American Randy Gardner holds the record for the longest ever scientifically documented intentional period without sleep.
Without the aid of stimulants, he managed to stay awake for 264.4 hours, or 11 days and 24 minutes.
Part of his motivation was to show that sleep deprivation wasn’t that bad for you.
He was wrong: it is bad for you.
In fact he suffered paranoia, hallucinations, moodiness and a whole host of psychological problems, many described below.
It’s just he did not notice...
