Today was a difficult day. I felt like it took me until about halfway through the day to feel like I wasn't dragging. I was so tired though I did wake up eventually. With the drowsiness I also had a problem retaining information. For instance, I had a budding idea for today's entry and lost it. I decided to stay up later than my body wanted me to and now I can only think of the music I'm obsessed with and videos I just watched.
So let's talk sleep deprivation. I tend to have a lower tolerance for sleep deprivation that others I know. Lack of sleep is a guaranteed way to encounter a crabby me. I find I am happiest either well rested or caffeinated. It's a dark path me to go without sleep for too long. Not only that but I am much more easily confused. I know that every gets to this point with sleep deprivation, but I still feel that I'm more sensitive.
On more than one occasion I've woken up from a deep sleep (in a time where I wasn't getting enough regularly) and couldn't understand a simple task. Twice I fell asleep in the car and when I was woken up couldn't for the life of me remember how to work the power locks. I could only make sense of the windows but even that wasn't enough to let my family into the car. As soon as I'd hit the button I'd know it wasn't what I was aiming for and would roll the window back up. Helpful that. Not at all. Then after a moment of confusion I'd try to go back to sleep, not remembering why I'd been awakened. Which happened several times. It took my sister getting right up to the window and pointing at the button I needed to push (whilst yelling, "THIS ONE, RIGHT HERE") before I was able to let my family into the car.
Then there is the alarm clock situation. For the record I had hundreds of occasions of being brought back to consciousness with this alarm clock before any of the following occurrences. I was hit with a level of sleep deprivation that made it impossible for me to silence my alarm. None of the buttons made any sense to me. Snooze was especially confusing. I was turning the thing upside down ripping my hair out trying to figure out how to shut it up. I felt so helpless. Despite my previous experience, it was quantum physics and I was just learning that the plus sign meant addition. I've been told that withholding my sleep would be a true torture for me. Knowing how I am with only the pressure from me I'd be insane in a week tops if someone else was leaning on me.
Lesson kids: Get your sleep.
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