hospital

 

[HoolioCoolio]

I heard that if you started sleeping only 2 hours a day every day and alongside with this losing weight, it would eventually kill you. Does anyone know how much time this takes? My sleeping schedule is ruined already and I'm underweighted, so I was thinking that if I just continued and made it even worse, I could die. I get that it would probably take about a year, but I think it's okay.

I'm on the same path as you and I already feel the void it takes your soul and any hope of recovery even if you want to be saved you're in debt to your body it drains and take every ounce of strength until you can't fight back. I've been clawing my heart palpates my doctors don't really care but they see my deprivation. I've gone so far as to see ghosts and feel like I'm just dreaming... maybe I took psychedelics and I'm living a life I don't belong... i feel like death is the only way to wake up but I'm just going crazy? Please don't go this path it's slow torture and you can't recover easy at all, I have so many fake memories I really want to die but I'm too weak to go

 

[Dead beat dad]

I heard that if you started sleeping only 2 hours a day every day and alongside with this losing weight, it would eventually kill you. Does anyone know how much time this takes? My sleeping schedule is ruined already and I'm underweighted, so I was thinking that if I just continued and made it even worse, I could die. I get that it would probably take about a year, but I think it's okay.

Lack of sleep and severe lack of sleep is absolute torture and enough to make people do some truly whack things.
Im not sure it will kill you in itself (but even if it does this sounds very painful), but combine lack of sleep with stress, and other disorders and you've got a pretty toxic cocktail.
I hope you can get some rest friend
DBD

 

[WinterFaust]

I went about five years with that amount of sleep. I averaged two to three hours a night, very often not sleeping for a day or two. It was mostly because of my job then, which was basically a 10-12 hour work out, and then I'd work out on my days off. I also had an eating disorder, so not eating enough. Lost a lot of weight, became too thin. A LOT of stress in my body for years. Definitely made my anxiety worse. I would have complete, serious mental breakdowns about twice a year. It was not fun, my mental health deteriorated fast. I felt like I was going crazy. I became extremely agitated quickly too. Last year I got blood work done after all of this and all my organs are fine they said. Blood work was good, except inflammation (RA) but poor sleep did not cause that, though I'm sure it made it worse. I wasn't even anemic at that point, which I've always been. Of course, my periods became very light, not that you wanted to know that, but I'm sure that's why. I don't think this is a realistic way to go, and would probably take decades to do real damage and you'd most likely crack first.

It's been about a year for me of getting that amount of sleep most nights and about 8 months of eating like 500 calories a day when I do eat. I'm still here. I've had hair loss and I've lost a lot of weight and muscle but somehow I'm still here. I had hearing loss too but that was likely unrelated. But yeah, I've been a complete basket case. I'd love to get some normal sleep at some point.

OP, honestly, it won't kill you but it will cause you even more mental anguish than you already have. I don't think it's worth it.

 

[TimeToBiteTheDust]

I can't do this things that "slowly kill yourself like losing weight, eating less and bad sleep. Because my family will notice and I will have concentration problems at work and I don't want things to get worse than they already are. I personally wouldn't do it. I don't know your current situation anyway. Wish you the best. hugs

 

[autumnal]

Yeah nope, the body just compensates with micro-sleeps and other methods. To (theoretically) kill yourself from sleep deprivation, it would need to be a single continuous period, not a cumulative build-up. And that would be an extremely unpleasant experience, sanity-destroying almost. It would also require supervision and assistance from others to prevent you falling asleep at all.

Don't get me wrong, chronic insufficient sleep with the method you mention will definitely make you more vulnerable to a variety of other illnesses and conditions. But it's a very uncertain possibility, and there's no guarantee that those illnesses won't also be very slow or non-fatal.

 

[SpottedPanda]

This sounds like wishful thinking. A lot of people have chronic insomnia, but I have never in my life heard a news story about somebody dying from a lack of sleep

 

[FailingAtLife]

After 2 months of sleeping less then an hour a day and not eating, most was a spoonful of food a day, i can say that i didnt notice like i will die anytime soon

Hi @AnxietyAttack44. Can I ask what psychological effects the lack of sleep and not eating have had on you? Have your cognition/memory been permanently affected?

I regularly don't go to bed; so much so that I must have caused permanent damage to my brain. I have no appetite, hate cooking never really learned how to, am chronically depressed and have no will/staying power to improve my situation.

But at the same time, I'm too afraid to ever be able to CTB. So being so weak & unwilling to do things differently has left me utterly screwed.