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taylor · 04-01-2007, 02:14 AM

I kept polyphasic sleep imperfectly for one month. Before then, I couldn't nap during the day. Now I can. That's what I gained.

Even though I wasted more time on polyphasic than I gained, I had a great time adapting to it. It was a really interesting experience and I'd try it again if I had a plausible strategy. It only turns out my body didn't quite let me adapt to it. I always crashed with complete adaptation just out of reach. I got as far as dreams in multiple naps throughout the day. But never all of them. I developed sleeping disorders, like sleep walking, to get my body the beloved REM. All of that stopped though when I slept a full 8 hours again. But, what if it didn't? This is potentially dangerous stuff to play around with.

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taylor Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 50	I kept polyphasic sleep imperfectly for one month. Before then, I couldn't nap during the day. Now I can. That's what I gained. Even though I wasted more time on polyphasic than I gained, I had a great time adapting to it. It was a really interesting experience and I'd try it again if I had a plausible strategy. It only turns out my body didn't quite let me adapt to it. I always crashed with complete adaptation just out of reach. I got as far as dreams in multiple naps throughout the day. But never all of them. I developed sleeping disorders, like sleep walking, to get my body the beloved REM. All of that stopped though when I slept a full 8 hours again. But, what if it didn't? This is potentially dangerous stuff to play around with.