How To Tell If You're Sleep Deprived

Here are five ways to tell if you're sleep deprived, even if it doesn't feel like it.
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[@chickenofthecave1406]

Ever been so tired that you literally fall asleep within seconds of shutting your eyes when in bed? That’s the best feeling in the world.

[@risindacurve799]

Combined with being extremely sick

[@maja__5047]

Yes😍

[@milastefanovic5585]

Its the worst thing ever. I just woke up from a 2 hour nap and i couldnt control if i wanted to sleep or not. I didnt pull any all nighters recently and i feel really sick after waking up

[@Arkivalry]

That has only happen once to me.

[@mohamedashian604]

Chicken Of the Cave always happens to me

[@madelynparsom4384]

Yall i should make teachers watch this so they can minimize our homework.

[@gusdupree9076]

Madelyn Parsom you waste most of your day

[@andreaavina6446]

It doesn't work I've tried

[@nishiketubhayakar5870]

Very funny 😂😂😂 they're the ones who're seriously sleep deprived

[@yixuantan1468]

@@nishiketubhayakar5870 yea mine gets 3 hours of sleep like every weekday

[@figure3790]

@@yixuantan1468 my teacher goes to sleep at 4 and wakes up at 6 am

[@thebahooplamaster]

Well I'm sorry.. There's just not enough hours in the day.

[@daniel_960_]

thebahooplamaster try out polyphasic sleep. Just found out about it, seems to be the solution

[@julieerin115]

Late reply, but that's what I'm thinking. Basically for 7 hours, I would need to sleep until 7am at the earliest, which is too much of a rush in the AM let alone getting the opportunity to exercise. I actually envy those who claim that they only need 5 hours of sleep.

[@winterbear1662]

thebahooplamaster tru

[@Bredvig32]

Our you should cut off some the things that keep you wake and priorities sleep no matter what.

[@IronIkarus]

Well we all die anyway right?

[@jfam_185]

Watching this video instead of going to sleep

[@streetknows]

2am here, i should stop now..

[@Tails9016]

10 pm "One more video" 3 am How to tell if you're sleep deprived

[@user-vo1wn6kf1v]

Same here

[@Parnder]

Same

[@ihatedmyoldnamesoheresanew7204]

Same

[@gavin2601]

Homework + Getting up at 7 x 5 Days = The reason everyone is like this

[@elvinp.8253]

But guess what school don't give a shit which pisses everyone off

[@n0yn0y]

+the Internet

[@mehditabti2658]

7? Lmao try 5:30

[@gusdupree9076]

go to bed at 10 pm , your a kid , life is easy now , self discipline, get your self contained, get your self control or lose

[@happydr_]

My school starts at 7:30 so i have to get up at 6

[@a00d00a00m00]

"How to know you're a student"

[@quiet.success]

Don't you worry, after a few years it will be "how to know your wife and yourself are both working full time jobs to pay all the extra bills that come with a kid you also have to take care of". Beats being a student. So make sure you study something that will earn you good money so you can still afford to enjoy a few hours of your own.

[@huh_8]

@@quiet.success Life advisor right there

[@yixuantan1468]

@@quiet.success um I get 2 to 6 hours of sleep on weekdays. How much sleep do you get. BTW I'm a student.

[@Unity2002]

Been sleep deprived for about 6 years and it's all the technology in my face keeping me awake. Thing is I need it to pass my classes.

[@leonardobruce929]

Do you experience headaches?

[@flackodabaptist]

@@leonardobruce929 yes, but i think its from the sugar my body craves which is usually coffee or soda and if i dont have those i get headaches

[@MH-uo5ts]

I crave carbs and sugar regardless

[@gusdupree9076]

MH 98 filling the void , ah low self-esteem, nice

[@gusdupree9076]

MrStarfighter56 probably not the last starfighter, no shit ,eh?

[@kekw3268]

I love them if both of tham are combined

[@sanskartewatia4320]

Sleep deprived for 2 years straight, lmao dead soon

[@beyed731animsandgamin7]

mood

[@myriverflewawayandmymounta2789]

Dead yet? Been 3 years

[@trypticon31]

Hope you find your sleep soon. Jesus bless you.

[@automnejoy5308]

Are you dead yet?

[@trypticon31]

Why would you ask if any one died yet ? If could've happen to anyone .

[@andycho6152]

I have to wake up at 5:00 AM everyday to go to school which means that I need to sleep at 9:00 P.M the night before if I dont want to be 3x as likely to catch a cold. BUT THERES NO WAY IM DOING THAT LOL

[@marinaf.3572]

Andy Cho same

[@kristijanfistrek9055]

I feel you. I am getting up at 4:50am to go to work and I arrive home at 19:00pm but can't sleep until 22:30 or even 00:00, depending on the day.

[@angelmistiii]

Yeah during normal school days I have to wake up at 5:30-6 am. I try to sleep early, but most of the time it doesn't happen.

[@eugenelojhin]

Me too but before the lockdown I freaking slept at like 12:00 am but now it is like 11:00 pm or something

[@raisin4406]

Take a nap after school

[@DivyanshuBanjare]

I am not sleep deprived I just have to do my homework ;-;

[@gusdupree9076]

Poor Guy hey ,you're a pro crastinator, and poor

[@chickenwings7116]

Yes You're sleepn't

[@n_hendo]

but.... need to study

[@yoink2163]

11:00pm- I should go to sleep after this video... 3:00am- Gun ASMR

[@weeehi3847]

8 hours of sleep plus my school lasts 9 hours that’s 17 hours I’ve already lost in a day so add about 2 hours of having to take care of myself (such as showering, eating, etc) now that’s 19 hours. Add 3 hours of studying / homework damn now it’s 22 hours gone but wait add 1 more hour for chores. You surrendered 23 hours of your day and you have exactly 1 left to spend on focusing on what you want to do. Your hobbies are going abandoned, you resort to taking off an hour of sleep, you stop eating to save time, your grades are suffering because you are trying to do your work faster, your house is disgusting because you are doing less chores and your mom is stressed because no one can help her with the baby. Take more hours out of your sleep to fix that

[@algo98algo]

Exactly.

[@chonch1267]

Dropping out sounds like heaven no.

[@harbi5460]

Exactly!

[@manali7279]

Can totally relate! 😩

[@june-soelee1877]

*watches this at 3AM* yeah, i’m not sleep deprived

[@LiaRistiana95]

I actually lose my appetite and tend to eat less when I sleep less than usual. But I think that's just me.

[@maso3225]

When you're watching this at 4 in the morning lol

[@gusdupree9076]

Bpkdtb3528 oh hahahaha hahahaha hahaha, bpkdtvgkwd5418

[@gusdupree9076]

Bpkdtb3528 see, you can be taught juicy sweet manners, nite,nite

[@SeanLi_CE]

It’s exactly 4:03 for me

[@julieerin115]

The irony is that for around the past week, I've had around 3-4 hours sleep/night, yet despite feeling somewhat tired/irritable, I was able to manage quite well with a small cup of coffee while last night I had close to 8 hours of sleep, yet instead of feeling refreshed, I actually feel worse than before!! Even after napping for 2 hours, I still feel very groggy! WTF?!

[@stickliar5934]

i'm in a similar situation. Last week i got around 6 hours of sleep for about five nights and felt sleep deprived when the week ended and i've been trying to catch up on sleep for this entire week and everytime i go to bed, i feel weird when i wake up the next morning. A whole almost passed and i still feel sleep deprived

[@Hello-hello-hello456]

Looks like you woke up in deep sleep. Waking up in rem sleep is the best

[@julieerin115]

@@Hello-hello-hello456 But having the alarm go off in the middle of a vivid dream often makes me cranky.

[@olilondonisabum7170]

@@julieerin115 respect for responding 4 years later. Anyways, how many hours of sleep are you getting right now. I can speak from personal expierence for when you get less hours for a longer period of time your body needs time to re adjust. If you had 3 hours of sleep for a week for example and then wake yourself with 7 hours you are going to feel a lot more tired because you were in the middle of a sleep cycle. The best cource of action is to go the bed ealier and let yourself wake up naturally. Do that for a couple of days to see how much sleep your body truly needs. Once it gets adjusted to low sleep and then you give it high amounts of rest it is going to be confused and want more. Sorry if this is brief. I am being a hypocrite and typing this at 5:30 in the morning lol I havent slept yet.

[@nicolasbissonnette1010]

@@julieerin115 yo thats just your sleep debt and maybe you woke up in a deep sleep state

[@LilacMonarch]

1:54 how I get in bed

[@moonbulschair1047]

😂😂😂

[@haseenabadshah5381]

@@moonbulschair1047 Stop the emojis.

[@outrotears8642]

EarthBoundNess / LilacMonarch that was way too funny 😂 golden 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😭😭👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@kazuro3949]

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[@adrianb.5473]

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[@cry2love]

Sleep deprivation made me be more emotional, see the details in things I would never find in a normal state. If you listen to the music you like while sleep deprived, you love it even more than before, I can totally confirm that. Same with thinking, you analyzing better the world around you. Maybe it's only meee

[@g.j]

True. I even cry while eating.

[@stickliar5934]

I feel extremely awful and weird in the state of sleep deprivation, feeling sad and very fatigued the whole day. I cant think

[@cry2love]

@@stickliar5934 Same, but also I had a good experience too as I said 4 years ago. If you can, sleep more

[@stickliar5934]

@@cry2love absolutely

[@jeiku5314]

Is the will to hang myself a symptom of sleep deprivation?

[@agate865]

I mean, suicidal thoughts are a potential side effect

[@trypticon31]

I know what you mean , It doesn't help I will pray for you hopefully you can get normal sleep. Believe in Jesus .

[@swillyviewventures4100]

Sleep is one of the 5 basic needs and we are constantly depriving ourselves of it.

[@oaktrii3574]

im not sleep deprived I just eat everything

[@gusdupree9076]

Gᗩᒪᗩ᙭Y_ᗯOᒪᖴ that's called being a lard ass

[@wixardo]

Thanks for posting this at midnight/later for us Europeans, time to hit the deck lads

[@Godfather_Al]

But I had sleep yesterday

[@No_timezone77]

I'm not sleep deprived I'm just a night owl ✌️🦉

[@panicow6005]

Aaron Glisson same

[@macboi7601]

understandable, have a great day

[@asmdick681]

Aaron Glisson z

[@shae4878]

Aaron Glisson same bruh...

[@toxickekocat3119]

Same

[@markaj_]

Congratz on the 1Million subscriber, proud to be one of the subscribers under 100k

[@renapeppers20]

A lot of the symptoms actually happen to me. Eating too much, being too emotional, skin problems and feeling "clumsy" sometimes. Idk if I have this or not...

[@lilbananner9103]

Im so used to the stress of homework and studying that even when I don’t have to and part of the summer i still cant sleep. Even if i go to sleep at 12:00 i wake up at 4:00

[@aubrey6002]

I used to pull all-nighters for a week and I almost died lol (exaggerating). I ended up having really bad anxiety cause of it :( and caffeine made it so much worse never pull all-nighters kids 👍🏻

[@ashish9399]

I am not sleep deprived I have to binge series at night.

[@knerf999]

How the frick do you hold your handkerchief! 1:05

[@andreaavina6446]

knerf999 bruh this just made my night

[@proreactor684]

I’ve been sleep deprived the last month

[@mikhaeldh1828]

bravo 👏👏👏

[@proreactor684]

Thanks

[@iusehp]

This video says you have to get some sleep, so good luck.

[@timluker5424]

Anyone have problems with non restoritive sleep? Sleeping 8 hours and waking up more exhausted than when you went to sleep? That's my problem - my mental clarity has declined, my body has reacted adversly reaking down in every way..the list goes on. Would like feedback..thanks.

[@dominickspada6248]

time to sleep.....after homework practice and studying

[@diarmidthomson7878]

The first 3 resonate so much

[@dropmelon]

I hate it every time i got too clumsy from being sleep-deprived. I couldn't even stand straight. Let alone walk to bathroom.

[@eloragamingarts4894]

yeah that and i’m not able to BE straight either

[@graffix21]

Got diagnosed with sleep apnea recently. Been getting horrible sleep lately. Sleep is all I can think about now.

[@Silver01Son]

How are you doing?

[@diorskinnies666]

all these points apply to me except for the getting sick one lol. junior year sucks

[@vergil5603]

Working night shift is worse. Literally 5 days a week I can only sleep 4 hrs in the day but 9 hrs on the nights I’m off and an extra few hrs from the afternoon. and I had been eating so much carbs and sugars, I’m moving to 2nd

[@kevinportillo1971]

I know I'm sleep deprived, I have a full time job and 5 classesin college plus a partime on the weekends... I usually sleep 4 to 5 consecutive hours... But i don't have any of those symptoms other than dificulty with concentration and slow responsiveness to events.

[@samn6498]

I’ve got a mental health condition and don’t always realise I’m tired. Occasionally I notice I’m slightly hallucinating and then it’s straight off to bed.

[@gulfppr]

What are the best practices for good sleep?

[@connenyggs7849]

I really want to sleep without any worries for tomorrow or the future on weekends like... That you're done with all your assignments. The house has already spring cleaned. Mom will choose to cook for breakfast. Imagine that no one will bother you that you overslept and that no one will bother you in what you do like doing hobbies. Just going on the day without any worries. And at night, as you lay down, immediately shutting your eyes. Had a really good sleep, woke up active, remembered what you dream. And when you think about it how weird your dream is, it's funny. Yeah... (:

[@sumiii4893]

It's cute😃❤

[@basey456]

I'll be back to this video when i am fully healed from this

[@angelafton2409]

Thanks a lot. I seldom sleep well, since am too busy person.

[@tunekahuna8146]

But they said time is money,no pain no gain,work hard,do overtime,thats the key to success!

[@erwin6877]

My favorite is when I’m driving and I start falling asleep that is always exciting! 😅

[@79ompatil26]

I'm sleepy now

[@IIBubbleFxeak]

I always crave Sugars and carbs. And my skin is terrible I'm 14 freaking hell I don't need to look old yet! Not to mention I managed to catch the Australian flu right after finally getting rid of my fever! And I'm just emotional everyday so...yea...I don't know really...I blame my homework I had seven projects to do in one week. One of those being set on Tuesday and I had to hand it in first lesson Wednesday. Please don't tell me a suffer from sleep deprivation I don't want that on top all my other stresses 😅😭

[@queenniniii]

Wow. Definition of me.

[@user-pq6hy4hx8n]

How to tell if you're sleep deprived... watching youtube videos at 2 am is an indicator

[@PoonamSharma-np6cw]

Thank you I am mostly sleep deprived which I compensate by sleeping during day

[@emilym2103]

its 2:57 am and im taking a break from cramming for two tests by watching a video telling me i should sleep. I CANT THO, LIKE THESE TESTS ARE MORE IMPORTANT, my brain can sleep tomorrow :) i hope i stay awake for the tests tho xD

[@SleepMeditationPodcast]

What a great video :) Have you tried playing relaxing nature sounds to prevent sleep deprivation?

[@shiwanshujoshi1319]

I like it 👌👍

[@ElGranBurroPuto]

Yeah, this is me

[@thestardustblu]

excellent animation

[@araphis836]

I wake up at 6:10 am is that good tech insider

[@jimmyadan806]

Shoot i’ve been sleep deprived for like half a year..., and the new Call of Duty game just came out so i’m not catching up on sleep anytime soon

[@devofduty76]

College fucked up my sleep cycle.

[@sharonsloan]

Watching this at 3 am because I'm no closer to sleep than I was 2 hours ago.

[@podsmpsg1]

I went to bed at 3:00am last night, I shouldn't have. I had a headache all day today, fell asleep a few times. I took some Advil and that helped the pain. I'm never going to bed at 3:00am on purpose again.

[@prplxty]

7:41 in the morning. May as well remain awake at this point to get the day started.

[@No-right-to-take]

I work 12 hour shifts Monday through Thursday, plus I work graveyard. I’m so sleep deprived, and I’m seriously considering calling in sick to work, just so that I can get some damn sleep!!!

[@micahstevenson118]

Working and medical school full time. Good luck to others out there like me

[@electricmaster23]

Thanks, mother!

[@phobepotatoegirlpretty5774]

0:10 Is butter a carb?

[@Crowned_1]

Ive lost my sense to concentrate on my studies much now ....any ideas to get back ?

[@Cota_And_Rainbow]

A few days ago i was watching youtube at 10 PM and i would close my eyes every 2 seconds until i uncontrollably fell asleep and a few days later(today) i woke up at 3AM cuz of a nightmare where me and my friends were chillin and then everything started moving by itself cuz evil ghosts and then i woke up BRUH NIGHTMARES SUCK!!!(unless its ur favorite horror game 'v')

[@epic0s0ngs89]

Watching this at 5 Am and havent slept yet

[@nick6703]

KZbin recommended this to me They know me too well

[@amandas6135]

I sent my friend a bunch of weird texts I don't remember ever typing out. And I don't remember falling asleep. So I just woke up to shock, and feeling umcomfortable.

[@Thewildestvideos2024]

I dont know how long i been sleep but when i was very young around 6 years old or so i couldnt get to sleep my parents told me i been up 2 days straight as a kid one day as a teenager i went 2 days no sleep because it was a weekend lol

[@tejav1160]

Yes, I got all of them. Now it's time sle

[@katharina9890]

I sleep maybe 5-6 hours a night and still never catch a cold, maybe every other year

[@imanidiot2180]

the background music made me more sleep deprived

[@nnnajwa]

when you have all of these symptoms 😭 no wonder!

[@71kernow]

I'M shafted. I was a nurse that worked nights - 3 hrs sleep if lucky - 3 kids - then broke my back - got diagnosed with a very rare disease 1 in 100, 000, i am 46 yrs old - with a body of a 70 yr old. i get abt 10 - 30 minutes sleep over a 3 day period. Longest with 0 sleep - 3 weeks - my body shut down for 2 days and slept. my body doesn't do that any more. Chronic pain plus so many diseases = short life span. iv'e been lucky to see my children grow up. Don't think i will see my grandchildren. husband left me 8 yrs ago never seen him since !

[@xxdarkpersonaxx9496]

Writing papers all night for school is why I’m like this.

[@alexberger8188]

Those are also the simptoms of a teenager! And also every working person bevore sleeped like this and they were still able to have fun an live

[@guts4brekfest]

This video made me sleepy

[@aniadela9561]

The fact I'm sleep deprived for the whole year of quarantine and that I show some of this things cuz I'm freaking sleep deprive

[@enderlynxwilloze7935]

Falling asleep takes SOOOO much effort I legit did not sleep at all

[@nathanbarnes6869]

Who has time to sleep 7 hours? I work until 2 or 3am sometimes and I have to wake up early (if I am lucky I get to sleep til 8). No time.

[@julieerin115]

I like to work out before starting my day (don't want to do it in the evening) so that means getting up around 5 so with 7 hours, that would mean turning out the lights by 10 while packing it in around 9 to brush my teeth etc. That is just not doable since most of the world is still up around 10 at the earliest!

[@bigpapa4048]

It’s literally 1:25 am and I gotta wake up for school at 7

[@xiao3978]

i like how i'm watching this at 5:30am

[@Mae-ou3ft]

Med school - studying to save other people's health while simultaneously destroying ours

[@KennethAnimates]

My sleep schedule isn’t possible to change on weekdays. I must wake up at 5 because I have a class to get to. It takes me till like 10:30 to fall asleep no matter what.

[@laurac_351]

I sleep quite a lot during the day then get about six hour's sleep during the night period but I continue to sleep if I don't have to go anywhere otherwise I will sleep when I arrive back home

[@haroldinho9930]

I have to wake up at 7 am for school,this is not a joke

[@74adelo]

I have been awake for the whole night 17 or 8 times now and still dont have a cold

[@ahlexiahuerta9931]

me summer 2018

[@ohitsjustlexi180]

lolzzzz

[@nicole-sl1rp]

Same tbh

[@casseyannemacawili3214]

me watching this so i inspire myself to sleep and not worry abt homeworks and chores

[@ABC-yk4pq]

I have all those symptoms

[@alexolivas11_7]

Can you make your skin go back to a healthy state if you start sleeping normal again?

[@Ostnizdasht206]

I hope so..

[@seregelo5447]

hah, try sending that to every teacher.

[@jasminmeziane1042]

Ok I have sleep deprivation and I was making pancakes bc I only sleep 4 hours per day and that’s in day time. So basically I was making pancakes and 1) put a boiled egg in and mixed it and2) added salt and lemon instead of sugar and lemon. And also my kitchen table is no where near the door but somehow I walked into it without noticing 😂

[@irishmariarafallo4417]

Damn it's 7 pm and I just woke up

[@Blindboard100]

I lost a fuck ton of weight during summer vacation, then gained it all back during exams. I don’t know how else to cope with sleep deprivation other than food

[@OXBULLSPC]

Soon as you start watching a movie...the snoring starts