What Happens to Your Body on Little Sleep?

ABC News' Dan Childs stayed awake for 50 hours in order to test the effects of sleep deprivation.

[cookiesareyum]

Sleeping is SOOO annoying because I'm always sleepy at school, but when I'm in my bed I WONT SLEEP 😑😑😑

[tamarockstar]

Had no idea juggling was a simple task.

[catchrun]

He probably had the best sleep of his life after that.

[herbertcumberbatch]

Bruh, Dan looks like a high school student

[danielgauna]

I stayed awake for a week on cocaine once. My nervous system went bonkers and looked as if I was having seizures. I would see and talk to people that weren't there and cry for no reason. I never want to feel that insanity again. I love sleep and no longer do drugs. Hallelujah!

[nexo]

Severe sleep depravation can actually cause you to feel drunk or high. The body is crazy

[misty_hd]

Currently I have been up for 39 hours. Definitely feels different from being “tired after a long day.” I feel disoriented a little bit and feel very warm all around. My muscles are also very tired and I’m finding it hard to walk. I have absolutely no clue how some guy stayed awake for 11 days

[danramirez]

im going on 2 months with only 2 hrs a night, its horrible i feel like a walking zombie, God please help

[MrSchenne]

*only use bed for sleeping
*no screen time 30 minutes before bed

Me: laying in bed watching this

[ltwpkos]

I didn't sleep for 3 days due to anxiety, I have such a hard time just settleing down.

[DerEggad]

"simple tasks"
*shows joggling*

[evankaspbrak]

I was completely convinced I could do this UNTILL he said no caffeine.

[gavinfederizo]

GMA: It’s not good to get 5 hours of sleep.
High school and college kids: *You guys are getting sleep?*

[popjones]

I can guarantee he had the best sleep he’ll ever have in his entire life after this experiment

[kaylasmith]

Maybe because we have to juggle having a life while working these stupid 8-5 to make a proper income

[zukusenryu]

How do they know 70 million people suffer from lack of sleep? unless....someone is watching us

[robertsilvera]

Schools: I don’t care because words don’t effect me

[DemonSlayer]

Who is watching this with the life of working Graveyard shift and taking their kids to school and picking them back up after getting off work at 5:30am

[hughmungus]

gma:"dan was disoriented and unable to complete simple tasks"
simple task: juggling

[Ganbarizer]

This is pretty much my life as a college student with a shitty schedule and part time job that requires me to get up at 4AM 5 days out of the week. I feel tired all the time, can’t concentrate for shit and fall asleep when I try to study. Weekends are the only time I feel alert and rested which is no surprise considering what I put my mind and body through during the rest of the week.