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dharmajanitor · 07-04-2009, 03:32 PM

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But quickly after some consideration I thought: Other people have overslept, made extra naps AND did eventally get thorugh the adaptation period. And still rather quickly as well, like Steve Pavlina for example.

I mean I didn't slip up so far, not the slightest actually. No oversleeping, no extra naps, etc.
Until the day 3/4 mark! So even though this is a little setback in itself, isn't it also a little success overall since it only occured now? Hmm, I don't really know, but nonetheless:
I continued!

As of this writing it's exactly... 3:35 pm, roughly 3 1/2 hours since I woke up from "the incidence".
I took my 2pm nap as usual, although it naturally took a few minutes more to fall asleep.
But I dreamed regardless, so I guess this is a good sign.
I really don't know what to expect this night, but I try to manage no matter what happens.
Since I don't want to oversleep anymore, the moment I feel like last night before 6am, I'll plan for an extra 20 minute MUCH EARLIER than the last time.

Since I never did polyphasic sleeping before I wonder how long it will take for me to finally don't have to fight sleep at the nighttimes anymore. From all the blogs of the successful it sounds like it "only" needs roughly a week.
But I didn't feel any progress therefore I have some questions to all of you who ever succeeded with Uberman:

Will the nighttime zombie-sleepiness fade gradually over the days, or will there be some magical boundary after a few days where it suddenly turns from zombie-sleepiness to only light sleepiness (but none you have to fight hard against anymore)?
How long will it take until I can actually lean at night? And I'm speaking of being able to comprehend mathematics and IT stuff. If it needs weeks to be able to conentrate for something like that at night, then... well that wouldn't be what I expected.^^
Will my oversleeping of 5-6 hours from ca. 6-12am have a huge impact on my adaptation phase? Am I at square one?

And finally:

Do you have the slightest idea what in the hell that was after my 6am nap?

Why did I on the one hand awake from dreaming but on the other hand feel the worst so far in terms of sleep-deprivation right after awakening?
I even had the feeling that a specific part of my brain began to hurt when I forced my eyes open through willpower.
Oh man, I guess I now know how narcolepsy feels if you would fight it.^^

Alrighty, it's 3:50 now, I feel like a 5 from a scale of 1-10. Not really able to concentrate on anything mentally, but not particularly tired either. It's still roughly 2 hours before my next nap.

Even though I had this lapsus, I still consider this DAY 4. Not an optimal day 4, but still.
I hope everything was understandable, if anything was unclear or you have a question in general, don't hesitate to ask.
Wish me luck, especially to get though this damn adaptation phase.

Greetings,
Edward

P.S.: And apologies for the long post, I had one of my rare "flow momoments" and couldn't stop typing. I hope you don't mind.

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dharmajanitor Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 8	...continued (-continued-) But quickly after some consideration I thought: Other people have overslept, made extra naps AND did eventally get thorugh the adaptation period. And still rather quickly as well, like Steve Pavlina for example. I mean I didn't slip up so far, not the slightest actually. No oversleeping, no extra naps, etc. Until the day 3/4 mark! So even though this is a little setback in itself, isn't it also a little success overall since it only occured now? Hmm, I don't really know, but nonetheless: I continued! As of this writing it's exactly... 3:35 pm, roughly 3 1/2 hours since I woke up from "the incidence". I took my 2pm nap as usual, although it naturally took a few minutes more to fall asleep. But I dreamed regardless, so I guess this is a good sign. I really don't know what to expect this night, but I try to manage no matter what happens. Since I don't want to oversleep anymore, the moment I feel like last night before 6am, I'll plan for an extra 20 minute MUCH EARLIER than the last time. Since I never did polyphasic sleeping before I wonder how long it will take for me to finally don't have to fight sleep at the nighttimes anymore. From all the blogs of the successful it sounds like it "only" needs roughly a week. But I didn't feel any progress therefore I have some questions to all of you who ever succeeded with Uberman: Will the nighttime zombie-sleepiness fade gradually over the days, or will there be some magical boundary after a few days where it suddenly turns from zombie-sleepiness to only light sleepiness (but none you have to fight hard against anymore)? How long will it take until I can actually lean at night? And I'm speaking of being able to comprehend mathematics and IT stuff. If it needs weeks to be able to conentrate for something like that at night, then... well that wouldn't be what I expected.^^ Will my oversleeping of 5-6 hours from ca. 6-12am have a huge impact on my adaptation phase? Am I at square one? And finally: Do you have the slightest idea what in the hell that was after my 6am nap? Why did I on the one hand awake from dreaming but on the other hand feel the worst so far in terms of sleep-deprivation right after awakening? I even had the feeling that a specific part of my brain began to hurt when I forced my eyes open through willpower. Oh man, I guess I now know how narcolepsy feels if you would fight it.^^ Alrighty, it's 3:50 now, I feel like a 5 from a scale of 1-10. Not really able to concentrate on anything mentally, but not particularly tired either. It's still roughly 2 hours before my next nap. Even though I had this lapsus, I still consider this DAY 4. Not an optimal day 4, but still. I hope everything was understandable, if anything was unclear or you have a question in general, don't hesitate to ask. Wish me luck, especially to get though this damn adaptation phase. Greetings, Edward P.S.: And apologies for the long post, I had one of my rare "flow momoments" and couldn't stop typing. I hope you don't mind. __________________ What lies in the shadow of the statue? Last edited by dharmajanitor; 07-04-2009 at 03:38 PM.