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In 42 hours I've only had 4 hours of sleep. I'm so exhausted right now that I can sleep standing up. I have to finish my shift though which isn't long now. My four hours of sleep was right in the middle so it was the perfect time to get those 4 hours in. I know this isn't that bad compared to some of you monsters here staying up absurd hours with little sleep. But man it's wiping me. How do you guys do it?
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It's not a choice for all of us.

I only do it if it's an emergency situation and adrenaline kicks in at some point. Think of ER doctors, those guys work crazy hours and your life might be in their hands one day. I would say your job is boring enough that it lets you get tired.
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I get sick when that happens to me. It is not fun.
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Dash_Harber posted...

It's not a choice for all of us.

I feel sorry for those people.

Johnny_Nutcase posted...

I only do it if it's an emergency situation and adrenaline kicks in at some point. Think of ER doctors, those guys work crazy hours and your life might be in their hands one day. I would say your job is boring enough that it lets you get tired.

Yea you are dead on with my job. It has its moments of chaos but you defiantly get hit with down time too. I'm just struggling to stay up.
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Join the military. You'll get the hang of it.
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Lord_Ogrim posted...

Join the military. You'll get the hang of it.

No thank you lol
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I actually looked this up awhile back because i was curious.

At about 30 hours awake adrenaline will kick in and keep you awake, even hyper sometimes. I pulled a 40 hour and never felt more energized. You body recognizes you want to stay awake for whatever reason, and gives you adrenaline to help.
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