Eli5: What happens when you pull an all nighter?

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I’m staying awake now for 24h to reset my sleep pattern, because i really messed it up . How will this affect me in short/long term?

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I pulled a few all-nighters in undergrad. They tend to make me hyper-aware of everything. Like I’m having an anxiety attack almost, except that my breathing is fine.

I think your best course of action would be to force yourself awake. Maybe plan to go see someone at an early time (even if it’s just a long video chat honestly). Having an appointment is usually what makes me wake up. Like for months I’ve been waking up at about 10 or 11am, but a few weeks ago I needed to help my friend do something at 9am. Which meant waking up before that. That was the first day in a long time where I didn’t shut off my first (and subsequent) alarm.

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