Learning Challenge: Sleep or Die
From How Sleep Deprivation Decays the Mind and Body by Seth Maxon I found that sleep deprivation can cause hypertension, diabetes, or bipolar disorder. I knew that sleep deprivation can cause crankiness and sometimes hallucinations. Although, I have never had that symptom. Sometimes sleep can cause death. Sleep affects the mind and the body. My sleep schedule is okay in the beginning of the year. However, as the semester progresses my sleep schedule gets worse. The late nights studying and the early class times end up kicking me in the butt. It gets so bad that I have difficulty staying awake in class. Like the article said, sleep deprivation can weaken your immune system. Last year my body was so weak from not getting enough rest that I had strep for three or fourth months. I took all the medicine I needed to take, but my doctor said I could not get better until I rest which was impossible when you are a biology pre-medicine major. I only got better when it was winter...