Posted by laima on December 23, 2006, at 17:02:08
In reply to Re: the reason I ask., posted by linkadge on December 23, 2006, at 15:51:17
Perhaps the sleep issue is complex- I have to agree with the observation that it is quite a different thing to stay up all night when one gets older, such as well into one's 30's, than it was at age 20-25. My body simply can't deal with that anymore, and the exhaustion really overwhelms any discernable benefit.I've heard somewhere that what may be beneficial for mood about sleep deprivation is the deprivation of REM, bad dreams. That an anxious or depressed person keeps hashing out negative emotions and scenarios during the night instead of giving the brain a break. Also heard from a psychiatrist that "if you ever want to make someone psychotic, just deprive them of the deep stages of sleep for awhile." I pulled a couple all-nighters for my work last month- and felt pretty "off" (meaning: feeling strange, auditory weirdness, etc.) until I got more sleep again. I rather believe him.
> But why I can go from weeping day after day for hours and hours in a chaotic jumble of suicidality, and feel relatively ok after one night of SD remains a mystery.
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> Linkadge
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