That includes no power naps or quick snoozes, the most i've been awake was around 50+ hours 2 days at most and by the third day my body was giving out and i was starting to get some audio and visual impairment i think by the end of it i just collapsed in my bed and dozed of for an entire day
It’s heavily unhealthy to go more than 60 hours without sleep, there’s a reason why people were given ‘stimulants’ to stay awake. Reminds me of the Russian Sleep Experiment to a degree.
@@kamrynsikes i've experienced sleeplessness of 4 days and i can say it has bothered me ever since how your mind can play that kind of tricks on you. It was back in 2016, i was heavily addicted to csgo and i spent most of my free time playing it. One time i stayed 4 days in a row playing it. No powernaps, just the power of energy drinks, coffee and occasional smoke breaks. Days 1 and 2 were like you would expect from a sleep deprived person, foggy thinking, slow reactions, sweating. Day 3 brought hallucinations to the mix, started seeing things at the corner of my eye, those seemed real at the time so i freaked out a bit. Day 4 on the other hand gave me cold sweat and made me feel the hallucinations. I could've swore something else was in that empty apartment with me. I remember feeling a hand pushed against my back and jumping towards my monitor. It made me question my sanity, but i shrugged it off as sleep deprivation. I was too powerless to do anything but just sit at my computer. During the afternoon the sleepyness hit me and i went to bed, had horrible nightmares but still managed to sleep for around 20 straight. One of the worst experiences i've had.
Yeah. Unfortunately, I go through this often. I have been up for more days than (almost) anyone would believe. Under observation, I have been documented to be awake for over 5 days and nights. I went years getting only around 1.5 hours in a 24-hour period. It has severely messed up my health. They used to tell me it wasn't dangerous. But, with chronicity and severity, they now tell me how incredibly dangerous it is. I suspect aging played a role in inluncing their stance. I will never know with certainty. Of course, I KNOW they didn'ttruly believe me until it was witnessed repeatedly under close supervision. Sleep studies, medications... I won't try the 2 meds out there.That they think might help since my insurance won't pay for them under any circumstances. My heart goes out to my fellow insomniacs.
I love how quickly some people gave up and how hard it was for everyone to stay awake. People forget that they were informed to stay awake for 72 hours after a full day of not sleeping already
They explained that the exposure started 9 hours before they were told about the 72 hour sleep ban, so those 9 hours counted and they only had to not sleep for 63 hours after being told. So they were not robbed a whole day.
I like imagining that there was some bureaucracy nonsense that they were like 'oh yeah, this is the kind of emergency we'd use this for, but it'll take 2 weeks to get approval to use it since it's a controlled substance'. Government hoisted on its own petard and red tape.
frl. i take adderall for my adhd and had to switch to immediate release since my slow metabolism wouldnt fully metabolize extended release in time for bed. months of averaging about 3 hours of sleep a night made me have near-constant brain fog. seems like the most reliable way to make sure people dont sleep.
oh, this would not have worked for me lol I have significant anger symptoms from it lmao. I would be joining the homicidal infected from the level of anger I reach if I did not have access to a gym
@@Aelin_Galathynius51it ain’t that hard I would just just get geeked on addys and play video games shit I’ve almost stayed up that long doing that without any sleep ban😂
This story was so great. Even better because I've been awake for roughly 48 hours as of right now, and I also feel the effects of sleep deprivation. Very well written and narrated!
I've been watching your videos since you started the channel, I remember being in homeroom in school or the library in middle school listening to you and the other two creators. You guys have brought me so much joy, relief, and have helped me through some bad times. I'll always be listening in on your videos. Thank you for what you've done
My old ass over here like, "man thats not right... Since you been gone is way older than How I Met Your Mother! How they gonna be playing a 2005 song every hour on the hour in 2013?
As someone who suffers from severe insomnia, not sleeping for 72 hours is a sinch as that happens once everyone other few weeks for me, sucks but I haven't found a sleep aide that actually works and doesn't induce some type of habit forming
Needing a prescribed and controlled medication to function because of a natural deficit isn't the same as a heroin addiction. Believe me, as someone who had half the adults I knew telling me ADHD meds were horrible and I was making a mistake, the meds helped me more than those people ever did. Talk to your doctor.
@@chrismeyers5963 I guess it was a weird connection out of context, huh? I was just using the example and my experience to encourage the fact that "habit forming" is often not as bad as people think.
@@chaos.faerie Eh I was found the term " habit forming " in regards to medication as always a bad sign and unfortunately most sleep aides are habit forming. I was on Ambien for a long time, back when it was still in it's experimental phase and let me tell ya, that stuff sucks, I was hallucinating so bad because my body was fighting it, tried Lunesta and oh boy, that stuff was even worse lol. Don't even get me started on Melatonin, that stuff doesn't work. I use to smoke weed as a way to put me to sleep then developed Arrhythmia and that put a stop to that because it would make my heart speed up and that's a no bueno.
It definitely would have been a lot better if it was framed more as “is the kid hallucinating due to lack of sleep or is everything truly going to shit”. The author tried introducing the idea way too late
“We had no choice but to get water by hand” My brother in Christ, it’s one more day, you can survive without it. Seriously though, I feel like this story completely missed the mark because it fails to realize how EASY it would be to survive this. 3 days without sleep would be difficult but doable for anyone without a health condition. And having people fall asleep in the middle of day 2? Ridiculous
This lmaooo three days off some good crystal would be a breeze. Why some weird booster shot when weve been keeping soldiers awake for longer with chemicals around since the 40s
Not bad, but folks really seem to overestimate how rough not sleeping is. Like, there’s a number of stories where folks are going absolutely nanners after not sleeping for a couple days. Don’t get me wrong, staying awake for 72 hours sucks, but it’s not particularly hard. You’ll get super cranky, and you’ll feel like ass, but that’s about the worst of it.
I think we're supposed to be taking into account the... thing that is crawling out of people as well. Whatever is making it so they shouldn't sleep seems to be willing them to sleep at the same time. And the absolutely bonkers people were ones who fell asleep and were just doing as the thing inside them said. I wish the story had made a little more of that, having the character mention hearing whispering or lullabies or something when he was alone long before being put in the closet. Would have really emphasized they weren't just fighting to stay awake but fighting something taking over their own willpower too.
Pls the child would be the first to sleep children with low energy just literally sleep standing and that with the normal amount of time awake, old ppl and children would sleep on the first 24hrs no doubt
72 hours? Just give me two eight balls of coke and we'll be good to go !!😁 Edit: 🤔 that's only 2.33 grams a day or 1 gram every 10 hours and 17 minutes.......better make it 3 eight balls! Just to be on the safe side and all.😊
The kid is the one you would have to keep an eye on, make sure the kid don't fall asleep, but I mean these guys are babies, 72 hours with no sleep isn't "THAT" Difficult, granted it isn't that easy but it's doable, I once tried to see how long g I could stay awake (with no prior preparation, it was a spur of the moment thing) I made it either 5 or 6 days (hard to keep track when you're sleep deprived)
Hey, tips from someone who stays awake way too much for too long of periods... 1. Eat and Drink, regularly. Healthier foods perferably but junk will work. Just do not over eat to a lethargy. 2. Get up and move. Walk, stretch, lift, etc. 3. Lights, look at lights, have them on. 4. Talk, keep talking or listening to something but not soothing. 5. Do not do routines that help you sleep (ie. If you wash your face or hange clothes before bed.) 6. No comfortable clothes. 7. The sleepiness comes in waves and that's the hardest part, once out of that tired rut then you're good for awhile even if you want to sleep.
I once experienced 68 and a half hours without sleep. I had a badly infected sebaceous cyst on the back of my head, that made it agonizing to rest my head anywhere, keeping me awake. Towards the end I started experiencing auditory and visual hallucinations. I still remember the little girl who stood behind me whispering to me in my right ear. I went to the ER 3 times trying to get something done and all they did was treat me like a drug seeker. When I showed up to work half delirious, they got me an appointment the next morning with the medical director's office, who took care of it immediately. A quick incision and drainage and a dressing that I had to do for myself for a week, and I was off to dreamland and no more hallucinations. So needless to say, this story struck me to my core, well done. 😮😮😮😮
@@ligma6992 yes they wouldn't treat it at the ER, just treated me like a drug seeker and told me to schedule an appointment with the same day surgery center, which my insurance wouldn't cover it. The doc that did treat it charged me 50 bucks. If the first er doc hadn't been lazy it couldn't have been drained the first night sparing all the pain and sleep deprivation and accusations of drug seeking.
I was gonna ask what the fuck is wrong with you that you went to work in that state?! But then you live in the US, and we're trained to be good little ants for the higher-up. Still stupid of us, but I get it.
“Family sees groups of murderous people outside” “Family says they have drinking water but that they HAVE to go to nearby lake to get water for BATHROOM, there’s No Other Choice” - this is the moment when I went “uuuuh whut” 😅 The story is really great and narrator is of course amazing! But suspend the disbelief broke the moment that family made this stupid decision 🤣
The parents were already quite insane due to lack of sleep, at that point. It is more realistic to see bad judgement than good one, when they were so sleep deprived. It was still hilarious, tho.
Yeah, he really needed a better reason for the dad to leave the house... Maybe something like "That was when we noticed the fire spreading in the woods near our home. The spread wasn't violent, but it was clearly heading towards our home." If a fire was spreading nearby then it would make sense that the dad would go outside either to stop the fire or getting water in case it got too close to the home so they could keep it at bay.
I love the variety of experience here. I’ve stayed up for 50+ hours on anxiety and a a couple caffeine shots during exam week before. 72 doesn’t sound all that bad 😂
It only gets worse. I was born in 1971 and now 90s is considered retro to some people. I’ve seen edits of the gulf war and I fought in it, really hits me hard, that was over 20 years ago
After being awake for almost 3 days in the military, this is kinda cool. Hallucinations and complete detachment of reality is what happens, nothing like seeing shapes in the trees and walking while brains are completly shutdown and focused only on getting leg next to other. On that note we had few who took amphetamines so pervitin and ohboy that looked effective, would have kept the whole town awake like jackrabbits.
There was one week where I didn't get near enough sleep and I was so tired one day I looked at a tree and the spaces between the leaves all looked like the brother from that's so raven. Weird shit.
I could do it I’ve stayed awake about aslong but not having the option too might fuck with me and make me tired but some addys and I’ll be good for sure😂
That describes Johannesburg every night:) The could have given them Addera|| for 3 sleepless nights and they would have never had any trouble staying awake 😃😃😃
(fancy man, completely exasperated from having spent 45 minutes trying to get me to come to the front door) "For Christ's sake, sir, please. Look. If you don't sign the consent forms, we're going to have to come in and grab you." (me, stretching my calves and ankles just out of arm's reach from the front door, completely naked except for a pair of New Balance trainers, freshly shaven from head to toe, glistening from a generous full-body coating of KY Jelly) "Just one question first, before I open the door. Are you familiar with the Benny Hill theme song?"
I though that the infection coming out only during REM sleep might be a plot hole. But thinking about it it might be more that they just didnt know too much about it. This might explaine the guards making the persom in the car go to sleep. The guard would have thought a quick 10 min nap was okay because its not REM sleep but any kind of sleep makes the infection get out. Would like to hear some other opinions.
I think that or as time went on the infection mutated to be ANY sleep. The one thing I like to think for the 72 not being quite enough time to go insane plot hole is that the boosters they were giving everyone either contributed to feeling more sleepy or that the entire street was put under a sleepy curse. Making them all prone to falling more.
they had me until, with a day an half left, and with everything theyd already seen, one of them left for bathing and toilet water?? fuck that we gon b stinky and we gon plug the toilet if need be. fxk it shit in the tub mate deal with that later you have a day and a half before you can sleep and like 2-3 dyas before everything is gucci outside
This wasn't bad, but needed to be over a longer time period. 72 hours isn't long enough for this many people to give up and fall asleep, especially not with whatever they were given to assist them in staying awake. Or the story needed to put more emphasis on the thing inside them trying to lure them to sleep. Either would work to explain why people fell asleep so quickly. I do like that the people who fall asleep become a danger to everyone around them though. Really raises the stakes that even one person falling asleep can make a mess of what would otherwise be fairly simple for most people to accomplish.
I love this channel soo much it gives my so much comfort his voice is just soo soothing no matter how gruesome or cruel the story is the man behind this voice is just my favourite 💝
Real or not still scares the crap outta me while I listen to these before I go to sleep at night especially the one: something whistles past my house at 3:03 am (it’s on their Spotify)
Creepy sleep demons or whatever they are are always interesting. Hopefully there is another story from the view of the one fed? who was nice to the main character. Then we can see what is going on at the facility and why they went dark for awhile.
I woke up at 3 and started to listen. I'm so tired. I even made coffee. I still can't keep my eyes open. Jolted awake at 5 and finished. Or did I dream it?
this is so good but honestly as someone that sees sleep as necessary as water and food i gotta say that if the government handed them a bit of amphetamines psychedelics or coke they gonnna have some easy amazing 72 hours
My own insomnia was horrible. A couple of times I was so exhausted and desperate that I just screamed to ease myself. For me, there was nothing worse in my life than feeling unable to move with mind wondering around, and yet being unable to just fell asleep already.
I completely understand you. My sleep schedule one day got away from me really bad and my insomnia wouldn't allow me to fall asleep until 5am. Being stuck laying in my bed for 7 hours straight, too tired to do anything useful, not tired enough to sleep, no one to talk to, fucking horrible
This is relatable. I've been awake for only 6 hours. Which is, a lot of the time, all I can be awake for. But I am not able to sleep for another 17 hours, at least. x_x Sleep disorders suck so hard... Especially when you have things to do!! I feel like I'm gonna go crazy.
There was a man in a fancy jacket holding a clipboard standing outside. "I'm here today to tell you that because of your family's service to our country, you have been pre-selected for entrance into the local Vault. Vault 111."
Thank you CreepsMcPasta for the awesome pasta. I definitely loved this one, and it is kinda similar to being tweaked out on methamphetamines and going 9 to 15 days without sleep. By that point you're too far gone to recognize your own street anymore and it's definitely a terrifying experience of yourself alone. You may or may not still be able to drive a car without crashing, but you'll be lost and won't recognize where you are. This story is so relatable to that experience that it's not funny. Very good work from the author, and an excellent narration. Thank you.🖤🖤🖤🖤
Story is written by someone who has never done amphetamines in their life. Im not saying that's what the boosters were, but I'm saying they wouldve been way better then that. If it's the military handing them out, they could've even handed them methamphetamine tablets. Just, wow, pretty much no short term side effects like in the story. Plenty of stories of people staying awake for a month straight on them, so, 3 days is nothing.
@@HowlsEbookCoollections Or the government was wrapped up in its own red tape and all 'noooo, we can't give out controlled substances even in this emergency situation'. A story from the POV of one of the feds trying to get amphetamines prescribed and being told it's a 2 week wait to get approval for that would be humorously dark.
This is pure cruelty. Being made to stay completely awake for 72 is torture. The most I had to do was 54 hours (long story.) I had to continue moving, working, going up & down flights of stairs as well as ingesting sugar & caffeine rich foods. I was hallucinating once in a while. Never staying up more than 16 hours ever again.
From perspective of someone who, for various reasons, had to stay awake for roughly 70 hours many times throughout my life I have massive difficulties immersing myself in this story. It is nowhere near as difficult as the author makes it out to be. Unpleasant? Sure. Unhealthy? Absolutely. A struggle? Yeah, definitely. Some impossible task? Hell nah.
Actually it is almost impossible your brain is literally telling you to go to sleep that your begging for it and also losing your sanity so yes it’s almost impossible
"dont sleep for three days"
College students and insomniacs: rookie numbers
That includes no power naps or quick snoozes, the most i've been awake was around 50+ hours 2 days at most and by the third day my body was giving out and i was starting to get some audio and visual impairment i think by the end of it i just collapsed in my bed and dozed of for an entire day
It’s heavily unhealthy to go more than 60 hours without sleep, there’s a reason why people were given ‘stimulants’ to stay awake.
Reminds me of the Russian Sleep Experiment to a degree.
@@kamrynsikes i've experienced sleeplessness of 4 days and i can say it has bothered me ever since how your mind can play that kind of tricks on you. It was back in 2016, i was heavily addicted to csgo and i spent most of my free time playing it. One time i stayed 4 days in a row playing it. No powernaps, just the power of energy drinks, coffee and occasional smoke breaks. Days 1 and 2 were like you would expect from a sleep deprived person, foggy thinking, slow reactions, sweating. Day 3 brought hallucinations to the mix, started seeing things at the corner of my eye, those seemed real at the time so i freaked out a bit. Day 4 on the other hand gave me cold sweat and made me feel the hallucinations. I could've swore something else was in that empty apartment with me. I remember feeling a hand pushed against my back and jumping towards my monitor. It made me question my sanity, but i shrugged it off as sleep deprivation. I was too powerless to do anything but just sit at my computer. During the afternoon the sleepyness hit me and i went to bed, had horrible nightmares but still managed to sleep for around 20 straight. One of the worst experiences i've had.
Yeah. Unfortunately, I go through this often. I have been up for more days than (almost) anyone would believe. Under observation, I have been documented to be awake for over 5 days and nights. I went years getting only around 1.5 hours in a 24-hour period. It has severely messed up my health. They used to tell me it wasn't dangerous. But, with chronicity and severity, they now tell me how incredibly dangerous it is. I suspect aging played a role in inluncing their stance. I will never know with certainty. Of course, I KNOW they didn'ttruly believe me until it was witnessed repeatedly under close supervision. Sleep studies, medications...
I won't try the 2 meds out there.That they think might help since my insurance won't pay for them under any circumstances.
My heart goes out to my fellow insomniacs.
@@Mezha07Not sleeping for around 35-45 hours made my body basically just stop working. I felt sick, I felt like I was just super unwell.
I love how quickly some people gave up and how hard it was for everyone to stay awake. People forget that they were informed to stay awake for 72 hours after a full day of not sleeping already
I'd give up instantly. Sleep is life.
They explained that the exposure started 9 hours before they were told about the 72 hour sleep ban, so those 9 hours counted and they only had to not sleep for 63 hours after being told. So they were not robbed a whole day.
Why didn't the feds just give everyone extended release adderal?
I like imagining that there was some bureaucracy nonsense that they were like 'oh yeah, this is the kind of emergency we'd use this for, but it'll take 2 weeks to get approval to use it since it's a controlled substance'. Government hoisted on its own petard and red tape.
These feds don’t seem like the brightest bulbs in the closet.
frl. i take adderall for my adhd and had to switch to immediate release since my slow metabolism wouldnt fully metabolize extended release in time for bed. months of averaging about 3 hours of sleep a night made me have near-constant brain fog. seems like the most reliable way to make sure people dont sleep.
Cause plot u dummy
oh, this would not have worked for me lol I have significant anger symptoms from it lmao. I would be joining the homicidal infected from the level of anger I reach if I did not have access to a gym
If they pulled out a 72 hour sleep ban I'd probably just sleep through the entire thing no lie
😂 me 2
Fr like at that point js let me die life is not more important than my beauty sleep
@@Aelin_Galathynius51it ain’t that hard I would just just get geeked on addys and play video games shit I’ve almost stayed up that long doing that without any sleep ban😂
This is when vitamin M.E.T.H comes in handy...
vitamin is crazy
@@mohammadsafian9824 indeed... 🧊 🔥 💉💥😳🤢💀
I imagine that's the medically induced treatment that gives you brain damage.
Actually good idea
This story was so great. Even better because I've been awake for roughly 48 hours as of right now, and I also feel the effects of sleep deprivation. Very well written and narrated!
me and my narcoleptic ass would be out in less that 3 hours unless i took my meds every hour 😭
yep 🙃 my first thought LMFAO
I've been watching your videos since you started the channel, I remember being in homeroom in school or the library in middle school listening to you and the other two creators. You guys have brought me so much joy, relief, and have helped me through some bad times. I'll always be listening in on your videos. Thank you for what you've done
Everyone's down to clown until
Freddy Krueger comes to town...
My old ass over here like, "man thats not right... Since you been gone is way older than How I Met Your Mother! How they gonna be playing a 2005 song every hour on the hour in 2013?
I mean they be playing early 2000s songs on the radio all the time today 😂
I'm starting to think some of these arent true stories. Are they really all true?
yeh
Every single one.
No they are all made up. Basically creepy fake stories.
Of course they aren't true
Based on true events!
As someone who suffers from severe insomnia, not sleeping for 72 hours is a sinch as that happens once everyone other few weeks for me, sucks but I haven't found a sleep aide that actually works and doesn't induce some type of habit forming
Needing a prescribed and controlled medication to function because of a natural deficit isn't the same as a heroin addiction. Believe me, as someone who had half the adults I knew telling me ADHD meds were horrible and I was making a mistake, the meds helped me more than those people ever did. Talk to your doctor.
@@chaos.faerie Uh when did I say anything about heroin addiction, I was talking about insomnia, which has nothing to do with heroin or ADHD lmao
@@chrismeyers5963 I guess it was a weird connection out of context, huh? I was just using the example and my experience to encourage the fact that "habit forming" is often not as bad as people think.
@@chaos.faerie Eh I was found the term " habit forming " in regards to medication as always a bad sign and unfortunately most sleep aides are habit forming. I was on Ambien for a long time, back when it was still in it's experimental phase and let me tell ya, that stuff sucks, I was hallucinating so bad because my body was fighting it, tried Lunesta and oh boy, that stuff was even worse lol. Don't even get me started on Melatonin, that stuff doesn't work. I use to smoke weed as a way to put me to sleep then developed Arrhythmia and that put a stop to that because it would make my heart speed up and that's a no bueno.
Get your vitamins. Drink a cherry lime ghost in the morning or something, gets your b vitamins, you do not sleep if you don't have enough b vitamins.
What's scarier is that their parents didn't let them play online games.
He might not celebrate his birthday because of it, but I bet he still played the hell out of that ps2
This is amazing thank you so darn much
As an insomniac I feel this is a win.
Hope everyone has a great, introverted weekend ❤️
Sleep zombies: Yo this is a good concept
It definitely would have been a lot better if it was framed more as “is the kid hallucinating due to lack of sleep or is everything truly going to shit”. The author tried introducing the idea way too late
“We had no choice but to get water by hand”
My brother in Christ, it’s one more day, you can survive without it.
Seriously though, I feel like this story completely missed the mark because it fails to realize how EASY it would be to survive this. 3 days without sleep would be difficult but doable for anyone without a health condition.
And having people fall asleep in the middle of day 2? Ridiculous
I like this story. But like, I can't get around the fact that they didn't just give everyone a bunch of amphetamines.
This lmaooo three days off some good crystal would be a breeze. Why some weird booster shot when weve been keeping soldiers awake for longer with chemicals around since the 40s
Not bad, but folks really seem to overestimate how rough not sleeping is. Like, there’s a number of stories where folks are going absolutely nanners after not sleeping for a couple days. Don’t get me wrong, staying awake for 72 hours sucks, but it’s not particularly hard. You’ll get super cranky, and you’ll feel like ass, but that’s about the worst of it.
I think we're supposed to be taking into account the... thing that is crawling out of people as well. Whatever is making it so they shouldn't sleep seems to be willing them to sleep at the same time. And the absolutely bonkers people were ones who fell asleep and were just doing as the thing inside them said. I wish the story had made a little more of that, having the character mention hearing whispering or lullabies or something when he was alone long before being put in the closet. Would have really emphasized they weren't just fighting to stay awake but fighting something taking over their own willpower too.
I have sleep issues in real life cant sleep so i just stay up for like 24 to 48 hours on some days ive currently been up for like 2 days
72 Hours? Let me turn on Minecraft, you can hold my beer.
Pls the child would be the first to sleep children with low energy just literally sleep standing and that with the normal amount of time awake, old ppl and children would sleep on the first 24hrs no doubt
I’m getting the “Hatered” or “Sadness” vibes from this.
72 hours? Just give me two eight balls of coke and we'll be good to go !!😁
Edit: 🤔 that's only 2.33 grams a day or 1 gram every 10 hours and 17 minutes.......better make it 3 eight balls! Just to be on the safe side and all.😊
They make it sound like they've been up for 5-7 days, but it was only 3 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I was WAITING for the blue flower. I just knew it was coming without even seeing who the author was, lmao.
lol this is my second time listening to this
i'm doing some work and i start paying attention at 34:00, got caught off guard
Booster shot proceeds to drink an injection
I have stayed awake for 72 hours at some point I stopped feeling tire due to the adrenaline.
This checks, google "paradoxical insomnia" its a very real and not so uncommon phenomena
Bruh they went outside to get water??? They had ONE day left
The kid is the one you would have to keep an eye on, make sure the kid don't fall asleep, but I mean these guys are babies, 72 hours with no sleep isn't "THAT" Difficult, granted it isn't that easy but it's doable, I once tried to see how long g I could stay awake (with no prior preparation, it was a spur of the moment thing) I made it either 5 or 6 days (hard to keep track when you're sleep deprived)
That aside I'm utterly captivated by the story
72 hrs I don't think it would be that bad
I hated that song. SINCE YOU BEEN GOOOOOOOOOOOOONE I CAN BREATHE FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!”
Hearing this i can totally tell that the bad milk story either copied this or vice versa, or the same author wrote two almost identical stories
Imagine telling a kid he has to stay awake for 72 hours and then being like “also don’t play video games.”
If they wanted a kid to not sleep for 72 hours, they should have made sure he WOULD be playing videogames. Dumb agents.
Boomers be like:
My guy watch the video. He gave it back like 2 minutes later
* *Hearing the fist bit of the story* *
"Man what the fu-"
* *also don't play video games* *
"MOTHERFU-"
@@NaBa.O3Oyou didn’t listen to the whole thing ey?
"We'll never survive the last half a day without some dirty lake water!"
they really needed their last remaining water for the bathroom
@@eyxnos5192
I would eat something and drink something to keep myself awake
@@eyxnos5192 just pee and poo on the floor. Why can't do that for survival?
@@wiins7850They hadn't slept for 65 hours, they werent thinking clearly
72 hour sleep ban? I have amphetamines. I'll be fine.
I would start an Elden Ring marathon.
Typical weekend in Berlin
That's what I'm saying get some Addy and coffee you'll be good
That was my first thought too..
I did 4 days up stright. I was fine
Hey, tips from someone who stays awake way too much for too long of periods...
1. Eat and Drink, regularly. Healthier foods perferably but junk will work. Just do not over eat to a lethargy.
2. Get up and move. Walk, stretch, lift, etc.
3. Lights, look at lights, have them on.
4. Talk, keep talking or listening to something but not soothing.
5. Do not do routines that help you sleep (ie. If you wash your face or hange clothes before bed.)
6. No comfortable clothes.
7. The sleepiness comes in waves and that's the hardest part, once out of that tired rut then you're good for awhile even if you want to sleep.
Also. If you’re desperate, put chilli flakes/hot sauce/something below your eyes.
Induce adrenaline periodically, jumping jacks, pinching yourself etc
Worst case scenario, you can give yourself some first degree burns, they won’t be permanent and will heal in a few days.
Okay Sherlock, you will still be sleepy. No matter how "healthy" or exercise you do, your body needs sleep.
@@joann3190 it is possible to stay awake for 100 hours if you know the right strategies( which I don’t)
I once experienced 68 and a half hours without sleep. I had a badly infected sebaceous cyst on the back of my head, that made it agonizing to rest my head anywhere, keeping me awake. Towards the end I started experiencing auditory and visual hallucinations. I still remember the little girl who stood behind me whispering to me in my right ear. I went to the ER 3 times trying to get something done and all they did was treat me like a drug seeker. When I showed up to work half delirious, they got me an appointment the next morning with the medical director's office, who took care of it immediately. A quick incision and drainage and a dressing that I had to do for myself for a week, and I was off to dreamland and no more hallucinations.
So needless to say, this story struck me to my core, well done. 😮😮😮😮
do you happen to live in the UK, or Canada, or some other country with god-awful healthcare
@@ligma6992 Worse, I live in the US.
@@arlem525 lmao don't hit me with that, in the US they at least give you healthcare even it costs you your arm and leg
@@ligma6992 yes they wouldn't treat it at the ER, just treated me like a drug seeker and told me to schedule an appointment with the same day surgery center, which my insurance wouldn't cover it. The doc that did treat it charged me 50 bucks. If the first er doc hadn't been lazy it couldn't have been drained the first night sparing all the pain and sleep deprivation and accusations of drug seeking.
I was gonna ask what the fuck is wrong with you that you went to work in that state?! But then you live in the US, and we're trained to be good little ants for the higher-up. Still stupid of us, but I get it.
I mean...there are sedatives that don't cause REM sleep. You'd sleep without REM. It would be safer than trusting people to stay awake for 3 days.
This seems like a very very easy situation to survive ngl 😂😂
The REM sleep thing was most likely a lie the agents told to make it sound more believable.
Or like some alcohol, that can easily suppress rem sleep. Or they could have given em some medical cocain and other stimulants
Fiber bars? They should’ve given out those chocolate bars laced with crank, lol.
hand out that panzerschokolade
@clodsworth HAHA JAVOLE
@@Deadlyswing75 jawohl indeed...
Literally
“Family sees groups of murderous people outside”
“Family says they have drinking water but that they HAVE to go to nearby lake to get water for BATHROOM, there’s No Other Choice” - this is the moment when I went “uuuuh whut” 😅
The story is really great and narrator is of course amazing! But suspend the disbelief broke the moment that family made this stupid decision 🤣
I haven’t finished the story yet but the family could have cases of water for drinking; my family has cases of water sat aside.
Yeah, this was something where I was thinking "just deal with the lack of hygiene for a few hours, don't put your kid at risk"
The parents were already quite insane due to lack of sleep, at that point. It is more realistic to see bad judgement than good one, when they were so sleep deprived. It was still hilarious, tho.
Yeah, he really needed a better reason for the dad to leave the house...
Maybe something like "That was when we noticed the fire spreading in the woods near our home. The spread wasn't violent, but it was clearly heading towards our home."
If a fire was spreading nearby then it would make sense that the dad would go outside either to stop the fire or getting water in case it got too close to the home so they could keep it at bay.
Meth addicts: "There was a sleep ban?"
lol
He says that the mom only fell asleep for not even a minute , yet people don't reach deep rem sleep for at least 3 hours....
I'm pretty sure the "It's affected by hormones produced by REM sleep" part was a lie just to make people not question them.
REM can be reach within the hour. Regardless there’s room to assume that they were mislead or that information wasn’t clear on how infection happens.
Maybe the infection can speed it up.
bro it’s 30 not 3 hours
a full sleep cycle is 90 min
as someone who desperately needs a LOT of sleep, the title itself was a major horror
I love the variety of experience here. I’ve stayed up for 50+ hours on anxiety and a a couple caffeine shots during exam week before. 72 doesn’t sound all that bad 😂
Same here.
ikr, I sleep 8-12 hours normally
We're already getting into 2000s nostalgia???? Damn I'm feeling old.
😭
There are adults who were born in 2005. Their childhood was the 2010s. That horrifies & depresses me.
It only gets worse. I was born in 1971 and now 90s is considered retro to some people. I’ve seen edits of the gulf war and I fought in it, really hits me hard, that was over 20 years ago
@@dorn0531That would be me, born in 05 and coming up on 19
@@BIackMass Man that makes me feel old.
After being awake for almost 3 days in the military, this is kinda cool. Hallucinations and complete detachment of reality is what happens, nothing like seeing shapes in the trees and walking while brains are completly shutdown and focused only on getting leg next to other.
On that note we had few who took amphetamines so pervitin and ohboy that looked effective, would have kept the whole town awake like jackrabbits.
That starts happening around day 5.
There was one week where I didn't get near enough sleep and I was so tired one day I looked at a tree and the spaces between the leaves all looked like the brother from that's so raven. Weird shit.
This one reminds me of the no milk story - both are surprisingly good
Coyoteari
Cool I like that Creepypasta Story and this one.
I'm pretty sure both are written by the same person, they always feature a blue flower in their stories.
Definitely both written by Saturdead. There are several stories written by them here and other channels also
if i had to guess based on the themes its from the same guy. this is better tho no milk was kinda mid. not terrible, certainly good but this is better
@@misdafireinfexus5828 yeah I just said it was definitely the same person. I wasn't just guessing
Insomniacs with Amphetamines: “only 72 hours?” 😂😂😂
i have adhd and chronic insomnia... my adderall and insomnia would have me so well-equipped for this scenario haha.
I could do it I’ve stayed awake about aslong but not having the option too might fuck with me and make me tired but some addys and I’ll be good for sure😂
That describes Johannesburg every night:) The could have given them Addera|| for 3 sleepless nights and they would have never had any trouble staying awake 😃😃😃
New parents “you mean in only 72 hours I finally get to sleep!”
I bet you shit loud as hell
Truly😂
(fancy man, completely exasperated from having spent 45 minutes trying to get me to come to the front door)
"For Christ's sake, sir, please. Look. If you don't sign the consent forms, we're going to have to come in and grab you."
(me, stretching my calves and ankles just out of arm's reach from the front door, completely naked except for a pair of New Balance trainers, freshly shaven from head to toe, glistening from a generous full-body coating of KY Jelly)
"Just one question first, before I open the door. Are you familiar with the Benny Hill theme song?"
This guy has already been up for 72 hours lol 😂
I though that the infection coming out only during REM sleep might be a plot hole.
But thinking about it it might be more that they just didnt know too much about it.
This might explaine the guards making the persom in the car go to sleep.
The guard would have thought a quick 10 min nap was okay because its not REM sleep but any kind of sleep makes the infection get out.
Would like to hear some other opinions.
I think that or as time went on the infection mutated to be ANY sleep.
The one thing I like to think for the 72 not being quite enough time to go insane plot hole is that the boosters they were giving everyone either contributed to feeling more sleepy or that the entire street was put under a sleepy curse. Making them all prone to falling more.
That was exceptional. This station has consistently put out quality stories with great narration. Great work. thank you for what you do.
Incase you haven't heard of The Dark Somnium I highly reccomend you listen to the stories there as well.
@@SixxWolfZx thanks for the suggestion I listen to that one often. It is awesome.
@cobaltusa I'm spoiled by the quality, almost nothing else hits the same.
they had me until, with a day an half left, and with everything theyd already seen, one of them left for bathing and toilet water?? fuck that we gon b stinky and we gon plug the toilet if need be. fxk it shit in the tub mate deal with that later you have a day and a half before you can sleep and like 2-3 dyas before everything is gucci outside
@@SixxWolfZxagreed. The dark Dominic has some great stories
This wasn't bad, but needed to be over a longer time period. 72 hours isn't long enough for this many people to give up and fall asleep, especially not with whatever they were given to assist them in staying awake. Or the story needed to put more emphasis on the thing inside them trying to lure them to sleep. Either would work to explain why people fell asleep so quickly. I do like that the people who fall asleep become a danger to everyone around them though. Really raises the stakes that even one person falling asleep can make a mess of what would otherwise be fairly simple for most people to accomplish.
I agree when I was a teen I stayed up 72 hours now it might be harder to do but sure I could still do it
Try it yourself. It's harder then you think. And actually try it, don't just say you did.
But the ban could have been at a odd hour where they had already not slept
true but they started 9 hours into the ban so regardless@@priderockgaming2627
you are assuming the infection doesn't alter the situation.
perfect story to listen to while planning an all nighter to clean up my room
I loved playing the Sly Cooper games on the PlayStation 2 when I was younger. That kid has good taste.
Best bit about this story honestly. Soon as I finished it I went and started replying the trilogy haha
@@eoinsmith15 same
They needed water for the bathroom? Bro use a bucket fucking hell, even I had to do this when we had a major power outage
Use your brain, they had been awake forr 65 hours at that point, you can barely see yout surroundings at thay point let alone manage any reasoning
I love this channel soo much it gives my so much comfort his voice is just soo soothing no matter how gruesome or cruel the story is the man behind this voice is just my favourite 💝
Aditim
I like it too his voice and stories are awesome
Real or not still scares the crap outta me while I listen to these before I go to sleep at night especially the one: something whistles past my house at 3:03 am (it’s on their Spotify)
I've casually stayed up 50 hours a month or two ago, but I always also very busy for those 2 days so idk how realistic of a comparison that is.
This was the story I just read awhile ago. The narration by Creeps makes it awhole lot creepier
Creepy sleep demons or whatever they are are always interesting. Hopefully there is another story from the view of the one fed? who was nice to the main character. Then we can see what is going on at the facility and why they went dark for awhile.
Dante
Bet it's Sleep Paralysis Demons
As someone with chronic insomnia… my time has come!!!
I woke up at 3 and started to listen. I'm so tired. I even made coffee. I still can't keep my eyes open. Jolted awake at 5 and finished. Or did I dream it?
Same
this is so good but honestly as someone that sees sleep as necessary as water and food i gotta say that if the government handed them a bit of amphetamines psychedelics or coke they gonnna have some easy amazing 72 hours
this channelis the SOt underrated,but THANK YOU u maked my 7+ hours of drawing a lot ezier listining to your vidos swhile.
*government officials cut phone lines and internet connection*
5 minutes later…….
“If anything happens call this number.”
My own insomnia was horrible. A couple of times I was so exhausted and desperate that I just screamed to ease myself. For me, there was nothing worse in my life than feeling unable to move with mind wondering around, and yet being unable to just fell asleep already.
I completely understand you. My sleep schedule one day got away from me really bad and my insomnia wouldn't allow me to fall asleep until 5am. Being stuck laying in my bed for 7 hours straight, too tired to do anything useful, not tired enough to sleep, no one to talk to, fucking horrible
use sleeping pills or something
I love how they’re like “no sleeping” to a teenager! 😂😂 like dude I never slept anyway!
Watching this now on hour 49 of being awake due to my flights not working... this is spooky
Love staying on this channel's radar.
Scully's House of Thrillers
Agreed
This is relatable. I've been awake for only 6 hours. Which is, a lot of the time, all I can be awake for. But I am not able to sleep for another 17 hours, at least. x_x Sleep disorders suck so hard... Especially when you have things to do!! I feel like I'm gonna go crazy.
I love Since You Been Gone by The Outfield, but I’m pretty sure he was referring to the Kelly Clarkson song
all that apocalypse is happening outside, they had enough drinking water, but the family decides they needed extra water for BATHS???????????
If it means I get to drink more coffee then I'll gladly not sleep for 3 days.
There was a man in a fancy jacket holding a clipboard standing outside.
"I'm here today to tell you that because of your family's service to our country, you have been pre-selected for entrance into the local Vault. Vault 111."
drum and bass and some fun special candy, and 3 days w/out sleep go by in a blip, I don't see the problem here
1st ❤ TGIF!
Thank you CreepsMcPasta for the awesome pasta. I definitely loved this one, and it is kinda similar to being tweaked out on methamphetamines and going 9 to 15 days without sleep. By that point you're too far gone to recognize your own street anymore and it's definitely a terrifying experience of yourself alone. You may or may not still be able to drive a car without crashing, but you'll be lost and won't recognize where you are. This story is so relatable to that experience that it's not funny. Very good work from the author, and an excellent narration. Thank you.🖤🖤🖤🖤
Kent
I like it too
This could be a nice movie.
Hey yall cant sleep so were gonna take everything thatll keep you awake cool? Cool, bye!
This one sounds fun. Looking forward to it.
Gloomistic
Yeah I can see Jeff and his husky pup and best friend Smile going through something like this in The Slender Mansion
Another satisfying Saturdead story.
The second a flower was mentioned, my mind snapped to attention
We not surviving this one. My ass needs the mid day nap whenever possible.
No cuz why I'm I just started trying to stay up for 3day😭
reminds me of the russian sleep experiment creepypasta
We know what you did, Creeps.
Took "creep" in creepypasta a little literally.
Story is written by someone who has never done amphetamines in their life. Im not saying that's what the boosters were, but I'm saying they wouldve been way better then that. If it's the military handing them out, they could've even handed them methamphetamine tablets. Just, wow, pretty much no short term side effects like in the story. Plenty of stories of people staying awake for a month straight on them, so, 3 days is nothing.
That’s how the Germans overran France in 1940. Several army groups didn’t sleep for a week straight & just kept marching & fighting.
That would make the situation quite easier so maybe that world doesnt have them and just have something weaker 😂
@@HowlsEbookCoollections Or the government was wrapped up in its own red tape and all 'noooo, we can't give out controlled substances even in this emergency situation'.
A story from the POV of one of the feds trying to get amphetamines prescribed and being told it's a 2 week wait to get approval for that would be humorously dark.
72 hours isn't that long. The longest is 264 hours.
Bro what I’ve done this MANY times with the military 😂😂 what a joke
Blue flower! Classic signature of Saturdead. I love this stuff.
Could you leave the names of the music tracks used in the videos instead of the links? it would help me find it better please.
I cant belive ppl think these stories are fake
This is where I’m so glad I have my Adderall. I’d just binge on it.
This is pure cruelty. Being made to stay completely awake for 72 is torture. The most I had to do was 54 hours (long story.) I had to continue moving, working, going up & down flights of stairs as well as ingesting sugar & caffeine rich foods. I was hallucinating once in a while. Never staying up more than 16 hours ever again.
From perspective of someone who, for various reasons, had to stay awake for roughly 70 hours many times throughout my life I have massive difficulties immersing myself in this story. It is nowhere near as difficult as the author makes it out to be. Unpleasant? Sure. Unhealthy? Absolutely. A struggle? Yeah, definitely. Some impossible task? Hell nah.
Actually it is almost impossible your brain is literally telling you to go to sleep that your begging for it and also losing your sanity so yes it’s almost impossible