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[prophesiedone]

[Private to Luke.]

I might be onto something for your lightsaber. I didn't really want to say anything until it was a sure thing, but - [He's excited and he wants to share it with him.]

I'm working on it.

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How long can a person go without sleep before it starts having a negative effect on them? I mean, I do sleep. Sometimes. But it's definitely not a full eight hours.

[And his slumber is filled with horrifying nightmares.]

I don't like taking anything, but I'm not sure what else to do.

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[faithfulson]

[ Oh right... he hadn't talked to his father since before he got the crystal from Revan. W-whoops? ]

I managed to get a crystal, but if you have something, it would be good to keep on hand? Just in case?

[ Because. You know. Loss of the limb holding your weapon is totally a thing. ]

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[prophesiedone]

[Luke, what did you do? Anakin is supposed to fix this!]

...where did you get it?

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[puppydoctor]

The standing record in my world is 18 days, but you'd start to have problems way before that. At 24 hours, the effect on your impairment is comparable to being drunk. By 72 hours it's affecting your blood pressure, metabolism, and hormones. You could start to have memory lapses or hallucination.

Now that's just going straight without sleep, but even if you're getting a few hours here and there, the effects can be pretty bad. Increased risks for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia, and seizures, as well as tons of other stuff.

... Sorry, that was a lot of info at once. I'm a doctor.

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[prophesiedone]

[Hallucinations, you say? No, he isn't accustomed to those.]

I'm not sure what some of those things are, but they don't sound like any fun.

What do you suggest?

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[generalgrievous]

Not every being needs the same amount of sleep.

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[prophesiedone]

Yeah, that's true. But humans do need it. I'm sure that still applies to me.

[am_i_a_monster]

I have a power that can help people with sleep.

[prophesiedone]

How does it work? Do you mind sharing it?

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[bookkeeper]

If you're still able to sleep then it shouldn't be too bad. I mean I'm not a sleep doctor but I get what you're saying about not getting the full eight hours.

So if it's not a full eight hours then how many hours do you get a night?

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[prophesiedone]

Half or less. I've been doing this for months. My energy levels haven't been completely depleted because I can call on the Force to sustain me, but I've noticed some...changes.

[i.e. his sanity might be slipping a little further.]

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[the_red_pawn]

Never go more than three days without sleeping. When I do, I start thinking I'm seeing things where there aren't any, especially out of the corners of my eyes.

Tea and hot food helps, because those make the body relax a little. You can stay asleep longer by sleeping when it's cold, under a lot of blankets. But if nothing else works, white noise like static or a TV can get you to sleep, too. Those aren't permanent solutions, though. You should probably talk to someone who's a doctor. But in the meantime, those are little things that can help. I hope you figure it out! I'm still working on that, too. It's tough, but it gets easier.

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[prophesiedone]

What do you do for nightmares? [Is there a simple way to calm his mind? Or, more importantly, to shut it up?] They keep me up the most no matter what I do to relax beforehand.

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[ghoulking]

Humans can go about 10 days without sleep, however the mental capabilities lower drastically by the 5th day.

There are many different ways to help you sleep, but ultimately they will not fix what's preventing you.

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[prophesiedone]

I'm beyond ten days. What little sleep I do get must be keeping me alive and...relatively sane. [Relative to what? Who? The Joker?]

If I could fix what's causing it, I would. But I can't do that here.

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[h2no]

NOW, IF THIS AIN'T THE WORST THING TO HAVE IN COMMON WITH SOMEONE.
HOW MUCH YOU GETTING A NIGHT?
I'D SAY TRY DOING SOME INTENSE EXERCISE BEFORE YOU SLEEP. THEN YOU'LL DROP OFF AND BE TOO TIRED TO EVEN DREAM.

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[prophesiedone]

Tell me about it.

Three...maybe four hours.

I do. I exercise every day. My body is tired, but my mind never shuts up.

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[flightforfreedom]

[Because he recognizes that name, and Luke had said -- Oh. Oh.. Well this is. Very strange. But he's also insanely curious, so...]

When I can't sleep I just go out and have fun until I exhaust myself. So basically every night. I don't feel like I've had a real good sleep since the last time I was in a cockpit.

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[prophesiedone]

[Hi there, not so strange stranger!]

I can do that until I collapse and the nightmares still come. [Visions, actually.] You slept in your cockpit?

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[lightinside]

You could try a few drops of lavender oil on your pillow?

Also, don't look at anything with light an hour before you sleep - like the screen of your device. It'll trick your brain into thinking it's still daytime.

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[prophesiedone]

Lavender? I'll try to remember that.

I didn't know our brains were that dumb. [Sorry, he's a grump.] I believe it.

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[therewillbeorder]

I don't believe I've ever been able to sleep 8 hours at a time. I prefer to break up the time into shorter periods, it works well enough.

[It actually doesn't, he's always exhausted and has insanely high blood pressure but hey, details.]

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[prophesiedone]

Does it? Seems like a confusing way to spend a day. How do you keep any of your plans?

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[lempereur]

I can give you the ability to put yourself to sleep. It hurts a little, like a rough jab, but it is effective.

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[prophesiedone]

I don't mind a little pain. I'm guessing this is something you need to show me in person?

[belegurth]

It's so strange that your race needs so much sleep and then you just....lay there.

[He may have watched his roommates sleep at one time or other. Men are just so fascinating!]

What happens when you don't sleep?

[prophesiedone]

And you don't? [Congrats, you've distracted him from his problem, Melkor. A+!]

So far, it looks like you go crazy and then die.

[onlydoubts]

Eight hours? Is that the standard? I usually get five hours here or there, um...

[ and some nights, less when he has nightmares ]

I find something to do to keep myself busy, until I'm too tired to stay awake.

You ever tried to meditate? I've never done it, but it's supposed to help.

[prophesiedone]

You and me both. But eight is the healthiest number supposedly.

[Tell him all about those. He doesn't have enough.]

I was a Jedi. I know how to meditate. I know how to keep busy. No luck so far.

[text, shows up late with starbucks]

[carbonfrozen]

drink until you pass out

[This is terrible advice and he knows it. He has better advice but you know what, Darth Vader doesn't deserve Han's best advice, he deserves Han's horrifyingly bad advice.]

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[prophesiedone]

That seems like a temporary fix with lasting consequences.