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Originally Posted by Grim619
I think it's because usually your brain is soo active having SA and thinking all these thoughts and then not sleeping makes your brain go into A autopilot not give A crap/haze. I've done it before too but I hate not getting sleep my body wants to lay down any chance it gets lol.
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Yeah, I think so. If I'm really, really low on rest, my brain reverts to "who cares!" mode because I'm too tired to function any other way.
I started working overnights for this reason in like 2002. There was something great about the feeling of, "At 4:00 a.m., it doesn't matter what you say," and I was even more at ease knowing that others were too tired to analyze my words or even remember what I'd said. It was like being drunk on brain chemistry.
The problem with being low on rest, other than the fact that operating that way makes my body feel lousy, is that I'm cognitively not up to par, which means I'll more than likely make a bad decision at some point. So I'd rather be a little anxious and well-rested on the average day. I'll save the anxiety-free overtiredness for vacations.