How to Survive Without Sleep

The deadline is looming. You're tossing and turning. So much is going through your head. Oh no, it's already 2 a.m. The anxiety is increasing and sleep is elusive. Now it's 3 a.m., and only four hours until the alarm goes off. This is not good.
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[@pingmann]

"The human body has basic needs, food, water, and *sleep* ." Schools: *Imma pretend i didnt see that*

[@ultimateclawz1790]

A.l u got or do is be a youtuber XD

[@tee80s11]

Where is my air

[@chloenormandale190]

Ok?

[@chaad1073]

School gives you enough sleep. You just procrastinate than realize you have a project due tomorrow and at 3 am you work on it all night then blame it at school

[@KoenDraws]

@@chloenormandale190 Don't be that guy that ruins the joke.

[@FingeringThings]

College students: *Lmao amateurs*

[@connorburton3666]

Fingering Things ✔️ how do I see your comments everywhere 😂

[@sartajgill2803]

@@connorburton3666 me too 🤣!

[@nn_eptun8602]

@@connorburton3666 same

[@freee8581]

@@connorburton3666 Same lol

[@BrainPermaDeD]

me too

[@iissss9847]

How to Survive without Sleep Me: watching at 3am InTEReSTiNG

[@mb-ys4uq]

No you whatch it at 21:00

[@willylubisi1546]

Me at 02:18

[@Ronaldomeatrider]

Me at 4 am

[@justa_twinkie]

Sameeeeeeee

[@iissss9847]

@@mb-ys4uq Ph 🇵🇭

[@danielmendez2529]

STEPS: 3:10 STEP 1(Move Your Body) 3:30 STEP 2(Drink Lots of Fluids) 3:59 STEP 3(Have a Healthy Snack) 4:27 STEP 4(Keep Your Area Brightly Lit) 4:37 STEP 5(Splash Cold Water on Your Face) 4:47 STEP 6(Start Talking) 5:04 STEP 7(Listen To Music) 5:15 STEP 8(Breathe) 5:44 STEP 9(Pinch Yourself)

[@joyngurang8144]

Thank you so much ! Really appreciated !

[@TJ45223]

I'm more of an indo guy but I love smoking a sativa early in the morning a couple hours before everyone else wakes up

[@xyl0n_zz60]

@@TJ45223 what does that have to do with this comment or video? LMAO but I do love a sativa when I wake up and a good Indica before I go to sleep

[@jaylong4705]

My problem is, if I drink water before bed I'm pissin all night

[@FadedForeverForgotten]

How To Survive Without The Internet Lol EDIT: Thanks For 650 Plus Likes!

[@muvaizisadj8411]

Simple u can't

[@resourcetrio3815]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LOL

[@Rhyscele]

Eh

[@Jamie-oq8nf]

I CAN'T NEVeR SURVIVe That BC I DIE Withought Internet

[@jaymichael6710]

there is a video without internet

[@skinniestea2393]

Ehh college students are pros at pulling all nighters💅🏻

[@skinniestea2393]

@@BeBe_TrAnS True tho🥺

[@BrainPermaDeD]

@@BeBe_TrAnS Mostly true for border guards who guards for country

[@sushamamohapatra2485]

I didn't sleep for 7 years

[@commanderlightgaming8315]

I hate all nighters

[@DONKEYWHATDIDYOUDO]

Kids:I stayed up till 8PM last night! Friends:Oh wow,so late

[@snehasharma684]

Me sleeping all the day *How to survive* :- How to survive without sleeping *Me* :- hmm interesting 😂

[@arunavabal2071]

Gimme that blessing😭

[@phetnhativong5925]

Ifuera de meh comma de aqui

[@Filthy_Furry_Sorrow]

I think this will help me

[@MeganCookiie]

longest i stayed awake was 3 days. never again!

[@nn_eptun8602]

Mine Is 20 days

[@Mxrk_Hxshim]

@@nn_eptun8602 the heck you do and how?!

[@franklinm692]

@@nn_eptun8602 how did you stay awake that long did you get ay Hallucinations ?

[@Soypedro99]

🧢

[@MeganCookiie]

@@Soypedro99 its not lol

[@Name_Not_Available77]

What If: How to Survive Without Sleep, me: chugs coffee to stay awake. Also me: That wasn't so hard.

[@raiden-kun8406]

Programmers: *P A T H E T H I C*

[@Zygrade101]

Relatable🤚

[@lorettapritchard6709]

90099

[@princessportsassociation5958]

Title idea: How to survive getting kidnapped

[@m.s.m3464]

They actually did a video about that.....

[@gettingshotsomeonesgonnapa8635]

@@m.s.m3464 I didnt see it, can you leave a link? As I remember, they asked it us on a poll but they didnt do it like most of the things they ask.

[@princessportsassociation5958]

@@m.s.m3464 really?? I haven't seen it and I just went through the channel now. Maybe its a private video

[@Italiantrollslashhalfj]

Fun fact: your reading this

[@suriish3re]

@@Italiantrollslashhalfj what's my reading this?

[@immortalgamingyt6182]

His voice in the intro is very powerful, maybe he's a voice actor?

[@queenphayze4766]

You're telling me how to survive without sleep At the same time, while watching a movie, I can blink and fall asleep immediately lol😂

[@codyphillips683]

I wish i had that superpower

[@zakosist]

This video was much more how to avoid falling asleep than how to survive without sleep. Don't stay awake for several days unless your life depends on it. But this can be useful for things like avoid going back to sleep in the morning.

[@chocolatecornetnothermitcr6159]

I thought so, too. I thought this video included advice about how to deal with insomnia or how to survive when you’re forced not to sleep.

[@schrutebuck88]

Hey narrator, dial it up a bit more it wasn't dramatic enough

[@vnth2186]

College students: haha noobs, I'll teach you better. Learn from the pros

[@professional-yapper]

how to survive without sleep me who hasn’t been asleep in a day in a couple hours: i don’t need sleep i need answers 🏃🏽‍♀️

[@allanlacoste7163]

How to survive: How to survive without sleep Me: staying up all night is a hobby for me

[@Daily.Yappin]

Lol same I never sleep

[@becky2235]

How do you survive in the day?

[@maestrulgamer9695]

I expected a video about how to deal with insomnia,instead i got a video about how to avoid sleeping even more!

[@NotYetBloom]

Watching this at 5am haha looks like I need to sleep now..

[@God_of_pain_2.0]

😆I

[@MrSupercar55]

You also forgot one step. Do not drive a motor vehicle, operate machinery or fly an aircraft after a sleepless night. You’re more likely to misjudge something whilst sleep deprived, especially from a somewhat relaxed sedentary position (i.e. while sitting down). If you’re making these mistakes while you’re in control of something so much more powerful than your meek mortal self, that could mean something horrible for you and/or others. Serious injury or even a short afternoon with the undertaker.

[@Niinii.]

You forgot a step. Playing certain games. Games like dokkan battle isn't recommened because it kind of a slow game, you need a game like xenoverse 2 or apex legends or league of legends

[@riley1733]

Longest I've ever stayed awake was 34-35 hours. It was Christmas time in 2019. Woke up at 2pm (I worked overnights at the time and still work night shifts now) the 24th and didn't go back to sleep unless until Christmas night around 12:30. Tried to sleep Christmas Eve night but couldn't. I remember watching the first two Home Alone movies after supper on Christmas night with my dad and stepmom and I was falling asleep during the movies. I never fall asleep during movies. That's how tired I was. I went to bed around 12:30 that night and slept for a good 9 hours.

[@diaryofarealmom3264]

Lol, my longest was 10 days.

[@babble2leeza]

My longest was 7 days because of traumatic event. Then I slept for 12 hrs also the longest I ever slept.

[@larissa7102]

@@babble2leeza i went a full night without sleeping and slept 17 hours the next day somehow. so i feel like 12 hours is nothing, especially for not sleeping for a whole week

[@hooryazar1038]

lol, 9 hours is the longest you've slept... I probably slept for 2 whole days after finishing finals

[@endofmediocritysecondaccou8524]

@@hooryazar1038 are you the Sleeping Beauty?

[@zorodork1121]

Trust me, it also helps to keep room temperature low if your trying to stay awake

[@God_of_pain_2.0]

True

[@dominikmilien]

Now, that's a hard challenge Edit: that's actually pretty nice video with tips how not to sleep and be alert

[@wardon1994]

Please all brothers and sister subscribe my channel I take very much time in making and editing now my parents also scold me that don't waste time but I am interested and also want more friends please support me

[@dominikmilien]

@@wardon1994 No.

[@Mr.Italian12]

mine was 3 days straight and I started to hallucinate after I watched the walking dead 3 days straight in the pitch dark I looked out my window and thought I saw zombies 😅

[@stormzyfnbr3570]

How to survive with no sleep Him:8 Steps Me:Triple scoop pre workout

[@saumyavani1520]

This is something I totally need 😁😁

[@MrSupercar55]

Same here. Sunday nights are the worst. I find myself taking sleeping pills in an attempt to get my 8 hours, sometimes downing them with Captain Morgan’s. Of course I have been known to overdo it when it hasn’t worked, at which point, driving to work is not an option as I’m still drowsy and the alcohol from the Captain Morgan’s is still in my system. I phoned in sick once because of this, thinking it would be better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. The boss wasn’t happy with that decision. It turns out that tiredness is not a legitimate reason to phone in sick. I am tempted to say that it should be, because driving a motor vehicle, operating heavy machinery or flying an aircraft are very dangerous when tired. Then people, such as myself, will go to such lengths to get much-needed shuteye, such as taking sleeping pills and drinking alcohol. Lastly, lack of sleep can impair things like the immune system, leading to more frequent sickness. The consensus here is while tiredness itself is no reason to phone in sick, it can lead to things that will require more leave to recuperate from.

[@Speedster-zl6su]

Them after 3 minutes:wha- Me:seriously AFTER THREE MINUTES!

[@samanthapels4497]

It's funny how they give healthy tips for something unhealthy as staying awake.

[@petervasil8032]

Even if you use nicotine it will help you stay focussed, temporally, but wont affect ur sleepiness as much as the cpffee

[@faun_fatale]

My privileged ass always stayed home the next day, when I couldn't sleep at all... Now that I recently started to work I can srap that idea. It's almost 3am and oh damn

[@yessirr968]

Did you know if u text your crush and she responds you actually become quite active

[@brick466]

That's if she responds, and if ur lucky as I am, that probably won't happen soon.

[@ciscod116]

How to survive without sleep: *you can't*

[@levi46482]

What If dude : "Do any kind of activity to-" Meh : I do contortion all day. Is that why I'm so energetic even if it's 4 am?

[@sajidhafeez2090]

In four hours, I have my final deffense of my post graduation and I am with no sleep from last 2 days. Wish me luck 😃

[@alexv6465]

How did you do?

[@sajidhafeez2090]

@@alexv6465 nailed it 😁

[@laimawolf6826]

Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Not even Godzilla: Me: *panic writes every video in my note book and how to possibly survive them* YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GONNA NEED IT,Don't go asking "hey,can I check how to survive a meteor covered with acid that got rid of the atmosphere in your book again" since in s few months.. you'll know what happens ;) Oops-Time to go back to my time machine, good luck 😉 you're going to need it.. I'VE SAID TOO MUCH AAA-

[@storycorner541]

I will take your entire stock

[@laimawolf6826]

Hmm.... £10,000

[@laimawolf6826]

XD

[@storycorner541]

@@laimawolf6826 Well buddy we need a negotiation

[@laimawolf6826]

Hmm... I believe, go to the Bermuda triangle, October 3rd 2020, 11pm.. we might have a deal

[@ralphlawrencebambasi5576]

I didn't sleep at all last night and I'm dying 😭

[@atomix1876]

We're all dying slowly

[@jdawg9137]

He didn't give detail on how hard to stab the pencil or which end.🤔

[@HealingWaves]

"Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health." -- Dalai Lama Infinite Love Beautiful Soul! ✨❤

[@bassmyculture3847]

Cheers to us🍸🍾to us who don't sleep just to avoid some crazy nightmare 👇like😌thank you have a great Day.

[@TheFanaticOne]

r/nosleep helps a lot.

[@petervasil8032]

For all the students... if you use nicotine exp nicotine pouches/chewing tobacco or cigarettes it will help u get focussed for like 1/2 hours so if ur in the worst hours remember my tip 😀

[@ronaldtromp6954]

When i feel sleepy i just start to game on the balcony. Especialy when the night is cold, i can game till the late morning

[@sumit4960]

I needed it....7 months ago Thanks

[@victoriathong2309]

How to survive without sleeping: What if you didn’t sleep: Me: aHa InTeReStInG

[@sudipabiswas6861]

I have kept awake for maximum 4 days a stretch during my school examinations .

[@karkovice10]

I think What If dealt with this subject a short time ago. The simple answer to the question "How can you survive without sleep?" is... you CAN'T.

[@prime_buddy]

I havent slept in like 30-40 hours, and hoping this vid will boost those numbers up

[@Mxrk_Hxshim]

Me:"This is crucial information,good to know" Also me:* skipped a night to sleep *

[@djjdheiej]

4:17 the movie name is Home Alone

[@neaxxrl8935]

Correct!

[@ryandavis4689]

Homeboy says he stayed up 11 days without any medical aid or stimulants, then in the very next sentence he says he went to the donut shop, sugar is a stimulant my dude. I've stayed awake for 15 days and 16 nights. I got extremely violent and irrational and incoherent and I was hallucinating. I did have stimulant aid to help me do that feat though. No long-term health effects I'm fine to this day and that was about 10 years ago. So I guess technically I do have the world record for a person longest without sleep granted it's unofficial but officially I think the record is 14 days.

[@theskoomacat3106]

Me who usually gets only 3-4 hours at night on average: "I'm in danger!"

[@j.z.5678]

Once I stayed up all weekend when I was about 21 yrs old. I partied all Friday night which included heavy drinking then went to work on Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon I played in a basketball tournament and won MVP. Saturday night I partied all night again and then played hockey on Sunday afternoon. I was going home on Sunday night and i STARTED NODDING OFF WHILE I WAS WALKING. I was so scared because I felt like I was going to fall over and was slightly confused. I managed to get home safely but needless to say I would never do anything like that ever again lol.

[@anjankumar8687]

I needed this

[@rahulranjan1165]

What if how to survive does not survives

[@hun450]

This was posted when I was sleeping 😀😂

[@kesenakuchnahidakha8865]

I love my sleep

[@adria95]

I'm still awake... Its 1:12 am

[@akshayanni6341]

10:43 pm in india

[@JCN-jr7jh]

3:15 am

[@daan4206]

19:15 here in the NL

[@zeroplate5635]

@@JCN-jr7jh nice bro😂

[@RyZe-cw5rx]

11:6pm right now in Nepal

[@randomirishkid]

Furst

[@matiasrivera2087]

Finally one i can try :v

[@zeroplate5635]

This video upload at right time😂

[@steele.t]

I’m here for the (finger on the app challenge) from Mr beast😂good luck to those that are playing

[@alphonsocabrera260]

Thanks for the vid, I needed this

[@펭순이-t4r]

Let's do... 1. How to survive a Candiru pool. 2. How to survive a Bull attack. 3. How to survive standing over knives. 4. How to survive in the antartic. 5. How to survive a tiger attack. 6. How to survive a elephant attack.

[@MrSpiralling]

9 year olds at start of a video First

[@hoodiem.a.n5786]

So cool i love ur videos

[@laimawolf6826]

I love you so much! This channel is hilarious,nice and genius 🤩 I want to try everything you do and have been a fan for atleast a year! Carry on making awesome content! ☺️😍💞💖

[@shadowrider-xo3wl]

This is a lie about the symptoms i didit sleep for 2 weeks and i was fine and all i did was stay in bed on my phone

[@Franklin-ht4mx]

I once literally stayed up all Night with my two cousins and my sister

[@shr2000]

Me too. Watched Friends all night on Netflix

[@Franklin-ht4mx]

Sanchit Rabadey I stayed up like I didn’t even go to sleep in the morning

[@shr2000]

@@Franklin-ht4mx well slept 1hour😂😅

[@Franklin-ht4mx]

Sanchit Rabadey Literally didn’t sleep at all

[@shr2000]

@@Franklin-ht4mx 😂🤯🤯

[@snillddy7907]

How to survive a flying chappal*

[@clementedoh3962]

Surviving without sleep... We will be better off dead.

[@irexgaming2444]

Topic needed most : how to survive a train accident

[@ModernHomeZAREEN]

It starts at 3:11

[@giannis233]

All of the steps in my information Step 1:sleep till 10pm Step 2 wake up Now information for night 2 - 5 Step 3 have a clock Step 4 get your mighty Step 5 repeat step 1-3

[@rhysbrown5]

Do you like my dog

[@thegriffinsfamily6620]

Yes

[@rhysbrown5]

Dejan Kaloperovic thanks

[@guru6831]

Is the feat of the high-schooler possible? Perhaps, after a certain period, your body will force you to sleep (whether you like it or not).

[@ohoapu2590]

“Good proteins like NUTS”

[@Mariah-wr5gi]

XD

[@hungtheheroluu]

Don’t take that out of context. They obviously meant peanuts, almonds, walnuts, cashews, etc.

[@protdoomer2305]

I've never slept one nanosecond in life. From sleep paralysis to contentious parents, to over 10 years of nocturnal occupation. All this advice will help for only a day or couple days. You will stop fully caring about anything and everything will think you're on drugs or have i.e aspergers

[@hellomeme2576]

The intro explains me every night😭😭

[@Juan_Rulz]

Woah, i didn/ know excercise can make you survive without sleep.

[@coltwinchester94]

Im curently depriving my self of sleep to reset my body clock to the hour of going to bed and getting up, is that alright?

[@Mxrk_Hxshim]

Tried it few times,end up waking noon instead.But some days it's work

[@hannahpocock4152]

Yes I do that all the time!

[@Nothing_ayo_yt6517]

I mean I survive a hole day no sleeping I mean that's me bcZ of my nightmares + lucid dreams maybe I have that me not so anxiety in my sleep so ez without those tricks

[@Nick-pi8vz]

Step one: go to sleep Step two: sleep for 7/8 hours Step three: wake up Step four: do whatever you are suppose to do today. Step five: repeat

[@titanianinavvvv2861]

dear God ...WHY MEEEE AM 8N HIGHSCHOOL I SHUDNT BE SEARCHING FOR THIS

[@hampsterdance1226]

i need this video now more than ever lol

[@laimawolf6826]

Я так вас люблю! Этот канал веселый, красивый и гениальный 🤩 Я хочу попробовать все что вы делаете, и была поклонником как минимум год! Продолжайте создавать потрясающий контент! ☺️😍💞💖

[@Fireybird345]

ማነኝ ትለኛለህ ቂመኝ ወይም አስሽል መድሀኒት እና የሽንት ቤት ወረቀት ያስፈልግሃል

[@10subsnovideos82]

Idk why but this video makes me sleepy

[@JaydenmasterVR2024]

I know how to survive without sleep TAKE A 10 HOUR NAP!!

[@John14-6...]

Thankyou for the rest of the advice but I'm not giving up my coffee. 😁

[@noreakseymeang5641]

Im litteraly watching fis at 3am helpp

[@God_of_pain_2.0]

The hand comes out of the water with her legs wide open 😳🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣tf wrong with that 😑😒

[@arunavabal2071]

After watching videos on how to sleep and still couldn't who found this?

[@alexhopkins4572]

This is not the voice I am like

[@Itz_Anim_Hub]

I'm watching this at 1:30 A.M 27 Feb. 2023..

[@goldenlegend7200]

THE ULTIMATE ANSWER IS....... just sleep🛌

[@marcusshabangu8252]

Working out huh: I guess what I do for 20 minutes three times a night counts🤔

[@varyhandsomeguy]

Watching at 03:14. XD

[@remchi9506]

im legit watching this at 1:33 am

[@____.Zohaib.____]

I am watching it on 3a.m.

[@cicilyscott1261]

What if tsunami reach the clouds would it be more deadly

[@okey664]

airplane haha

[@Justabedman]

Lol first why is someone else taking and second it’s creeper like if you agree

[@drethomson2334]

I'll just drink some honey.. And hot milk tea.

[@saturatedthoughts]

HOW TO SURVIVE WITHOUT SLEEPING. •"Put on some music and dance" (Me watching this video in my math class) :

[@jona_hehe3768]

People who feel a sleep while watching this must feel like a failure

[@Rafanator]

Students "yeah ive been doing that"😶

[@zeynyahya6848]

I tried to what you said and it works thank you