Day 33 - Startin with REM

12:40am
REM. Lucky I was able to get some REM in.. feelin the serotonin at the moment (if that really is serotonin).. once this passes in the next 5-10 mins i should be wide awake and then I'll either get into some drawin or maybe a movie.. leanin more towards some art since its been some time since ive done any of that.  Doubt I'll be fallin asleep

4:40am
REM. Some more REM but a strange dream.. I feel pretty good.. had somethin light (yogurt) and now I'm goin to work some

8:40am
No REM. Got no REM but I feel pretty good..haven't really noticed anythin else.. I have a slight stomach pain but I do need to eat.. I ate lite and I'll have somethin cookin so when I wake up I can start eatin

12:40pm
No REM. I know I took this nap, but I'm not sure what happened.. I know I was on the sofa around 12:30pm and moved to the other sofa before 12:35pm.  I kept wakin up and falling asleep but since my alarms keep goin off til I get up I got up around 1:19pm.

4:40pm
No Sleep. Since my last nap I've noticed some pretty bad pain in my back.. I'm not sure what it is but with the stomach aches and the pain in my back I'm really startin to think about startin over.. I hate quittin somethin but now it feels like I need to.. even if it goes away I think i might dependin on how much will change when I do start over

Day 32 - Stomach Aches

12:40am
Shortly after I woke up at 8:40pm I noticed I had some a stomach ache.. it wasn't like any other stomach ache I've had before so I looked around and it seems sleep deprivation can cause stomach aches.. because of the pain I decided to lay down and since I did I fell back asleep :/ I woke up at about 2am but I fell asleep again pretty annoyed.. I fall asleep for reasons I know that will make me fall asleep like staying somewhere to comfortable or still for too long.. but its like I can't make the decision to get up or to start moving around..

4:40am

No REM.I woke up around 4:20am.. just in time for my nap which I took at my desk.. I think I'm goin to return to sleeping in a chair even though I don't have a problem oversleeping in a bed.. I'm just not as comfortable as I would be so I don't ahve problems returning to a bed.. Maybe I'll have 1 or 2 naps in the daytime somewhere comfortable just so my body doesnt feel anything from sleeping in a chair so much.

8:40am

No REM. Wasn't sure if I was goin to take this nap or not but I did.. I feel fine right now just alittle stomach pain.. I'm goin to get somethin to eat and I'm just goin to continue and see how I feel today/tomorrow..

12:40pm
No REM. Guess its goin to take a while for me to get some REM since that unscheduled sleep last nite.. Sleepin in my chair does seem easier than it used to be and its pretty easy so I'm goin to continue with it. Have been thinkin about movin these blog posts to a site other than blogspot with more information on polyphasic sleeping like sleep dep effects since I haven't seen anyone attempt to adjust for a whole month without startin over.

4:40pm
No REM. Not much to say.. just not gettin REM yet

8:40pm
No REM. If I don't stay up tonite I think I'll be startin over.. no REM yet but hopefully I'll get some REM in b4 the most difficult section of the day (1-4:40pm)

Day 31 - Makin It Through

After my nap yesterday at 8:40pm i returned to my room at 9:03pm and fell asleep at 9:05pm.. Thankfully I didn't sleep that long, only about 40 minutes but even though it set me back a little I'm still goin to be able to count this as gettin through 2 nites with pretty much no sleep.

12:40am
REM. I had some dreams but I don't remember what they were.  Happy I had them because I was very very tired. About to take a shower and make some food.. maybe watch a movie I'll have to see.  I do feel a lot better now so I'm pretty sure I'll be able to make it through the nite.  Feel good enough to get some work done. need to do that to keep my body movin so I don't fall asleep.

4:40am
No REM.  Very tired.. not much else to say..

8:40am
REM. I dozed off for about 40 minutes at about 630 before I could take this nap.. not too happy about it but I am doin better than I have been lately with staying up at nite.

12:40pm

No REM. Nap was about 15 minutes but it was a nice nap for a nap without REM.  Didn't feel as tired as I usually do

4:40pm
REM. Feel really good.. I'm awake and don't feel like I'll have a problem staying up tonite.. will have to see how it works out tho.. hopefully I won't have any problems

8:40pm
No REM. Been noticin im gettin REM every other nap lately.. I didn't get it this nap so I'm really really tired.. Feel like I can fall asleep so I'm tryin to find somethin to do so I stay up

Day 30 - Made it Through the Nite

12:40am
No REM. Nap was alright. My naps still feel short so I gotta get back to where they feel like they are hours long

4:40am
No REM. Took this nap at my desk and it's still goin fast.. not feelin the best at the moment bbut I was able to make it through the nite!

8:40am
No REM. Naps are starting to become longer but since my body isnt restoring/healing I'm not feelin to well

12:40pm
REM. Startin to finally feel better.. had some dreams but I don't remember what I dreamt about. I need

4:40pm
No REM. I feel much better.. woke up 3 mins b4 the alarm went off and I feel pretty rested.

8:40pm
No REM. Feelin really really tierd.. not sure If I'll be able to stay up tonite

Day 29 - :\

12:40am-4:40am


Didn't have the best nite at all.. would say it's one of my worst.  If it wasnt for the timed pictures I would of thought that I slept the whole way through.. I guess when your really tired you really cant remember bein awake. but my nite went like this..

Fell asleep at 10:40pm.. woke up at 12:10am.. back to sleep at 12:20am.. woke up at 1:05am.. got up and was able to walk around and stay awake until 1:40am where I made it back to my chair, fell asleep, and I woke up at 5:23am.

I'm not too sure what this does for my progress.. course it doesn't help.. I'm not sure if I want to keep going or start over..  If I continue, it will probably be harder.. maybe the sleep I got last nite will help but I'm not too sure. If I take a break and start over It should be easier to adapt since I would be rested in the beginning, but then I have to deal with the aches and pains again in the beginnin.. Still undecided at this point

8:40am
Couldn't sleep this nap.. so just laid down and rested

12:40pm
Had some REM sleep this nap but I don't remember what I dreamed about.  was surprised to have any dreams after what happen last nite..

4:40pm
This nap seemed to go very fast.. dont think thats a good thing usually my naps seem long like sleep

8:40pm
No REM.  Got to sleep late.. and I don't feel to well right now.. heart feels a ltitle funny so just goin to rest until my next nap... maybe watch amovie or somethin

Day 28 - Nite

12:40am

Get to sleep on time: yes

If no, what is the reason: 

REM Sleep: yes

Any Problems when sleeping: no

Wake up in the middle of a nap: no

Wake up on time: yes

Wake up a little before alarm goes off: no

Just woke will not be fallin asleep tonite!

4:40am

Get to sleep on time: yes

If no, what is the reason: 

REM Sleep: yes

Any Problems when sleeping: no

Wake up in the middle of a nap: no

Wake up on time: yes

Wake up a little before alarm goes off: yes

Did pretty well with my napping last nite.. didnt doze once.. I browssed the intenrnet til i felt a little sleepiness.. then woke up and made some food. took a shower and then it was nap time . Woke up feeelin pretty good but I did start dozin around 6ish.. only for about 30 minutes tho so I might add an extra  nap aruondd that time every day

8:40am

Get to sleep on time: yes

If no, what is the reason: 

REM Sleep: yes

Any Problems when sleeping: no

Wake up in the middle of a nap: no

Wake up on time: yes

Wake up a little before alarm goes off: no

Was waitin for this nap to come.. kinda feels like I started over but I don't have to worry about oversleeping since my body wake up on its own so I sleep in beds,sofas now if I feel like I want to lay down. If I can make it through liek this I should be fully adjusted at no time.. only thing to worry about is the unscheduled sleep but I might have that taken care of.. will just have to see what happens today and tonite

12:40pm

Get to sleep on time: yes

If no, what is the reason: 

REM Sleep: yes

Any Problems when sleeping: no

Wake up in the middle of a nap: no

Wake up on time: yes

Wake up a little before alarm goes off: no

4:40pm

Get to sleep on time: no

If no, what is the reason: 5 mins late

REM Sleep: yes

Any Problems when sleeping: no

Wake up in the middle of a nap: no

Wake up on time: yes

Wake up a little before alarm goes off: no

8:40pm

Get to sleep on time: yes

If no, what is the reason: 

REM Sleep: no

Any Problems when sleeping: no

Wake up in the middle of a nap: no

Wake up on time: yes

Wake up a little before alarm goes off: no

Day 27 - Taking Extra Naps at Nite

12:40am

Get to sleep on time: yes

If no, what is the reason: 

REM Sleep: no

Any Problems when sleeping: no

Wake up in the middle of a nap: no

Wake up on time: yes

Wake up a little before alarm goes off: no

Even though I said unscheduled sleep wasn't going to happen yesterday, I did.. BUT! I did figure out some things thats going to help me from here on out.  I've heard of people taking extra naps and I wasn't sure if that was something I would want to try or not just because of the extra naps needed. I'm going to be sticking to my 6 nap schedule, with extra naps at 2:40am, and if needed at 6:40am.  The reason is an extra nap at the times that are difficult for me to stay awake will help me get through those dark/zombie hours until it's daytime.  I will still be tired, but I shouldn't be as tired so it seems like it would work out pretty well.  I was dozing after this nap so I decided to hop in the shower.. got out at about 2:17am and just didn't know what to do with the time.. I keep forgetting to do important things like plan what to do after my naps so I have to get that goin.. need a set schedule.  If I can get through tonite without the unscheduled sleep then I'll be able to have Bad Company 2 in the middle of the nite since it will be the weekend so that should help me out some..I tried bein active last nite and it didn't work out too well.. I was going to draw, but I fell asleep before I could find my pencil ;(

4:40am

I slept right through this nap.. woke up with tons of alarms goin off.. I think I'm used to the sound of my alarm that goes off every 15 mins.. need to change that sound

8:40am
I laid down for this nap but wasnt able to fall asleep.. so  i got up about 5 minutes before 9am and made some food

12:40pm

Get to sleep on time: no

If no, what is the reason: 5 minutes late :\

REM Sleep: yes

Any Problems when sleeping: no

Wake up in the middle of a nap: no

Wake up on time: yes

Wake up a little before alarm goes off: no

What I usually do for naps is I'll set the timer on my Iphone to 20 minutes, and then I'll enable alarms that go off at 1:00pm, 1:02pm, 1:04pm, 1:06pm, 1:07pm.. but this nap I didn't do the 20 minute timer since I was lazy and instead of 1:00pm, 1:02pm, 1:04pm, 1:06pm, 1:07pm I set it for :00am, 1:02am, 1:04am, 1:06am, 1:07am.. so when I pressed the power button on my Iphone to see what time it was I was happy to see it was only 1:04pm and not somethin like 4:00pm.. I think I'm adjusted or pretty much adjusted as far as my sleeping times/pattern.  I just have to deal with that unscheduled sleep at nite which I'll figure out soon

4:40pm

Get to sleep on time: yes

If no, what is the reason: 

REM Sleep: yes

Any Problems when sleeping: no

Wake up in the middle of a nap: no

Wake up on time: yes

Wake up a little before alarm goes off: no

Seems like I'm starting to get REM sleep again regularly.. will have to see how the next nap goes.  I've also been makin my schedule so I have somethin to do for each section of the day I'm awake.. hopefully this works out and helps me out some durin the nite time

8:40pm

Get to sleep on time: yes

If no, what is the reason: 

REM Sleep: yes

Any Problems when sleeping: no

Wake up in the middle of a nap: no

Wake up on time: yes

Wake up a little before alarm goes off: no