do we really need sleep?

salams

itz so weird…i have noticed that although i normally sleep for 8-9 hours everyday i can go for days without sleep and be completely normal…i think my longest stretch has been 48 plus hours…right now i’ve been up for 36 plus hours and i think i am quite normal right now…

sometimes ones appetite is affected and sometimes one feels colder than normal when sleep deprived but perhaps you can train your mind not to feel that…

one of my friends who goes to my college told me that before his final year masters project was due, he did not sleep for 12 days straight. i told him i dont believe him but his friends tell me its true. even during normal days, i have seen he hardly sleeps.

i was raised believing that everyone must sleep at night for atleast 5-8 hours.

but after seeing all this i am wondering do we really need sleep? i love sleeping but am i just wasting my time sleeping?

should we train our bodies to sleep as little as five hours a day? or less? is that going to have bad effects on us health wise?

Ireeeeeeeeeeem :hug:

do we really need sleep :stuck_out_tongue: are yeh bhi koi suwal hai :smiley: offcouuuuuuurze
a few years back, i used to sleep only 4-5 hours per day, i definately need sleep all nite, othawise I’m bekaar :smiley:
I have also tried not to sleep for a whole nite, when i was havin project at school, so actually I was awake for more than 36 hours cuz I came home late the next day :D.. we stayed at school whole nite, and trust me that day I really found out what sleep really is, Irem it was aweful, dont remind meeeeee :smiley:
and if ever my ammijaan finds out, shez gonna kill me :smiley: sona zaroori hai, raat ussi kay liye bani hai… but offcourse u should sleep the whole day, THATS WASTE OF TIME :).. now I sleep at 22-23 o clock mostly, and I wake up about 6-7 in the morning.. and I feel bery fresh :smiley: :k: definately

12 dayz straight - he should be in da guiness book of world records. I 1nce read in da newspapers that a person had a heart attack becoz he didn’t sleep 4 more than 3 dayz. Reason - he didn’t want 2 miss any of da football world cup matches.

I’ve been awake 4 3 dayz straight, but it was very bad. My mind was sleeping, but my eyez were open. I lost appetite & I was in a completely different world. Reason - I was attending a friend’s wedding, & helping him out. Every nite when we tried 2 sleep, but some1 used 2 just get up & throw cold water on every1nz face or just plain…alrite its boy talk, not 2 be discussed here. :rotfl:

Irem, it harms health in a serious way if u don’t sleep. Lets just say, ur charging ur body overnight 4 next use. If we didnt need sleep, da Almighty wouldn’t incorporate it in our system, in da 1st place. Logic.

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Irem, it harms health in a serious way if u don't sleep. Lets just say, ur charging ur body overnight 4 next use. If we didnt need sleep, da Almighty wouldn't incorporate it in our system, in da 1st place. Logic.
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bilkul. :)
well said

As to why we need sleep, scientists have yet to figure it out. There are studies being done. It's interesting. smile

wsalam.

Re: do we really need sleep?

:wave: our bodies also owe some rights just as our spirits n other things in this world… it’s better to sleep 6 hours a day…

we shouldn’t adopt habits of sleeping too much or too less…

I definitely need my sleep.

Re: do we really need sleep?

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*Originally posted by irem: *
salams

itz so weird…i have noticed that although i normally sleep for 8-9 hours everyday i can go for days without sleep and be completely normal…i think my longest stretch has been 48 plus hours…right now i’ve been up for 36 plus hours and i think i am quite normal right now…

WOW !! how do u do it ??? i wish i could do that!

i sleep a lot on weekends and feel so bad later cuz its the time i should be spending on studying instead of in dream land !! :smack:

raat din...sona jaagna..uthna...sab iss kayenat kay nizam hayn jo Allah nay banaye hayn. yes we need sleep.

Allah has clearly stated in the first surah of the 30th paara - Surah Al Naba

*[Naba 78:9] And made your sleep a rest.

[Naba 78:10] And made the night a cover.

[Naba 78:11] And made the day for seeking livelihood. *

Allah made night for a reason.

I was also raised up believeing that at least 8 hours sleep is a must. I am told that continous jaagna has harmful effects on your body, particularly digestive system.

Staying awake never works for me. I once stayed up for 24 hours. The 25th hour I went to the bathroom and fell in the toilet :eek:

It was the lack of sleep that got me into the freaking accident 2 yrs ago .... the answer to your question is yes we do really need sleep ...

Hey Irum,

WE NEED SLEEP!!

Ugh i hurt my back 2 months ago...and i haven't slept for more than 3-4 hours straight....i'm going bonkers.

I can tell the difference in that I'm still exhausted during the day....I forget stuff, i forget stuff someone just told me....i forget what i just did...hehehe ugh..i'm a mess....

:(

I need atleast 4 hours of sleep a day…:k:

8 hrz ... when u workout u need proper sleep or risk demaging ur tissues.......

well every one needs sleep, less of more depending on every bio clock and physical need.

and some time this sleepless nights can come out like this.

last year a guy managed to drive his 4x4 from a motorway bridge to railway track, called emergency but in the mean time two traines crashed into his car causing a major accident.

after investigation they found out, he was on the phone all night with his Net girl friend was driving to meet her. and she was the one who rang the police and explained this. ;)

i can stay up long hours, without sleeping, many days in row. but after these days I need to get a long good night sleep to cover the previous days, so I add naturally sleep hours. ;) anyone with same habbit??

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