All Nighter - Tumblr Posts
as i stay up till 7 am to finish assignments on time, i run purely on caffeine and spite. my brain is a numb paste driven only by the desire to watch the heat death of the universe, kill god, and get passing grades. normal student stuff
how to not die after you’ve stayed up all night
If you’re like me, you’ve stayed up at least once, at you’ve experienced the surreal feeling of not getting any sleep. I figured that since I’ve gone through this too many times for my health, I should give anyone that needs help some advice.
Here’s the shortened version if you don’t have much time:
if it’s still night, lay down and stay away from electronics. you could read a book.
eat nutritious meals, don’t skip breakfast
drink lots of water!!! super important!!!
don’t drink coffee within 30m of each cup, don’t drink any after 3 PM, and don’t drink but one cup in the morning
listen to pop and rock music.
you might space out more and your hands might shake slightly
If it’s 3 am, and you can’t sleep, lay down. when you go to sleep, all of your memories of the day are processed, and your body takes care of a lot of stuff. At least if you lay down, your muscles can catch a break-- not to mention you might actually fall asleep! Even an hour of sleep can make a world of difference. Also, stay the FUCK away from your computer! Don’t even look at it! There’s a good chance that the blue light from your computer or electronic device is hindering your sleep. Reading a book might help.
If it’s around the time you normally wake up, breakfast should be the first thing you do. Without proper sleep, you’re already bad off. Without proper nutrition, you’re going to be a zombie. Oh, and try not to eat a plate full of candy or anything. It might seem like it will boost your energy, but it’s just going to make you crash later in the day.
STAY HYDRATED! This is BY FAR the most important thing on this list. I generally drink twice as much water on days that I don’t get enough sleep compared to normal days. I’m not sure if there is a scientific explanation for this, but it works.
You could also drink coffee, but don’t develop a codependence on it. You should use it sparingly. Days like this might be okay, but making it a habit isn’t healthy. Remember, it takes 30 minutes to kick in, and seven hours to digest, so don’t drink any after 3 PM! Don’t drink more than one cup in the morning, or four cups in total.
Try to listen to pop or rock music. It could help with keeping you awake.
So, it’s midday. You’ve survived this long. Make sure you eat a fulfilling lunch with lots of water. You can also take a quick rest if that’s withing your capabilities.
Also, as a quick note. Due to your lack of sleep, there may be some side effects. Your hands or feet might shake slightly. You also might daydream more often, and sometimes you’ll miss what someone is saying. Don’t be alarmed! These are totally normal and will go away after you’ve had a proper amount of sleep.
I swear I'm word vomiting 🤮 because....
a) I haven't slept
b) I just wanna find others that relate
c) I'm trying to keep myself from overthinking the obvious issues exploding in my mindaa 🤯
Mistakes I made when drinking hot beverages or food:
1. I put two servings or two sachets of instant coffee in one mug once at night - I didn't fall asleep, I was awake the whole night.
- I guess it is expected since caffeine can keep you up, especially if you drank it at night. However prior to when I made that mistake, I would have a mug of instant coffee (1 serving/sachet). The warmth and flavor would lull me to sleep because it feels nice. When I made that mistake, I was awake the whole night and I closed my eyes hoping that I would fall asleep eventually. Sadly, I did not. Thankfully, I got up in bed easily after having deprived hours of sleep. I think it was because I had my eyes closed the whole time that I did not have red eyes.
- It eventually became a strategy for me if I had to pull all-nighters for an exam or a project that I have to finish before the day after.
2. Drinking Oolong Tea at night - same thing as the 2 servings of coffee but not so much.
- I like Oolong Tea, it’s my favorite out of all the teas I had tried. I thought because tea had less caffeine (I remember vaguely from a Try Guys video where they had to do a pregnancy diet. Something mgs of caffeine for coffee, Zach can drink at least 10 mugs of black tea) it would not give me the same effect as the last mistake of keeping me awake at night.
- It KINDA did, all it did was keep me awake late into the night after one sip (Wow, the power of that ONE sip) but I fell asleep eventually. I can somewhat feel that I have become a light sleeper because of the tea or just had a nap. I fell asleep sometime past 11:30 pm and I woke up at 2:37 am
3. Never add chili flakes to your dinner - stomach reaction, painful visit to the bathroom.
- I love spicy food, I order some when I go out to eat with my parents. At home, I had these chili flakes that I would add to my food at every opportunity I could if it goes well with the food. I even had diced pickled jalapenos which will take a long time to finish because I don’t like the taste of the brine lingering on the jalapenos.
- This happened the same night as #2, after I woke up, I eventually started to feel my stomach churning. I guess my body decided that now that I’m more awake and aware, it decided to release some pain. I try to put a limit on how many chili flakes I put in my food but limiting it would only unsatisfy me because it’s not spicy enough so I ended up adding more.
- Because of that, there were MANY painful visits to the bathroom and you’re left with an aching rump. I thought because I ate spicy food for a very long time, my body would get used to it and not react negatively anymore but I was wrong.
- My Brain, heart and tongue says yes but my body says no.
Fr, I pull so many all nighters when like, where's the logic in it??? I can just like, sleep and do the exact same shit when I wake up... why do I stay up until 8 am???
guess who binge watched every transformers movie of the main series, since 5-ish pm, went to bed at 6am, and woke up at 2:35
Because no good movie creation is complete without an all nighter for editing and script writing accompanied with a ton of food, clutter and coffee. Its relatable seeing that i am also in the process of making an animated movie myself. Story for this pic will soon be posted on my tumblr colored and complete 🎭🎬🎤📖✏️📝💻
Fml. I wanted to fix my sleep schedule BUT NOW IVE HEARD THE BIRDS CHIRPING OUTSIDE MY WINDOW
Stayed up yet another night,I love insomnia! So have a picture of the sun rise:)
*to the tune of Happy Together by The Turtles*
I’ve just pulled my second all nighter
And I don’t want this LIIIIFE
Existence is a crisis and I-
I wanna DIIIIE
Update:
I was up till 5:30 am or something and after that too i couldn't sleep.
exam started at 7:15 and
it went wayy better than I thought it would , tho there were some tricky mcq ques , I did pretty good on the theory ques (I just yapped)
so what I'm saying is : pull that all nighter to complete your syllabus it's soo worth it (just take a nap later bbg)
also,
Physics exam is fucking tomorrow (killmenowpls)
02:40 AM
I have my physical education theory paper this morning (fml) never thought I would have to memorize yoga poses (fml again)
pulling an all nighter rn
3/6 chapters done , 3 more to go
I guess I'll stay up for an hour or two more take one hour nap and go for it (I'm not proud of myself ik)
mid-term week ; let's see if I finish mid-term or mid-term finishes me
AN ALL NIGHTER YES WHOOOOOOO
that's literally so amazing, congratulations!
me: i miss my wip
wip: then get back to writing
*blankly stares at page*
wtf is that #i want to touch you tag on your last post 💀
Shh i was feelin a lil too #𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 you dont needa worry about that bbg
I also havent had a good nights rest in weekz and ive currently been up till six in the fucking morning🌞🌞🌞
Its currently 12:24 am
hmm..character ai is down until 3 am? Does this mean I'm pulling my first all nighter? Yeah, hell yeah.
Why am I waiting until probably after 3 am to talk to an ai pretending to be Steve harrington or Eddie munson?
Because the shi is free therapy isn't
(Edit: it's 12:30 now and f this I'm tired i can wait)
K guys I think I'm gonna muscle my way through another all nighter
Jesus fucking Christ
PLS HIT ME WITH A SCHOOL BUS
I keep on letting myself succumb to the urge of going to tumblr and facebook and completely lose track of the time remaining. I have an exam in Chemistry tomorrow and I haven't even reviewed a single chemical structure yet.
IDK I can't feel the urge to study UGGH self pls come onnnnn
Out of curiosity, an informal survey…
Fanfic authors, reblog this and say in the tags the latest you’ve stayed up writing a fanfic.
Fanfic readers, reblog this and say in the tags the latest you’ve stayed up reading a fanfic.
If you’re both, by all means, give your responses for both!
Я люблю такой вид учëбы, когда часами читаешь статью за статьëй, собираешь каждую крупицу знания, даже забывая о еде и окружающем мире. Ничего, кроме новой информации, не поступает в разум.
Обожаю. Только ради этого и живу
my october.
The week before today I was feeling as apathetic as possible. I got caught in a circle of communication and studying and were close to dying. Yesterday I almost died. But didn’t because tiredness had clenched its arms around me so tight, I couldn’t move. And here I am in today. I’ve finally succeeded in opening my heart to the world. The world filled it with some power and it gave me the desire to live on. How have I opened up my heart?
For a long time I’ve been struggling because of people around me. They made me uncomfortable. Every time I was involved into an interesting conversation with objectively cool people, I wanted escape. But I never did. Because I knew that this is a part of the life: you need to expose to people, get useful contacts, introduce yourself to others so you mean something. If no one knows about you, do you even exist? That’s what I thought before.
A few days ago, I fought with my roommate over a meaningless thing really. But I had gathered a lot of ‘swallowed’ thoughts by that moment. So I said not so good words and acted mean. Immediately after our fight the feeling of guilt was born in the depth of my soul. I held it inside for a minute and then let it go. The rest of the night I spent studying and researching for my homework, I pulled an all-nighter. It’s my hobby, to be honest. And when I was getting all that knowledge from books and websites I completely forgot about the fight. Nothing mattered to me than knowledge. You can say I escaped into Wikipedia articles and podcasts. This is where I found my satisfaction, where I was reborn. To spend 24 hours not talking to anyone, reading, writing, and touching moss – this is what I did to find myself again after getting lost on the highway of society.
When you are trying to avoid loneliness at all costs, take this small thought into consideration: “maybe it will inspire you?” You don’t have to create art if you are inspired. You may just live with inspiration, let it consume your soul entirely.