Think about what you did from the days of September 15th to October 25th. Now think of doing all of that, without sleep. 28-year old Tyler Shields of California did this in attempts to break the world record for going the most nights without sleep according to Ben Muessig of AOL News.
This stunt is apparently so dangerous that the Guiness Book of World Records wants no part in it. According to Sheilds around day 27 he reached a fever of 105, and sat in a tub of ice until it subsided. A few days later he reportedly lost feeling in his legs, and around the 34th day had to urinate every 10 minutes.
Dr. Michael Breus, a psychologist of sleep disorders, told AOL News that Tyler's attempt is "highley dangerous and unhealthy. The doctor also status that people who experience periods of deprived sleep may experience paranoia, hallucinations, and variuos other symptoms.
The young photographer from Los Angeles is also a life-long insomniac according to KTLA News.
Shields supposedly receives 1 night of sleep for every 10 days he's awake on a regular basis. "As the years have gone on and I have to do more work and I have to do more things it's just become less and less need for sleep." Sheilds states to KTLA.
Jen Doll of the Village Voice witnessed Tyler's progression into supposed madness via blog. Doll states Shield got creepily reflective and then seemed to have lost it judging by one of his posts saying "I had the bright idea that I would get in a bed and have some friends set me on fire and that is exactly what happened!"
If you or someone you know is suffering from a sleep disorder go to http://www.blogger.com/www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/default.htmand seek help.
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