The 5 Stages of Sleep Deprivation

Sleep is essential for human survival. Your body is able to rebuild itself and carry out vital biological processes while you sleep. A typical night's sleep for an adult is between 7 and 8 hours. However, work and lifestyle factors can interfere with your ability to get a good night's rest at times.

What is Sleep Deprivation?
Sleep deprivation or insufficiency, is referred to as the lack of sufficient sleep to maintain a reasonable level of alertness and overall health.

Stage 3: 48-Hours
Two consecutive days of being awake will begin to seriously affect your physical and mental health. At this point, you might have more microsleeps and hallucinations. A hallucination occurs when you perceive, hear, or feel something that is not physically present.
1.Extreme exhaustion
2.Extreme mood swings
3.Increased levels of stress
4.Dissociative disorder
5.Anxiety

Stage 4: 72-Hours
Sleep deprivation symptoms can worsen after three days without sleep. Microsleeps may become more regular and longer and hallucinations will worsen.
You can also find it more challenging to engage in fundamental social interactions. You may become confused and unaware of your surroundings, date, or time. Likewise, you may experience:
1.Thinking disorder
2. depersonalization
3. Imagination

Stage 5: 96+ Hours
If you don’t get any sleep for four days in a row, your ability to function at the most basic level will begin to fail. At this stage, you will also have an unbearable desire to sleep.
If you’re able to sleep, try to get some rest; if not, make an appointment with your doctor right away. Performing even the most basic of tasks incorrectly puts you at risk of being injured or killed in an accident.

How Much Time Does it Take to Recover?
You might feel the effect of sleep deprivation for days, and to get better, you should sleep for as long as you've been awake.

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