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I think that most people would indeed "automatically pass out and sleep" long before 11 days went past, unless they used some strong drugs or stimuli designed to keep them awake. Source: I tried to see how long I could go without sleeping, no tricks just sheer force of will, when I was young and healthy. Slightly more than 90 hours.
My record when I was young and healthy was around 114 hours. Took an entire month to recover and I felt horrible. It’s highly likely I was micro sleeping during that though, as I was alternating between a MUD gaming marathon and grabbing food/using the bathroom. I seem to recall I paused for a short time to have a shower too.
Anyway, I highly recommend never staying awake for that long. At the end I was mildly hallucinatory. When I woke back up after a 16 hour nap, I had a massive hangover, despite no alcohol/caffeine/etc. before.
Which MUD?
A big part of a hangover is horrible sleep due to the effects of alcohol!
In both cases, a big part of the discomfort is due to tissue dehydration.
So true. So many things feel off when I haven't had enough water!