What was the longest sleep you've ever had?

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BillGates

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Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Originally posted by: Jero
So what was the longest sleep you've ever remember having?

I just slept for about 12 hours. I'm in shock. Must of really of needed some sleep

When I was young. Very young, I rmember once I went to bed late, maybe 2 am in the wintertime. I normally went to bed much earlier. Maybe 9 PM. Daddy let me stay up and watch a movie. All I remember was that I woke up later that night and noticed it was still dark outside so I closed my eyes again. Little did I know that it was wintertime and it was actually around 5 PM or so (I'm guessing). I mistook it as VERY early am. So I fell back asleep and woke up the next day at around 8 am.

So to summarize. Went to bed at 2 am. Woke up momentarily the next day at around 5 PM. Fell back asleep and woke up the following day at maybe 8am. So that's one day plus 6 hours.

I slept about 30 hours straight

EDIT: Noticed alot of other slept 24+ hours straight due to illness. I think I hold the record for longest non-illness related sleep.

Either you lived alone when you were young, very young, or your parents didn't give two sh!ts about you ... I really doubt this...
 

SearchMaster

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I had meningitis a couple of years ago. I slept about 36 hours, but not quite 36 hours straight - the damn nurses come and bug you every 4 hours, then right back to sleep.
 

radioouman

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I hardly ever let myself sleep more than 9 hours. I feel like crap if I sleep more than 8. THe most I think that I've slept is about 12, and that was after staying up all night the night before.
 

Mojoed

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Probably 18-20 hours. Usually happened after a 48+ hour Everquest marathon.
 

n666

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14 for me..

sleep is a waste of time.. i'm trying to practice not sleeping much.. just like 4-5 hours....
at this point i'm pretty comfortable with 6, but 4 is a big hard on me in the morning..
i know that docs suggest 7... but it's possible to get so much more done if you sleep less..
 

funboy6942

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FIRST OFF NEVER DO DRUGS.

After my dad died, I was 20, I went to a party where the 8 balls and pot was flowing like water. I did Cocane for the first and last time that night. Got home around 6am and went to sleep. Got up thinking it was the same day that afternoon and went to the bathroom, went back to sleep and slept through another night and missed a day of work.
So aside of going to the bathroom I slept for a day and a half and didnt know it till I went to work and found I missed a day.
 

PunDogg

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Originally posted by: MadCowDisease
I've done about 18.

Granted, I was feverish, tremendously dehydrated, jet lagged and had Lymes Disease...

Cheater!! ;)
 

Originally posted by: MadCowDisease
I've done about 18.

Granted, I was feverish, tremendously dehydrated, jet lagged and had Lymes Disease...

Lyme disease doesnt make you tired :p.
 

sciencewhiz

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20 hours, after about 5 weeks of less then 4 hours of sleep a night, and a week where I slept only about 10 hours throughout the whole week.
 

Hankerton

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Where are all the depression addled people that roam around this forum? I'm sure they've got some records hit.
 

jemcam

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The longest I've slept is about 14 hours, and it was non-drug or alcohol induced.
 

Ninjja

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Originally posted by: AdamSnow
If I sleep for more then 10 hours I feel like crap for the rest of the day.

ya same here. I feel like there is something as too much sleep (if you're not sick)
 

Drizzy

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I've been really sick the last few days and I bet I slept 30+ hours in the last 48... I win.
 

Farvacola

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Whoa I guess i am just weird. My record is 36 hours straight. I had just got done with 48 hours without sleep because of jet lag and traveling. This was bad enough, but when I got home, I had to run and catch my dog that escaped when I opened the door. It felt so good! But I woke up and are really hungry. The record is mine!