Is it possible to override the need for sleep?

[ghosty]

So lately my sleep schedule has been totally backwards and irregular... I sometimes find that when I sleep in shorter intervals that I have more energy than when I sleep for a while. So I got to thinking... There are many times in Special Ops military branches, and just other occupations where one must go for many days with very little to no sleep. It made me wonder about the possibility of overriding the instinct and need for sleep. Is it possible through conditioning and perhaps diet alterations to ensure energy in a healthy way that one could eliminate the need to sleep?

Any thoughts?:wtf:

ghosty Reviewed by ghosty on 01-02-2008. Is it possible to override the need for sleep? So lately my sleep schedule has been totally backwards and irregular... I sometimes find that when I sleep in shorter intervals that I have more energy than when I sleep for a while. So I got to thinking... There are many times in Special Ops military branches, and just other occupations where one must go for many days with very little to no sleep. It made me wonder about the possibility of overriding the instinct and need for sleep. Is it possible through conditioning and perhaps diet Rating: 5

[ghosty]

I found this on oddee.com too that made me continue to wonder... he seemed to be able to do it...

The Man who doesn't Sleep (Thai Ngoc)


Sixty-four-year-old Thai Ngoc, known as Hai Ngoc, said he could not sleep at night after getting a fever in 1973, and has counted infinite numbers of sheep during more than 11,700 consecutive sleepless nights. "I don't know whether the insomnia has impacted my health or not. But I'm still healthy and can farm normally like others," Ngoc said. Proving his health, the elderly resident of Que Trung commune, Que Son district said he can carry two 50kg bags of fertilizer down 4km of road to return home every day. His wife said, "My husband used to sleep well, but these days, even liquor cannot put him down." She said when Ngoc went to Da Nang for a medical examination, doctors gave him a clean bill of health, except a minor decline in liver function. Ngoc currently lives on his 5ha farm at the foot of a mountain busy with farming and taking care of pigs and chickens all day. His six children live at their house in Que Trung. Ngoc often does extra farm work or guards his farm at night to prevent theft, saying he used three months of sleepless nights to dig two large ponds to raise fish.

[budl0v3r]

Sleep is essential in your everyday life because when you sleep your body goes to work healing your ailment's: that's why alot of sleep heals the flu faster. Also your brain store's memorys and processes them while you sleep so you have a better memory when you get enough sleep. But like everything, there is a thing as too much sleep, and I have found that. I enjoy sleeping long periods of time, its fun and gives an excuse for everything . But when I sleep that much I never have any energy because I've slept too much. Now I sleep between 5 and 8 hour's, and still: no energy. It's probably just me, all my friends have the perfect amount of energy on 8 hour's.
Did that even make sense??
Oh well to sum it:
Sleep is good: for your brain and body
Too much sleep is bad: makes you tired
:stoned::stoned:

[D.U.M.B]

Why would you want to stop sleeping? Sleeping rules

[WeedyBoyWonder]

I don't believe it to be possible for every human to over come the need for sleep, but as transcript you posted had the man that didn't need sleep for almost or over now 12,000 days. That is pretty fucking mad is it not? Like, not sleeping for 32 YEARS! lol... but yea, maybe it is possible for some, to not depend on sleep for their bodies general well being, although the number of people in the world that could go without sleep for a decade or more (or triple o_O) must be pretty small I would think?
People in the military don't have the choice to sleep I would assume, not that I take much interest in any armed forces apart from FPS (my hearts beatin', my hands are shakin', but I'm STILL shooting and I'm still gettin' them headshots, it's like BOOM HEAADSHOT!). When it's stay awake, or have the chance to be gunned down or casually bombed, it's maybe not such a good idea to get some sleep.
I find if I sleep to much then I find I'm less motivated when I am awake and it actually takes me alot longer to feel awake and generally be feeling like I'm ready to start the day. I get around 6 to 8 a night which I find to be premium.
..wo, when did I start using words like premium :wtf:

[RUTBpiping]

Why would you want to?.....sleep is wonderful. :thumbsup:

Its the time where your body can recharge clear out toxins etc etc.

Dont do it.....it will damage your health.

[Purple Banana]

SLEEP RULZ!!!!11!!one!!1!

[couch-potato]

Overcoming the need to sleep... perhaps human evolution?

[fasterspider]

Sleep pissed me off this past sleep session that was supposed to be because I woke up too many times and then finally at 4 am to sit here in front of my PC for hours wishing for daylight and my garage to work on my bike.
I used to be able to sleep 10-12 hours but, then I quit doing drugs, alcohol and cigarettes and my sleeping went out the window with those old habits. Now I only sleep about 5 hours a night and what is worse is that I am fully rested and do not need anymore sleep. I get restless and start to sweat so I have to get out of bed. That sucks because there is nothing to do at 4 am.
There are exceptions to almost every rule but sleep is what regenerates us for the next days activities.
Sleep well and enjoy it while you can because the older you get, the less you sleep.

[the image reaper]

I'm a retired longhaul trucker, 31 years, over 4,000,000 miles ... over the years, I reached my best efficiency, if I slept about 5 hours a night (or,day) ... after about a week of that, I would need a full night's sleep (8 or 9), then I could comfortably repeat the 5-hour cycle ... I felt great with 5, and sluggish with 8 ... even now, I usually sleep only 5-6 hours per night, and would probably have less, if I weren't 'medicated' :jointsmile: ... truckers talk about sleep schedules a lot, etc., and there's a lot of variance, but we aren't able to change it drastically ... I think we're each individual slaves to our sleep needs ... I gotta go take a nap