I'm in the middle of a sleepless night now and am already feeling that familiar high.
I've never met anyone beyond family who could relate -- especially about the cognitive improvements, this is when I do my best work! This is an exceptionally interesting post for me.
Much of my mother's side is bipolar and it continues in me. As long as I can remember noticing, I run through 3 very definitive emotional states:
* I am feeling productive and withdraw from society. I get frustrated when I'm unable to work and often go without sleep to make up lost time
* I am feeling social and withdraw from the extreme productivity. I simply don't want to sleep when I can have late night company
* I am feeling depressed and withdraw from everything and everyone. I am inconsolable and confused by my mood. I eventually and magically get sick of it, often after a sleepless night
The sleep deprivation is a critical part of my natural rhythm now that I really think about it. The article rings deeply true.
I've never met anyone beyond family who could relate -- especially about the cognitive improvements, this is when I do my best work! This is an exceptionally interesting post for me.
Much of my mother's side is bipolar and it continues in me. As long as I can remember noticing, I run through 3 very definitive emotional states:
* I am feeling productive and withdraw from society. I get frustrated when I'm unable to work and often go without sleep to make up lost time
* I am feeling social and withdraw from the extreme productivity. I simply don't want to sleep when I can have late night company
* I am feeling depressed and withdraw from everything and everyone. I am inconsolable and confused by my mood. I eventually and magically get sick of it, often after a sleepless night
The sleep deprivation is a critical part of my natural rhythm now that I really think about it. The article rings deeply true.