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Re:Why some people respond to stress by falling asleep by bilalq on Friday December 27, 2013 @06:13PM (#6973058)
Whenever I felt overwhelmed by my workload, I found myself fighting the urge to just give up and sleep. The result was a great deal of assignments in college that I had left only partly done. At the same time though, I found my most productive moments to be at the times just before a deadline. I would finish work in a fraction of the time it normally took me.

I think the difference between the two situations is the feeling of hopelessness. When there really is no way to finish everything, it's hard to do anything other than just give up.

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Re:Why some people respond to stress by falling asleep by kevingadd on Friday December 27, 2013 @10:42PM (#6973802)
that period of high productivity sounds like borderline hypomania (which is often triggered by stress and/or sleep deprivation). did you tend to experience fatigue after those periods of high productivity?
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Re:Why some people respond to stress by falling asleep by oscilloscope on Saturday December 28, 2013 @02:35AM (#6974325)
This is the first I've ever heard of hypomania, which I often have in conjunction with sleep deprivation. I also had never heard of Bipolar II disorder.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_II_disorder

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Re:Why some people respond to stress by falling asleep by kevingadd on Saturday December 28, 2013 @09:41PM (#6977971)
It's not as dangerous as the kind of mania you get with bipolar 1, but if it occurs to you often, you might want to speak with a doctor. As I understand it, it's difficult to completely control without medical assistance and can have negative effects on your health.
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Re:Why some people respond to stress by falling asleep by bilalq on Friday December 27, 2013 @11:16PM (#6973901)
Yes, but these moments were usually followed by an all-nighter. This is my first time hearing of hypomania, but wouldn't the fatigue just be a side-effect of sleep deprivation or the followup of exhaustive mental effort?
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Re:Why some people respond to stress by falling asleep by kevingadd on Saturday December 28, 2013 @09:42PM (#6977979)
Yes. However, one of the side effects of hypomania can be prolonged sleep deprivation/sleeplessness, which creates a pretty nasty feedback loop with days (or more!) of fatigue or outright depression at the end of it.
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