Is Polyphasic Sleep Possible? (Intro Psych Tutorial

[@brocknspectre1221]

I’ve been doing Every Man 2 for over two years now. It feels very natural to me.

[@xprodigy1x674]

Hows it going now?

[@brocknspectre1221]

@@xprodigy1x674 It’s going fine, thanks. I went to bed last night at 10pm and was up by 2:30am, just like always 👍

[@matthewrogers55]

Can we get an update?

[@brocknspectre1221]

@@matthewrogers55 Sure. As I mentioned above, I’m still going to bed around 10pm and getting up about 2:30am. I say 'about' because I stopped using alarms a while ago. I also take the prescribed two naps a day, but instead of 20min, they tend to be around 10-15min. It’s very much settled into habit, and I don’t really have to manage it anymore.

[@apustovoy]

Any update? Are you still doing it?

[@seedmonchermonchcronch3222]

I love how this one is not even a topic on a psych exam, my man prolly just got really pissed off reading a post from some biohacking madman and made a 16 min diss track. Respect lmao

[@AnthonyCalderwood777]

i sleep daily 4 hours. and i´m quite well and i´m performing very good at my profession as a lawyer. and i think i´m not the only person in the world who does that. it depends on what kind of person one is. i never needed 8 hours of daily sleep. simple as that. forcing "7 - 8 hours sleep is essential" on everyone is the same nonsense as sleeping multiple times a day.

[@smileyyescas5275]

Being a lawyer requires a high IQ, you're obviously smart so you can get away with 4hrs of sleep, but you're full potential won't come up unless you take you're appropriate sleeping time. I also sleep on average 4-5hrs due to my lifestyle and can get along in life just fine, but when I have the opportunity to sleep 7-8 hrs, I'm so much productive during the day.

[@AnthonyCalderwood777]

@@smileyyescas5275 yes, we´re on the same page on that one. i absolutely agree.

[@PropheticProgression]

so why don't you sleep 7-8 hour then? @@AnthonyCalderwood777

[@cleanmypool5751]

great video. Been thinking a lot about doing polyphasic and now I have a reason not to. I tried it once and failed, but maybe it was for the better. thank you

[@PsychExamReview]

You're welcome, thanks for commenting!

[@vodimabila4301]

Weak. 😊

[@cleanmypool5751]

@@vodimabila4301 that’s what your mom said about my pull-out

[@MegamanTheSecond]

I agree on one thing this sleep schedule is not possible for normal people you have to eat completely healthy and not have a fixed schedule like a 9-5 or kids will demand I've been sleeping a little under 2 hours a day for over a year I spend over $2000 a month on super healthy food no supplements and barely drink water I could list all the benefits of having extra time and energy from these lifestyle changes but it would only make it less believable

[@itz_premium]

How do you eat 500 bucks a week in food? I dont care if you're eating grass fed grass finished beef and completely organic non gmo fruits and vegetables, even if youre importing exotic foods and living in a high cost of living area like LA or NYC, how can you spend more in a month on food for yourself than I do in the entirety of almost all my bills as a single dad with pets (no financial assistance , we eat pretty well i like to think, i go out of my way to get the stuff that is better sourced and less processed, isnt always around though) (rent and utilities and the car insurance) and between my son and myself (ill even include the cats food) we struggle to eat even close to half of that in food a week (grocery bill necks closer to 200 or so a week now with inflation and shortages and the ocassional toiletries or a new toy/lego set for the kiddo. What are you eating? Grade A5 Imported Kobe Beef? More power to you if you are, I lived in Japan for a few years and tried it once and its phenomenal.

[@GDPWorking]

Polyphasic can also be 7 ours a day. I slept in two sepgments yesterday 6 hr 15 min and 1 hr 41 min.

[@PsychExamReview]

Yeah, I think biphasic can work quite well with 7-8 hours total and often do this myself with an afternoon nap, but I don't recommend trying to divide sleep up more than this. Thanks for commenting!

[@GDPWorking]

Thank you. I like double sleeps too! It is my natural feeling. Take care!@@PsychExamReview

[@nathanpaulhepner352]

Hello I have a question for you I started looking into Polyphasic Sleep due to the fact that currently during the work week I work a 12-hour shift and usually sleep 5 to 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep. I feel comfortable with this sleep schedule and I feel refreshed when I wake up in the morning. I'm going on about 7 months of doing this during the weekdays, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night I sleep usually try to sleep 8 hours a night. Although on those nights I rarely sleep longer than 6 hours. Now the reason why I have been researching into this subject recently is because I was offered a job that would require a 16-hour work schedule and would limit my sleeping time. To 4 hours per day but from my understanding of my current schedule I would be able to fit in two 30 minute naps in a controlled environment that would allow me to sleep peacefully for those 30 minutes. On this new schedule I would only receive 4 hours of sleep at night undisturbed then throughout the day received to 30 minutes naps. Then I would have three nights to fully sleep 6 to 8 hours. In your opinion in this hypothetical situation do you believe that I would be causing my self harm or that there would be any adverse effects to doing this?

[@PsychExamReview]

Hi, to be honest, only getting 4 hours of sleep each night doesn't sound good. Supplementing this with naps would help a bit but can't really replace the lost time and interruption of normal sleep processes (and it also assumes that you'll be able to enter/exit the sleep state readily at those allotted nap times, which may occasionally be difficult or impossible to do). My general response would be that although some people might be able to manage this, humans aren't really well-adapted for this type of schedule. It's also likely to result in decreased performance, not just on work tasks but other potentially more dangerous situations (like driving to/from work). In addition to increased risks of accidents, chronic sleep deprivation compromises immune cell production and increases risk for a broad range of health problems including heart disease, obesity, ulcers, diabetes, and more. Of course, this is a personal decision and there may be other compelling reasons you might be willing to do this, just recognize that lack of sleep is stressful to the body and does compromise functioning. The weekend catch-up sleep will help offset some of this and people do vary so perhaps for you the negative effects of the sleep deprivation aren't too bad (though it may only take one accident to change that). For me, reduced sleep definitely affects my productivity and my mood, so unless there were extreme circumstances I wouldn't be willing to make the trade-off, as I know I would likely be miserable 3-4 days of the week. Thanks for commenting, I hope this helps!

[@raulbeienheimer]

I think many people confuse biophysical sleep or even polyphasic sleep schedules (keeping a healthy average total sleep time) with reducing sleep time. I am unsure that the not so distant ancestors slept 8h in one go, yet they probably slept in average something similar as we do.

[@PsychExamReview]

I would agree that a biphasic schedule with most sleep at night and a midday nap (especially in hot climates) would not be uncommon, but I don't think we would find any ancestors who regularly followed a schedule involving multiple naps every few hours (though maybe for a few days at a time in extreme circumstances like war, an extended hunt, etc.)

[@SafirBoukhalfa]

Sooo, the "sleep need" you are referring to, is it the accumulation of adenosine?

[@PsychExamReview]

Adenosine plays a role in the signaling process of feeling tired but it's more complex and extended wakefulness involves disruption of other hormones too. It might make more sense to think of adenosine in the context of our urge to sleep, since it can be blocked by something like caffeine, which can temporarily reduce how tired we feel and how easily we can enter sleep, but it doesn't really do anything to reduce the body's physiological need for sleep.

[@annamakesmusic]

Okay but I wonder if this would work for someone with bipolar experiencing mania. Seems like splitting up sleep would be better than not sleeping at all and then crashing for days.

[@kevinjones6723]

Yes it does

[@MegamanTheSecond]

Yes and keto also does I'm 70% sure most mental illness is from poor diet and misinformation from fitness industry makes people confused about diet and nutrition

[@kevinjones6723]

What do they mean is it possible im here trying to figure out why I've been doing this since 1994. I want to stop sleeping like this I want to know is it possible for me to not to do whatever it is y'all call it

[@MxMingo]

I was wondering if it was fine if I got 9 hours of sleep but just chunked it out for different benefits like how your mind works better right after sleep.

[@debojitmandal8670]

Wait then what pattern do I follow recently I have night shifts and I feel asleep nfrom 12am to 2am. Then 2-5 I am awake and then from 5-8 am I sleep and then I sleep at noon 1pm. So am I in the risk of danger or sleep deprived.

[@UndyingEDM]

I've read about sleep but I have a question only true experts could answer. Would breaking a 9h-ish monophasic sleep into 3 chunks of 3 hours (2 sleep cycles per sleep 'session' as 1 sleep cycle = ~90min) cause any negative effects on the immune system or in general? Suppose that light and dark was adjusted in the environment of an imaginary test subject who let's assume has gotten used to these sleep times. How would that impact cognitive performance and other functions in the body? I'd volunteer to become a test subject myself if this was possible (not even joking).

[@PsychExamReview]

I'm not a sleep expert and I don't know any research on this particular arrangement (if there is any) but the main challenge would be whether this is sustainable, which I don't think it would be. The problem would be that while we can theoretically divide our sleep into neat units of cycles, our bodies haven't evolved to follow those patterns. The biggest problem you would likely face would be actually being able to enter the sleep state and stay in at for 2 cycles at those times. You'd probably have trouble falling asleep, then stay awake longer, then have trouble only sleeping for 3 hours later on. Zeitgebers like light can influence our circadian rhythm, but they can't override it, as anyone with jet leg who has fallen asleep in bright lighting can attest. We've evolved to sleep during an extended period of darkness and then be awake for most of the day (perhaps with a midday nap), rather than more rapidly alternating periods of wakefulness and sleep. Hope this helps!

[@UndyingEDM]

@@PsychExamReview Excellent reply. I can't wait to see what new research will find on this topic in the near future!

[@shadowemperor7837]

Thanks

[@kzrlgo]

Possibly the worst audio I’ve heard on KZbin.