What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities

What Happens If You Don't Sleep for a Week?

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Most of us don't get the recommended eight hours of sleep a night. But what if you went a whole week without sleeping? What would happen to your body? And how quickly would you start to hallucinate without sleep?


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        00:00: No sleep for a week
        01:00: How much should you sleep?
        03:02: Sleeplessness dangers
        04:54: Hallucination

        #WhatIf #Insomnia #NoSleep #SleepDeprivation #Hallucination #Sleeplessness



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