What does becoming giggly mean?

Cheerful disposition?

I don't think it's true... and I mean the pink elephant that is perched on top of my computer monitor doesn't think so either, so I'm pretty sure it's not true.

It varies between individuals. There are people who can get by on four hours, and people who are zombies without their ten. Brains are made individually :shrug:.


Not getting enough sleep is definitely a bad thing, especially over an extended period. To quote http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_deprivation (C-class article):

Generally, lack of sleep may result in:[6][7]

aching muscles[8]
confusion, memory lapses or loss[9][10]
depression[9]
hallucinations[9]
hand tremors[11]
headaches
bloodshot eyes
periorbital puffiness, commonly known as "bags under eyes" or eye bags
increased blood pressure[12][13]
increased stress hormone levels[13]
increased risk of diabetes[13]
increased risk of fibromyalgia[14]
irritability[6]
nystagmus[disambiguation needed] (rapid involuntary rhythmic eye movement)[15]
obesity[13]
temper tantrums in children[6]
yawning[6]
symptoms similar to:
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD)[6]
Psychosis[16]


It may not drive you completely bonkers, but starving yourself of sleep does have significant effects on quality of life.

Of course one must keep in mind the fact that wikipedia is also notoriously full of [censored].

[citation needed]

http://news.cnet.com/Study-Wikipedia-as-accurate-as-Britannica/2100-1038_3-5997332.html

It is a C-class article, though, so the information should be about right. And I only looked up and copied stuff from Wiki because I couldn't be bothered typing it all out myself. Most of the stuff on that list has references you can check if you doubt the article itself. For example, from a http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Sleep_deprivation?OpenDocument made by a government body/organisation:

Symptoms of sleep deprivation in advlts
Symptoms of sleep deprivation in advlts include:

Constant yawning
The tendency to doze off when not active for a while; for example, when watching television
Grogginess when waking in the morning
Sleepy grogginess experienced all day long (sleep inertia)
Poor concentration and mood changes (more irritable).


Lack of sleep impairs performance
Let’s say that a person who needs eight hours of sleep per night only gets six. This two-hour sleep loss can have a major impact including:

Reduced alertness
Shortened attention span
Slower than normal reaction time
Poorer judgement
Reduced awareness of the environment and situation
Reduced decision-making skills
Poorer memory
Reduced concentration
Increased likelihood of mentally ‘stalling’ or fixating on one thought
Increased likelihood of moodiness and bad temper
Reduced work efficiency
Loss of motivation
Errors of omission – making a mistake by forgetting to do something
Errors of commission – making a mistake by doing something, but choosing the wrong option
Microsleep – brief periods of involuntary sleeping that range from a few seconds to a few minutes in duration.

The crazies comes with actual insomnia - total sleeplessness, meaning. Lack of sleep, now, expect extremely crappy memory, moments of absence ("what am I currently doing ?"), [censored] mood and associated health problems (mine's a [censored]-up stomach).

Going to sleep late isn't too much a problem, provided you fall asleep always at the same hour, and have a decent number of hours of sleep. Which, in itself, *is* the problem : unless one works nights, one can't do a regular 3 am - 11 am schedule.

Go back to sleep earlier, with a book or something : after a while, you'll reset your "falling asleep" hour to a more human hour. You'll thank me when you're 30, I'm telling ya.

You will see spiders and then die. It happened to me...

The only problem with that I see is that there are some 26 year olds that have a career who still do this too. It will eventually begin to affect job performance.

My advice, get into a normal sleep habit.

I'm 33 with a 1 year old. I'm in bed the moment she falls asleep. But then again, sleep for my wife and I are a rare commodity.

False. Lack of sleep most certainly does not drive you to develop ADHD. ADHD is a neurobiological condition that you're born with, being tired can cause you to show some of the symptoms of ADD/ADHD such as poor attention (duh...) but then that′s just because of the lack of sleep. Not because of ADD or ADHD.

So you can′t develop ADD nor ADHD, you′re either born with it and it′s there to stay until you die, or you′re not born with it and you′re not about to have it at any time in your life.

As for the OP I recommend just trying to get in 8 hours of sleep, it′s bull if someone is telling you that you can get away with just 5 hours, sure you won′t die or anything from a bit less sleep but your mental capabilities and physical ability including motor skills are affected by your lack of sleep. If you want to get the most out of the day and be the most productive and work the hardest you′re going to want a good 8 hours of sleep. And this doesn′t change for about as long as you live.

What you read it as would be wrong, yes. What it actually says is accurate:

symptoms similar to:
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD)[6]
Psychosis[16]

The irony! :laugh: But the forum software removing the indentation does make it easier to mis-read, so I won't hold it against you .

EDIT: Oh, and as it happens, I have been professionally diagnosed with ADHD.

Trust me, you do not want to beat it.

XD Woah, way to miss a line My bad, completely missed that line. And now I just feel silly *goes back to hang out in the silly peoples corner*

Also thought I′d add in for the OP that if he has problems falling asleep I recommend turning off all electrical devices about an hour before trying to sleep and engaging in some activity such as reading before sleep. I don′t think I have to tell anyone that a PC is highly stimulating and can cause sleep problems, and while books are thought provoking they′re not stimulating in the same sense.

Also of course it′s important to give the body a little bit of a work out over the day, be it just to take a walk or something. Helps a lot with trying to fall asleep, a lot of us (at least I in many cases XD) just end up spending days off from school or work in front of the PC or at home in one way or another.

The latest I've ever been awake was 4 in the morning when I was boosting in Gears 2. I fell asleep and got kicked for inactivity.

Staying up late doesn't work for me.

These things happen to me. Yay, I have sleep deprivation.

as long as you get the required amount, you'll be fine. no use trying to push limits, just go to sleep. if you can't, force yourself. reading seems to put people to sleep sometimes. fresh air helps. music. or more than one of those combined.

Different people need different amounts of sleep. There is no set amount for anybody. Myself, because I'm out of uni' and can't get any extra shifts at work I'm going to bed around 2-3am and waking up about 10-11. Because I'm not doing anything throughout the day, I get into a lethargy and I'm sleeping more than normal as a result. When I'm more active, I can run off about 4-5 hours of sleep a night. Just find what's right for you.


Also, the more time I spend on a computer/watching TV in day, the harder it is to sleep.