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* Gaara from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', who remains awake to prevent a forcible takeover by the monster inside him. He seems to spend most of the time a normal person would spend sleeping just standing still, likely to get physical rest (and possibly trying some form of meditation to make up for the loss of mental rest). This is clearly one of the many things that has a detrimental effect on Gaara's sanity.
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* Gaara from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', who remains awake [[NeverSleepAgain to prevent a forcible takeover by the monster inside him.him]]. He seems to spend most of the time a normal person would spend sleeping just standing still, likely to get physical rest (and possibly trying some form of meditation to make up for the loss of mental rest). This is clearly one of the many things that has a detrimental effect on Gaara's sanity.
* In ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise'', Zuko suffers from insomnia caused by the stress of his new position and assassination attempts.
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* Gustav Graves from ''Film/DieAnotherDay'' [[spoiler:as a result of gene therapy used to change his look]]. He seems pretty unaffected on the whole, though he claims to need to spend a few hours using a "dream machine" each day to stay sane.
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* Jordan from ''Film/RealGenius'', as part of her hyperactivity disorder, never needs to sleep. There doesn't seem to be any negative side effects... aside from her being a GenkiGirl.
* Samara Morgan from ''Film/TheRing'': "She never sleeps. The horses keep her up at night." At first, she and her [[spoiler:adoptive]] parents believed that the whinnying and thrashing of the horses in the stable kept her awake, when in reality ''she'' was the one driving them mad with her [[SuperpowerMeltdown uncontrollable]] PsychicPowers. Surveillance tapes from a mental facility proved she didn't sleep ''at all'', and at the end the phrase "[[IronicEcho She never sleeps]]" is revealed to refer to how her spirit will never rest, forever (and deliberately) spreading the deadly curse through the [[ArtifactOfDeath Video Tape]].
* Samara Morgan from ''Film/TheRing'': "She never sleeps. The horses keep her up at night." At first, she and her [[spoiler:adoptive]] parents believed that the whinnying and thrashing of the horses in the stable kept her awake, when in reality ''she'' was the one driving them mad with her [[SuperpowerMeltdown uncontrollable]] PsychicPowers. Surveillance tapes from a mental facility proved she didn't sleep ''at all'', and at the end the phrase "[[IronicEcho She never sleeps]]" is revealed to refer to how her spirit will never rest, forever (and deliberately) spreading the deadly curse through the [[ArtifactOfDeath Video Tape]].
* In ''Film/TheThing1982'', the whole cast ends up staying awake over three or four days, probably not wanting to go to sleep out of fear of being vulnerable to assimilation. Naturally, things get horrific when this mixes with the mass paranoia...
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* In the later books of Literature/TheBlackCompany, Tobo deliberately refuses to sleep because his mother's ghost guilt trips him in his dreams. This gradually turns him AxCrazy. WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity also helped the process.
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* In the later books of Literature/TheBlackCompany, ''Literature/TheBlackCompany'', Tobo deliberately refuses to sleep because his mother's ghost guilt trips him in his dreams. This gradually turns him AxCrazy. WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity also helped helps the process.
* ''Literature/ThePetGirlOfSakurasou'':
** The two main girls are afflicted by this, for similar reasons: [[IdiotSavant Mashiro]] because of her tendency to work heavily on her art into the night, so she goes to bed very late and usually has to be woken up by someone else, and [[{{Workaholic}} Nanami]] mostly because she's overworking herself by studying and working several jobs (so as to pay for her voice acting training), which catches up with her in episode 6.
** [[OnlySaneMan Sorata]] suffers from this trope occasionally due to Mashiro sleeping in his room, and especially during the SchoolFestival arc where he was working long hours to ensure his project would be done in time.
** The two main girls are afflicted by this, for similar reasons: [[IdiotSavant Mashiro]] because of her tendency to work heavily on her art into the night, so she goes to bed very late and usually has to be woken up by someone else, and [[{{Workaholic}} Nanami]] mostly because she's overworking herself by studying and working several jobs (so as to pay for her voice acting training), which catches up with her in episode 6.
** [[OnlySaneMan Sorata]] suffers from this trope occasionally due to Mashiro sleeping in his room, and especially during the SchoolFestival arc where he was working long hours to ensure his project would be done in time.
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* In Creator/RobertEHoward's "The Shadow Kingdom", Literature/{{Kull}} spends a night like this.
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* In Creator/RobertEHoward's "The Shadow Kingdom", Literature/{{Kull}} spends a night like this.
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* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'': In "Unsolvable" Jake becomes obsessed with solving a cold case and stops sleeping.
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* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'': In "Unsolvable" "[[Recap/BrooklynNineNineS1E21Unsolvable Unsolvable]]", Jake becomes obsessed with solving a cold case and stops sleeping.
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* Mac Taylor from ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' rarely even goes home, much less gets any sleep. His co-workers call him out for staying up for 2-3 days straight on more than one occasion. At one point Stella asks him when's the last time he's had any sleep. He responds, "What's sleep?"
* Max, protagonist of ''Series/DarkAngel'', claims not to sleep. She uses the night for more important matters. Such as stealing. She has lied to explain coming in to work late as "I overslept" on one occasion.
* A VictimOfTheWeek in ''Series/GhostWhisperer'' appears to be suffering from the RealLife disease [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_insomnia fatal familial insomnia]], and is being DrivenToSuicide by [[spoiler:the ghost of his father, who killed his wife while delusional and as a ghost watched his daughter succumb to the disease. However, it appears that the son never had it and the symptoms were the result of the father's extreme paranoia.]] "What's worse, [[FateWorseThanDeath insanity]], then death, or just death?"
* Max, protagonist of ''Series/DarkAngel'', claims not to sleep. She uses the night for more important matters. Such as stealing. She has lied to explain coming in to work late as "I overslept" on one occasion.
* A VictimOfTheWeek in ''Series/GhostWhisperer'' appears to be suffering from the RealLife disease [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_insomnia fatal familial insomnia]], and is being DrivenToSuicide by [[spoiler:the ghost of his father, who killed his wife while delusional and as a ghost watched his daughter succumb to the disease. However, it appears that the son never had it and the symptoms were the result of the father's extreme paranoia.]] "What's worse, [[FateWorseThanDeath insanity]], then death, or just death?"
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* Mac Taylor from ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' rarely even goes home, much less gets any sleep.sleep, due to being a {{workaholic}} and likely because he dreads the loneliness of his empty apartment after having lost Claire on 9/11. His co-workers call him out for staying up for 2-3 days straight on more than one occasion. At one point Stella asks him when's the last time he's had any sleep. He responds, "What's sleep?"
*Max, protagonist In ''Series/Daredevil2015'', one of ''Series/DarkAngel'', claims not to sleep. She uses the night for more important matters. Such as stealing. She has lied things that drove Matt Murdock to explain coming in become a vigilante was insomnia brought on by his inability to work late as "I overslept" on one occasion.
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* A VictimOfTheWeek in ''Series/GhostWhisperer'' appears to be suffering from the RealLife disease [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_insomnia fatal familial insomnia]], and is being DrivenToSuicide by [[spoiler:the ghost of his father, who killed his wife while delusional and as a ghost watched his daughter succumb to the disease. However, it appears that the son never had it and the symptoms were the result of the father's extremeparanoia.]] paranoia]]. "What's worse, [[FateWorseThanDeath insanity]], then death, or just death?"
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* A VictimOfTheWeek in ''Series/GhostWhisperer'' appears to be suffering from the RealLife disease [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_insomnia fatal familial insomnia]], and is being DrivenToSuicide by [[spoiler:the ghost of his father, who killed his wife while delusional and as a ghost watched his daughter succumb to the disease. However, it appears that the son never had it and the symptoms were the result of the father's extreme
* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'':
** Detective Chester Lake has chronic insomnia, which may have been a factor in [[spoiler:his career-ending murder of another police officer]].
** One episode's murder suspect has fatal familial insomnia.
** Detective Chester Lake has chronic insomnia, which may have been a factor in [[spoiler:his career-ending murder of another police officer]].
** One episode's murder suspect has fatal familial insomnia.
* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'': In one skit, UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler is a guest at a boarding house incognito (and in full Nazi regalia) as Mr. Hilter -- the hostess explains that his short temper is due to not sleeping since 1945.
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* The protagonist of ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' doesn't have chronic insomnia, but tends to forgo sleep - and food - for days on end whenever he's working on a particularly difficult case; most notable in "[[Recap/SherlockS01E02TheBlindBanker The Blind Banker]]", where both he and John stay up all night trying to decipher TheBookCipher of the episode.
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* An ''Series/{{SCTV}}'' sketch has normally relaxed, affable fishing-show host Gil Fisher (John Candy) driving his musical guests to a fishing spot for four days nonstop, living on coffee and cigarettes. At a roadhouse stop, he's wired and dazed, picks a fight with a little guy, and gets his butt kicked -- and has to watch it all on the film made for the show.
* The protagonist of ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' doesn't have chronic insomnia, but tends to forgo sleep- -- and food - -- for days on end whenever he's working on a particularly difficult case; most notable in "[[Recap/SherlockS01E02TheBlindBanker The Blind Banker]]", where both he and John stay up all night trying to decipher TheBookCipher of the episode.
* The protagonist of ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' doesn't have chronic insomnia, but tends to forgo sleep
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* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "The Paradise Syndrome", Spock goes without sleep for around ''two months''. He states that Vulcans under enough stress can go without sleep and/or food for much longer than humans.
* Memorably terrifying ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "Night Terrors" used a variant of this trope: The ''Enterprise'' crew were able to sleep but not to ''dream'', or more prosaically enter [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_eye_movement_sleep REM sleep,]] which was why it took some time for Dr Crusher to figure out why everyone was showing every symptom of sleep-deprivation ''except'' physical fatigue. The sole exception was [[TheEmpath Lt. Cmdr Troi]], who was instead plagued with recurring nightmares. [[spoiler: It turned out that these nightmares were actually a psychic DistressCall from ''someone'' (the crew never really learned who or what they were) who was caught in the same completely unrelated NegativeSpaceWedgie as the ''Enterprise'', with everyone else's chronic insomnia being an accidental side effect.]]
* Sam from ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' starts staying up all night in the first season when he's having nightmares about Jessica. In a much creepier example, he also stops sleeping entirely in season six, when he's [[spoiler:lost his soul]]. And for several days in season seven, [[spoiler:to the point where he nearly dies, after the hallucination of Lucifer left over from his time in hell becomes unbearable.]]
* Series/{{Victorious}}: In "A Christmas Tori," Beck becomes a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} due to a chirping cricket getting stuck in his RV. [[HilarityEnsues It gets worse]] when he starts drinking lots of coffee so he won't fall asleep in class.
* ''Series/TheXFiles'':
** Fox Mulder is a well-known insomniac. We almost never see him sleeping, and when we do, he's usually in the throes of a nightmare.
** In the episode "The Sleepless", victims of a military experiment lose the ability to sleep, and subsequently gain the ability to induce hallucinations in others.
* On ''Series/{{Yellowjackets}}'', present-day Taissa is afraid to go to sleep because of her {{sleepwalking}} and the bad things that can happen because of it, so she spends the night pounding espressos simply to avoid falling asleep.
* Memorably terrifying ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "Night Terrors" used a variant of this trope: The ''Enterprise'' crew were able to sleep but not to ''dream'', or more prosaically enter [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_eye_movement_sleep REM sleep,]] which was why it took some time for Dr Crusher to figure out why everyone was showing every symptom of sleep-deprivation ''except'' physical fatigue. The sole exception was [[TheEmpath Lt. Cmdr Troi]], who was instead plagued with recurring nightmares. [[spoiler: It turned out that these nightmares were actually a psychic DistressCall from ''someone'' (the crew never really learned who or what they were) who was caught in the same completely unrelated NegativeSpaceWedgie as the ''Enterprise'', with everyone else's chronic insomnia being an accidental side effect.]]
* Sam from ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' starts staying up all night in the first season when he's having nightmares about Jessica. In a much creepier example, he also stops sleeping entirely in season six, when he's [[spoiler:lost his soul]]. And for several days in season seven, [[spoiler:to the point where he nearly dies, after the hallucination of Lucifer left over from his time in hell becomes unbearable.]]
* Series/{{Victorious}}: In "A Christmas Tori," Beck becomes a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} due to a chirping cricket getting stuck in his RV. [[HilarityEnsues It gets worse]] when he starts drinking lots of coffee so he won't fall asleep in class.
* ''Series/TheXFiles'':
** Fox Mulder is a well-known insomniac. We almost never see him sleeping, and when we do, he's usually in the throes of a nightmare.
** In the episode "The Sleepless", victims of a military experiment lose the ability to sleep, and subsequently gain the ability to induce hallucinations in others.
* On ''Series/{{Yellowjackets}}'', present-day Taissa is afraid to go to sleep because of her {{sleepwalking}} and the bad things that can happen because of it, so she spends the night pounding espressos simply to avoid falling asleep.
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* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
** In the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode"The "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E3TheParadiseSyndrome The Paradise Syndrome", Syndrome]]", Spock goes without sleep for around ''two months''. He states that Vulcans under enough stress can go without sleep and/or food for much longer than humans.
* Memorably ** The memorably terrifying ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "Night Terrors" used "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E17NightTerrors Night Terrors]]" uses a variant of this trope: The the ''Enterprise'' crew were are able to sleep but not to ''dream'', ''[[CannotDream dream]]'', or more prosaically enter [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_eye_movement_sleep REM sleep,]] which was is why it took takes some time for Dr Dr. Crusher to figure out why everyone was is showing every symptom of sleep-deprivation sleep deprivation ''except'' physical fatigue. The sole exception was is [[TheEmpath Lt. Cmdr Troi]], who was is instead plagued with recurring nightmares. [[spoiler: It turned [[spoiler:It turns out that these nightmares were are actually a psychic DistressCall from ''someone'' (the crew never really learned learns who or what they were) are) who was is caught in the same completely unrelated NegativeSpaceWedgie as the ''Enterprise'', with everyone else's chronic insomnia being an accidental side effect.]]
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* Sam from ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' starts staying up all night in the first season when he's having nightmares about Jessica.In a much creepier example, he also stops sleeping entirely in season six, when he's [[spoiler:lost his soul]]. And for For several days in season seven, [[spoiler:to the point where he nearly dies, after the hallucination is unable to sleep because of [[spoiler:constant hallucinations of Lucifer left over from his time in hell becomes unbearable.]]
hell, to the point that he almost crashes his car and later ends up in the hospital because of it]].
* Series/{{Victorious}}: In "A ChristmasTori," Tori", Beck becomes a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} due to a chirping cricket getting stuck in his RV. [[HilarityEnsues It gets worse]] worse when he starts drinking lots of coffee so he won't fall asleep in class.
*''Series/TheXFiles'':
**''Series/TheXFiles'': Fox Mulder is a well-known insomniac. We almost never see him sleeping, and when we do, he's usually in the throes of a nightmare.
** * In the episode "The Sleepless", victims of a military experiment lose the ability to sleep, and subsequently gain the ability to induce hallucinations in others.
* On''Series/{{Yellowjackets}}'', present-day Taissa is afraid to go to sleep because of her {{sleepwalking}} and the bad things that can happen because of it, so she spends the night pounding espressos simply to avoid falling asleep.
** In the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode
* Sam from ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' starts staying up all night in the first season when he's having nightmares about Jessica.
* Series/{{Victorious}}: In "A Christmas
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* ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'': Kaidan Alenko starts having trouble sleeping.
-->'''Kaidan:''' You know what, though? I feel good about our chances. Helps me sleep better at night.\\
'''Shepard:''' You not sleeping, Kaidan?\\
'''Kaidan:''' Maybe a little restless...
* The Tireless Mechanic in ''VideoGame/SunlessSea'', who pretty much gave up sleep to avoid the dream-snakes. An early event in his arc features him setting a trap for one so he can have a night of decent sleep at last.
-->'''Kaidan:''' You know what, though? I feel good about our chances. Helps me sleep better at night.\\
'''Shepard:''' You not sleeping, Kaidan?\\
'''Kaidan:''' Maybe a little restless...
* The Tireless Mechanic in ''VideoGame/SunlessSea'', who pretty much gave up sleep to avoid the dream-snakes. An early event in his arc features him setting a trap for one so he can have a night of decent sleep at last.
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* Shadows in ''WebVideo/{{lonelygirl15}}'' are so devoted to their duty that they take drugs that remove the need to sleep. Unsurprisingly, they tend to die before the age of 30.
* Jay of ''WebVideo/MarbleHornets'' has a harder and harder time sleeping as the series goes on, which we know thanks to his Twitter as well as some rather impressive eyebags whenever he's on camera. It's unclear how much of this is [[ProperlyParanoid (justified) paranoia]] and how much is the Operator's direct influence.
* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic is fine with naps, but has taken Nyquil and Vicodin together in order to get proper sleep. It's a miracle he hasn't died yet.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f50P6OJWLbc 40 Winks]] is a song about someone who can't get to sleep.
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* Shadows in ''WebVideo/{{lonelygirl15}}'' are so devoted to their duty that they take drugs that remove the need to sleep. Unsurprisingly, they tend to die before the age of 30.
* Jay of ''WebVideo/MarbleHornets'' has a harder and harder time sleeping as the series goes on, which we know thanks to his Twitter as well as some rather impressive eyebags whenever he's on camera. It's unclear how much of this is [[ProperlyParanoid (justified) paranoia]] and how much is the Operator's direct influence.
* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic is fine with naps, but has taken Nyquil and Vicodin together in order to get proper sleep. It's a miracle he hasn't died yet.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f50P6OJWLbc 40 Winks]] is a song about someone who can't get to sleep.
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* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Played with. It was hinted at that after [[CloningBlues coming into existence]] Ellen had developed a case of depression and had taken up drinking... but Dan didn't like the way that storyline was going, so it was instead explained away as Ellen staying up late and napping during the day.
* ''Webcomic/GrimTrigger'': The first arc is the Insomniac Arc, which is named after Tage. If you click on the cabinets in book 1, he will say that they're mostly full of Melatonin bottles. And in that same part, if you click on his bed, he reveals that he hardly ever sleeps (but when he does, he sleepwalks, so it's still not exactly sleeping).
* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'':
** Zimmy never sleeps. She also has a severe case of PowerIncontinence, the only thing that prevents her hallucinations from becoming [[RealityWarper real]] rests with her friend Gamma, who acts a PowerNullifier. Unfortunately, Gamma ''does'' need sleep. Zimmy fits the personality profile of an insomniac, even though not sleeping is natural for her.
** While [[spoiler:his brain was hijacked by one of Zimmy's hallucinations]], Jack Hyland picked up her habit of never sleeping. Unfortunately he needs it and suffered the effects of deprivation.
* ''Webcomic/GrimTrigger'': The first arc is the Insomniac Arc, which is named after Tage. If you click on the cabinets in book 1, he will say that they're mostly full of Melatonin bottles. And in that same part, if you click on his bed, he reveals that he hardly ever sleeps (but when he does, he sleepwalks, so it's still not exactly sleeping).
* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'':
** Zimmy never sleeps. She also has a severe case of PowerIncontinence, the only thing that prevents her hallucinations from becoming [[RealityWarper real]] rests with her friend Gamma, who acts a PowerNullifier. Unfortunately, Gamma ''does'' need sleep. Zimmy fits the personality profile of an insomniac, even though not sleeping is natural for her.
** While [[spoiler:his brain was hijacked by one of Zimmy's hallucinations]], Jack Hyland picked up her habit of never sleeping. Unfortunately he needs it and suffered the effects of deprivation.
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* ''CRFH'''s Roger can attend class, and ''successfully complete tests'', in his sleep.
* Jyrras from ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' has shown signs of sleep deprivation, which includes [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1142.php waving a knife in a dangerously random manner.]]
* ''Webcomic/DocRat'' has a one-time occurrence [[http://www.docrat.com.au/default.asp?thisItem=722 when]] Doc fights a video game ZombieApocalypse. It leads to some... ''interesting'' consequences the next day.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Played with. It was hinted at that after[[CloningBlues coming into existence]] existence, Ellen had developed a case of depression and had taken up drinking... but Dan didn't like the way that storyline was going, so it was instead explained away as Ellen staying up late and napping during the day.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Endstone}}'''s {{Backstory}}, the ArtifactOfDoom preyed on Jon [[http://endstone.net/2011/06/20/6-03/ until he could not sleep.]]
* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', there is a special mental discipline that is used in Skifander to [[TheSleepless help people stay awake for multiple days]]. Gil misuses this ''massively'' during the timeskip, where he has stayed awake for months at a time for ''two and a half years''. The only times the reader has seen him sleep, it was because he'd been knocked out. It clearly isn't very good for him, since his skin is now a dozen shades paler than it was before, he's got some [[ExhaustedEyeBags rather dramatic bags]] under his (extremely bloodshot) eyes, and he's been in TheMadnessPlace constantly for the whole time.
* ''Webcomic/GrimTrigger'': The first arc is the Insomniac Arc, which is named after Tage. If you click on the cabinets in book 1, he will say that they're mostly full of Melatonin bottles. And in that same part, if you click on his bed, he reveals that he hardly ever sleeps (but when he does, he sleepwalks, so it's still not exactly sleeping). \n* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'': \n** Zimmy never sleeps. She also has a severe case of PowerIncontinence, the only thing that prevents her hallucinations from becoming [[RealityWarper real]] rests with her friend Gamma, who acts a PowerNullifier. Unfortunately, Gamma ''does'' need sleep. Zimmy fits the personality profile of an insomniac, even though not sleeping is natural for her.\n** While [[spoiler:his brain was hijacked by one of Zimmy's hallucinations]], Jack Hyland picked up her habit of never sleeping. Unfortunately he needs it and suffered the effects of deprivation.
* Jyrras from ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' has shown signs of sleep deprivation, which includes [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1142.php waving a knife in a dangerously random manner.]]
* ''Webcomic/DocRat'' has a one-time occurrence [[http://www.docrat.com.au/default.asp?thisItem=722 when]] Doc fights a video game ZombieApocalypse. It leads to some... ''interesting'' consequences the next day.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Played with. It was hinted at that after
* In ''Webcomic/{{Endstone}}'''s {{Backstory}}, the ArtifactOfDoom preyed on Jon [[http://endstone.net/2011/06/20/6-03/ until he could not sleep.]]
* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', there is a special mental discipline that is used in Skifander to [[TheSleepless help people stay awake for multiple days]]. Gil misuses this ''massively'' during the timeskip, where he has stayed awake for months at a time for ''two and a half years''. The only times the reader has seen him sleep, it was because he'd been knocked out. It clearly isn't very good for him, since his skin is now a dozen shades paler than it was before, he's got some [[ExhaustedEyeBags rather dramatic bags]] under his (extremely bloodshot) eyes, and he's been in TheMadnessPlace constantly for the whole time.
* ''Webcomic/GrimTrigger'': The first arc is the Insomniac Arc, which is named after Tage. If you click on the cabinets in book 1, he will say that they're mostly full of Melatonin bottles. And in that same part, if you click on his bed, he reveals that he hardly ever sleeps (but when he does, he sleepwalks, so it's still not exactly sleeping).
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* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', Vaarsuvius went several months without trancing (the elven equivalent of sleep) while at sea, which severely changed V's appearance, patience, social skills and (arguably) alignment. Due to a mixture of {{determinat|or}}ion and [[MyGreatestFailure terrifying]] [[PastExperienceNightmare nightmares of guilt]], V defended this saying trancing isn't biologically necessary for elves. The veracity of this claim is dubious.
** [[BigBad Xykon]], being undead, cannot sleep. But [[RPGMechanicsVerse the rules say]] he can only be productive for eight hours each day regardless, so he filled the rest of his time during the occupation of Azure City by torturing prisoners for giggles.
** [[BigBad Xykon]], being undead, cannot sleep. But [[RPGMechanicsVerse the rules say]] he can only be productive for eight hours each day regardless, so he filled the rest of his time during the occupation of Azure City by torturing prisoners for giggles.
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* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', Vaarsuvius went several months without trancing (the elven equivalent ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'':
** Zimmy fits the personality profile ofsleep) while at sea, which severely changed V's appearance, patience, social skills an insomniac, even though ''not'' sleeping [[TheSleepless is natural for her]]. Her best friend Gamma ''does'' need sleep, but she tries to stay up with Zimmy anyway. There's a reason she walks around like a zombie.
** While [[spoiler:his brain is hijacked by one of Zimmy's hallucinations]], Jack Hyland picks up her habit of never sleeping. Unfortunately, he needs it, and(arguably) alignment. Due to a mixture of {{determinat|or}}ion and [[MyGreatestFailure terrifying]] [[PastExperienceNightmare nightmares of guilt]], V defended this saying trancing isn't biologically necessary for elves. The veracity of this claim is dubious.
** [[BigBad Xykon]], being undead, cannot sleep. But [[RPGMechanicsVersesuffers the rules say]] he can only be productive for eight hours each day regardless, so he filled effects of deprivation.
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': After therest trolls' game of his time Sgrub began, Karkat Vantas barely slept at all in the three weeks the game took, according to Vriska. After that, he slept a grand total of once, during the occupation of Azure City by torturing prisoners which time his dreamself was killed and [[EldritchAbomination he experienced things]] that put him off sleeping for giggles.a very long time, after which came [[MonsterClown several]] [[AHouseDivided distractions]].
* Dune from ''Webcomic/IDontWantThisKindOfHero'', possibly due to being a ShellShockedVeteran. It's why he constantly has ExhaustedEyeBags from his second appearance onward.
** Zimmy fits the personality profile of
** While [[spoiler:his brain is hijacked by one of Zimmy's hallucinations]], Jack Hyland picks up her habit of never sleeping. Unfortunately, he needs it, and
** [[BigBad Xykon]], being undead, cannot sleep. But [[RPGMechanicsVerse
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': After the
* Dune from ''Webcomic/IDontWantThisKindOfHero'', possibly due to being a ShellShockedVeteran. It's why he constantly has ExhaustedEyeBags from his second appearance onward.
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* Princess November from ''Webcomic/NoRestForTheWicked'' is unable to sleep with the moon gone from the sky. Red has likely gone without sleep since [[spoiler:getting eaten by the wolf]].
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* In ''Webcomic/NightmareFactory'', this is part of why Emai gets stuck in Nightmare Factory; she’s exhausted from not sleeping and stumbles over her words. She also rarely sleeps because she has stories stream through her head constantly, and if she sleeps, she may never know how they end.
* PrincessNovember from ''Webcomic/NoRestForTheWicked'' is unable November's inability to sleep with sleep, due to the moon being gone from the sky. sky, is a driving plot point in ''Webcomic/NoRestForTheWicked''. Red has likely gone without sleep since [[spoiler:getting eaten by the wolf]].wolf]].
* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', Vaarsuvius went several months without trancing (the elven equivalent of sleep) while at sea, which severely changed V's appearance, patience, social skills and (arguably) alignment. Due to a mixture of {{determinat|or}}ion and [[MyGreatestFailure terrifying]] [[PastExperienceNightmare nightmares of guilt]], V defended this saying trancing isn't biologically necessary for elves. The veracity of this claim is dubious.
* Princess
* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', Vaarsuvius went several months without trancing (the elven equivalent of sleep) while at sea, which severely changed V's appearance, patience, social skills and (arguably) alignment. Due to a mixture of {{determinat|or}}ion and [[MyGreatestFailure terrifying]] [[PastExperienceNightmare nightmares of guilt]], V defended this saying trancing isn't biologically necessary for elves. The veracity of this claim is dubious.
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* In ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'', [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1696 Hannelore]] the resident [="OCDelightful"=] cleanfreak occasionally goes days at a time without sleep, due either to her [[Series/{{Monk}} Monk-level]] need to clean things or some new medication she is taking. She seems to be a mash-up between goofy and realistic, as seen [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1477 here]].
* The {{n|oNameGiven}}ameless [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombie]] {{narrator}} of ''Webcomic/HannaIsNotABoysName'' doesn't seem to sleep. He has been seen to spend the night reading in the one-room apartment of his [[HeterosexualLifePartners Heterosexual Life Partner]], the eponymous Hanna. So... sitting a couple feet away from Hanna's bed while Hanna sleeps. [[HoYay Awww.]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': After the trolls' game of Sgrub began, Karkat Vantas barely slept at all in the three weeks the game took, according to Vriska. After that, he slept a grand total of once, during which time his dreamself was killed and [[EldritchAbomination he experienced things]] that put him off sleeping for a very long time, after which came [[MonsterClown several]] [[AHouseDivided distractions]].
* Jyrras from ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' has shown signs of sleep deprivation, which includes [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1142.php waving a knife in a dangerously random manner.]]
** Cubi start to lose the need to sleep as they age, which can appear as insomnia to the uninformed.
* CRFH's Roger can attend class, and ''successfully complete tests'', in his sleep.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Endstone}}'''s BackStory, the ArtifactOfDoom preyed on Jon [[http://endstone.net/2011/06/20/6-03/ until he could not sleep.]]
* In ''Webcomic/DocRat'', a one-time occurrence. [[http://www.docrat.com.au/default.asp?thisItem=722 when Doc fights a video game Zombie Apocalypse, it leads to some -- interesting consequences the next day.]]
* Dune from ''Webcomic/IDontWantThisKindOfHero'', possibly due to being a ShellShockedVeteran. It's why he constantly has ExhaustedEyeBags from his second appearance onward.
* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', there is a special mental discipline that is used in Skifander to [[TheSleepless help people stay awake for multiple days]]. Gil misuses this ''massively'' during the timeskip, where he has stayed awake for months at a time for ''two and a half years''. The only times the reader has seen him sleep, it was because he'd been knocked out. It clearly isn't very good for him, since his skin is now a dozen shades paler than it was before, he's got some [[ExhaustedEyeBags rather dramatic bags]] under his (extremely bloodshot) eyes, and he's been in TheMadnessPlace constantly for the whole time.
* In ''Webcomic/NightmareFactory'', this is part of why Emai gets stuck in Nightmare Factory; she’s exhausted from not sleeping and stumbles over her words. She also rarely sleeps because she has stories stream through her head constantly, and if she sleeps, she may never know how they end.
* The {{n|oNameGiven}}ameless [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombie]] {{narrator}} of ''Webcomic/HannaIsNotABoysName'' doesn't seem to sleep. He has been seen to spend the night reading in the one-room apartment of his [[HeterosexualLifePartners Heterosexual Life Partner]], the eponymous Hanna. So... sitting a couple feet away from Hanna's bed while Hanna sleeps. [[HoYay Awww.]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': After the trolls' game of Sgrub began, Karkat Vantas barely slept at all in the three weeks the game took, according to Vriska. After that, he slept a grand total of once, during which time his dreamself was killed and [[EldritchAbomination he experienced things]] that put him off sleeping for a very long time, after which came [[MonsterClown several]] [[AHouseDivided distractions]].
* Jyrras from ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' has shown signs of sleep deprivation, which includes [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1142.php waving a knife in a dangerously random manner.]]
** Cubi start to lose the need to sleep as they age, which can appear as insomnia to the uninformed.
* CRFH's Roger can attend class, and ''successfully complete tests'', in his sleep.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Endstone}}'''s BackStory, the ArtifactOfDoom preyed on Jon [[http://endstone.net/2011/06/20/6-03/ until he could not sleep.]]
* In ''Webcomic/DocRat'', a one-time occurrence. [[http://www.docrat.com.au/default.asp?thisItem=722 when Doc fights a video game Zombie Apocalypse, it leads to some -- interesting consequences the next day.]]
* Dune from ''Webcomic/IDontWantThisKindOfHero'', possibly due to being a ShellShockedVeteran. It's why he constantly has ExhaustedEyeBags from his second appearance onward.
* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', there is a special mental discipline that is used in Skifander to [[TheSleepless help people stay awake for multiple days]]. Gil misuses this ''massively'' during the timeskip, where he has stayed awake for months at a time for ''two and a half years''. The only times the reader has seen him sleep, it was because he'd been knocked out. It clearly isn't very good for him, since his skin is now a dozen shades paler than it was before, he's got some [[ExhaustedEyeBags rather dramatic bags]] under his (extremely bloodshot) eyes, and he's been in TheMadnessPlace constantly for the whole time.
* In ''Webcomic/NightmareFactory'', this is part of why Emai gets stuck in Nightmare Factory; she’s exhausted from not sleeping and stumbles over her words. She also rarely sleeps because she has stories stream through her head constantly, and if she sleeps, she may never know how they end.
to:
* In ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'', [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1696 Hannelore]] the resident [="OCDelightful"=] cleanfreak NeatFreak occasionally goes days at a time without sleep, due either to her [[Series/{{Monk}} Monk-level]] Series/{{Monk}}[=-level=] need to clean things or some new medication she is taking. She seems to be a mash-up between goofy and realistic, as seen [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1477 here]].
* The {{n|oNameGiven}}ameless [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombie]] {{narrator}} of ''Webcomic/HannaIsNotABoysName'' doesn't seem to sleep. He has been seen to spend the night reading in the one-room apartment of his [[HeterosexualLifePartners Heterosexual Life Partner]], the eponymous Hanna. So... sitting a couple feet away from Hanna's bed while Hanna sleeps. [[HoYay Awww.]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': After the trolls' game of Sgrub began, Karkat Vantas barely slept at all in the three weeks the game took, according to Vriska. After that, he slept a grand total of once, during which time his dreamself was killed and [[EldritchAbomination he experienced things]] that put him off sleeping for a very long time, after which came [[MonsterClown several]] [[AHouseDivided distractions]].
* Jyrras from ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' has shown signs of sleep deprivation, which includes [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1142.php waving a knife in a dangerously random manner.]]
** Cubi start to lose the need to sleep as they age, which can appear as insomnia to the uninformed.
* CRFH's Roger can attend class, and ''successfully complete tests'', in his sleep.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Endstone}}'''s BackStory, the ArtifactOfDoom preyed on Jon [[http://endstone.net/2011/06/20/6-03/ until he could not sleep.]]
* In ''Webcomic/DocRat'', a one-time occurrence. [[http://www.docrat.com.au/default.asp?thisItem=722 when Doc fights a video game Zombie Apocalypse, it leads to some -- interesting consequences the next day.]]
* Dune from ''Webcomic/IDontWantThisKindOfHero'', possibly due to being a ShellShockedVeteran. It's why he constantly has ExhaustedEyeBags from his second appearance onward.
* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', there is a special mental discipline that is used in Skifander to [[TheSleepless help people stay awake for multiple days]]. Gil misuses this ''massively'' during the timeskip, where he has stayed awake for months at a time for ''two and a half years''. The only times the reader has seen him sleep, it was because he'd been knocked out. It clearly isn't very good for him, since his skin is now a dozen shades paler than it was before, he's got some [[ExhaustedEyeBags rather dramatic bags]] under his (extremely bloodshot) eyes, and he's been in TheMadnessPlace constantly for the whole time.
* In ''Webcomic/NightmareFactory'', this is part of why Emai gets stuck in Nightmare Factory; she’s exhausted from not sleeping and stumbles over her words. She also rarely sleeps because she has stories stream through her head constantly, and if she sleeps, she may never know how they end.here]].
* The {{n|oNameGiven}}ameless [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombie]] {{narrator}} of ''Webcomic/HannaIsNotABoysName'' doesn't seem to sleep. He has been seen to spend the night reading in the one-room apartment of his [[HeterosexualLifePartners Heterosexual Life Partner]], the eponymous Hanna. So... sitting a couple feet away from Hanna's bed while Hanna sleeps. [[HoYay Awww.]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': After the trolls' game of Sgrub began, Karkat Vantas barely slept at all in the three weeks the game took, according to Vriska. After that, he slept a grand total of once, during which time his dreamself was killed and [[EldritchAbomination he experienced things]] that put him off sleeping for a very long time, after which came [[MonsterClown several]] [[AHouseDivided distractions]].
* Jyrras from ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' has shown signs of sleep deprivation, which includes [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1142.php waving a knife in a dangerously random manner.]]
** Cubi start to lose the need to sleep as they age, which can appear as insomnia to the uninformed.
* CRFH's Roger can attend class, and ''successfully complete tests'', in his sleep.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Endstone}}'''s BackStory, the ArtifactOfDoom preyed on Jon [[http://endstone.net/2011/06/20/6-03/ until he could not sleep.]]
* In ''Webcomic/DocRat'', a one-time occurrence. [[http://www.docrat.com.au/default.asp?thisItem=722 when Doc fights a video game Zombie Apocalypse, it leads to some -- interesting consequences the next day.]]
* Dune from ''Webcomic/IDontWantThisKindOfHero'', possibly due to being a ShellShockedVeteran. It's why he constantly has ExhaustedEyeBags from his second appearance onward.
* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', there is a special mental discipline that is used in Skifander to [[TheSleepless help people stay awake for multiple days]]. Gil misuses this ''massively'' during the timeskip, where he has stayed awake for months at a time for ''two and a half years''. The only times the reader has seen him sleep, it was because he'd been knocked out. It clearly isn't very good for him, since his skin is now a dozen shades paler than it was before, he's got some [[ExhaustedEyeBags rather dramatic bags]] under his (extremely bloodshot) eyes, and he's been in TheMadnessPlace constantly for the whole time.
* In ''Webcomic/NightmareFactory'', this is part of why Emai gets stuck in Nightmare Factory; she’s exhausted from not sleeping and stumbles over her words. She also rarely sleeps because she has stories stream through her head constantly, and if she sleeps, she may never know how they end.
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* Shadows in ''WebVideo/{{lonelygirl15}}'' are so devoted to their duty that they take drugs that remove the need to sleep. Unsurprisingly, they tend to die before the age of 30.
* Jay of ''WebVideo/MarbleHornets'' has a harder and harder time sleeping as the series goes on, which we know thanks to his Twitter as well as some rather impressive eyebags whenever he's on camera. It's unclear how much of this is [[ProperlyParanoid (justified) paranoia]] and how much is the Operator's direct influence.
* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic is fine with naps, but has taken Nyquil and Vicodin together in order to get proper sleep. It's a miracle he hasn't died yet.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f50P6OJWLbc 40 Winks]] is a song about someone who can't get to sleep.
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* Shadows in ''WebVideo/{{lonelygirl15}}'' are so devoted to their duty that they take drugs that remove the need to sleep. Unsurprisingly, they tend to die before the age of 30.
* Jay of ''WebVideo/MarbleHornets'' has a harder and harder time sleeping as the series goes on, which we know thanks to his Twitter as well as some rather impressive eyebags whenever he's on camera. It's unclear how much of this is [[ProperlyParanoid (justified) paranoia]] and how much is the Operator's direct influence.
* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic is fine with naps, but has taken Nyquil and Vicodin together in order to get proper sleep. It's a miracle he hasn't died yet.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f50P6OJWLbc 40 Winks]] is a song about someone who can't get to sleep.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
** In the "Nightmares and Daydreams" episode, Aang has a turn as a Goofy Insomniac -- although he quickly degenerates to the more realistic variant. He begins to experience hallucinations, culminating in one where the {{Team Pet}}s begin talking, then get into a fight that [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext escalates into a samurai duel.]]
** In The Promise comic, Zuko has an insomnia caused by the stress of his new position and assassination attempts.
* On ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'', Jérémie has a tendency to be the Obsessive Insomniac. Of course, his [[AIIsACrapshoot enemy]] never sleeps at all, and his behavior is not unlike that of a normal computer programmer with a big project and an approaching deadline. Still, pulling it for about two years in a row cannot be healthy for a developing brain. Or a developing body. Kid's 12 at the opening of the show... he's likely stunted his growth permanently. Thank goodness it doesn't seem to have damaged anything.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' features a throwaway gag of Apu having worked a 96-hour-shift. At the end, "I apparently thought I was a hummingbird of some kind." He also tried to drink nectar out of Sanjay's head. This was explained in the comic books: during Homer's Mr. Plow days, his incompetence had left the Kwik-E-Mart doors blocked by snow, and Apu was trapped in the store with Snake, who had just tried to rob him.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** In the episode "Applebuck Season", Applejack becomes a Goofy Insomniac when she takes on the task of harvesting all the apples on her farm by herself ''and'' has to do favors for her friends as well. She snaps out of it at the end when she ''finally'' relents to Twilight Sparkle's advice to ask for some help.
** Twilight becomes an Obsessive Insomniac in "It's About Time" -- she spends one straight week without sleep monitoring ''everything'' trying to catch the big disaster that her future self wanted to warn her about. Even Pinkie Pie is concerned. She also ''starts'' the episode as an Obsessive Insomniac, fretting over her schedule.
--->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' Frankly, I don't know how ''you'' can sleep at a time like this!\\
'''Spike:''' Three A.M.?
* In the episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "Inspongeiac." Mr. Krabs falsely accuses [=SpongeBob=] of being an insomniac when he doesn't flip a Krabby Patty fully and uses a bit too much mustard.
* Dipper Pines from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' can be this, as highlighted in the episode "Sock Opera." [[spoiler:It's a trait he has in common with the Author of the Journals.]]
--> '''Mabel:''' Don't stay up all night, Dipper. Last time you got this sleep-deprived you tried to eat your own shirt.
--> '''Dipper:''' ''(sucking on shirt, spits it out)''
** In the "Nightmares and Daydreams" episode, Aang has a turn as a Goofy Insomniac -- although he quickly degenerates to the more realistic variant. He begins to experience hallucinations, culminating in one where the {{Team Pet}}s begin talking, then get into a fight that [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext escalates into a samurai duel.]]
** In The Promise comic, Zuko has an insomnia caused by the stress of his new position and assassination attempts.
* On ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'', Jérémie has a tendency to be the Obsessive Insomniac. Of course, his [[AIIsACrapshoot enemy]] never sleeps at all, and his behavior is not unlike that of a normal computer programmer with a big project and an approaching deadline. Still, pulling it for about two years in a row cannot be healthy for a developing brain. Or a developing body. Kid's 12 at the opening of the show... he's likely stunted his growth permanently. Thank goodness it doesn't seem to have damaged anything.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' features a throwaway gag of Apu having worked a 96-hour-shift. At the end, "I apparently thought I was a hummingbird of some kind." He also tried to drink nectar out of Sanjay's head. This was explained in the comic books: during Homer's Mr. Plow days, his incompetence had left the Kwik-E-Mart doors blocked by snow, and Apu was trapped in the store with Snake, who had just tried to rob him.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** In the episode "Applebuck Season", Applejack becomes a Goofy Insomniac when she takes on the task of harvesting all the apples on her farm by herself ''and'' has to do favors for her friends as well. She snaps out of it at the end when she ''finally'' relents to Twilight Sparkle's advice to ask for some help.
** Twilight becomes an Obsessive Insomniac in "It's About Time" -- she spends one straight week without sleep monitoring ''everything'' trying to catch the big disaster that her future self wanted to warn her about. Even Pinkie Pie is concerned. She also ''starts'' the episode as an Obsessive Insomniac, fretting over her schedule.
--->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' Frankly, I don't know how ''you'' can sleep at a time like this!\\
'''Spike:''' Three A.M.?
* In the episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "Inspongeiac." Mr. Krabs falsely accuses [=SpongeBob=] of being an insomniac when he doesn't flip a Krabby Patty fully and uses a bit too much mustard.
* Dipper Pines from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' can be this, as highlighted in the episode "Sock Opera." [[spoiler:It's a trait he has in common with the Author of the Journals.]]
--> '''Mabel:''' Don't stay up all night, Dipper. Last time you got this sleep-deprived you tried to eat your own shirt.
--> '''Dipper:''' ''(sucking on shirt, spits it out)''
to:
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
**''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': In "April 9th", Binky is traumatized after witnessing a fire at the school, and Mr. Frensky tries to help him feel better by mentioning that he, during his days as a volunteer fireman, couldn't sleep for weeks after going into his first fire.
* In the"Nightmares ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' episode "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderNightmaresAndDaydreams Nightmares and Daydreams" episode, Aang has a turn as a Goofy Insomniac -- although he quickly degenerates to Daydreams]]", Aang, stressed out by the more realistic variant. He prospect of his upcoming battle with the Fire Lord, is having terrible nightmares every time he tries to go to sleep and thus decides to stay awake for three days straight. In the process, he becomes a nervous wreck and begins [[MushroomSamba begins to experience hallucinations, hallucinations]], culminating in one where the {{Team Pet}}s begin talking, then get into a fight that [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext escalates into a samurai duel.]]
**duel]].
* InThe Promise comic, Zuko has an insomnia caused by the stress of his new position and assassination attempts.
* On''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'', Jérémie has a tendency to be the Obsessive Insomniac. Of course, his [[AIIsACrapshoot enemy]] never sleeps at all, and his behavior is not unlike that of a normal computer programmer with a big project and an approaching deadline. Still, pulling it for about two years in a row cannot be healthy for a developing brain. Or a developing body. Kid's 12 at the opening of the show... he's likely stunted his growth permanently. Thank goodness it doesn't seem to have damaged anything.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' features a throwaway gag of Apu having worked a 96-hour-shift. At the end, "I apparently thought I was a hummingbird of some kind." He also tried to drink nectar out of Sanjay's head. This was explained in the comic books: during Homer's Mr. Plow days, his incompetence had left the Kwik-E-Mart doors blocked by snow, and Apu was trapped in the store with Snake, who had just tried to rob him.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** In the episode "Applebuck Season", Applejack becomes a Goofy Insomniac when she takes on the task of harvesting all the apples on her farm by herself ''and'' has to do favors for her friends as well. She snaps out of it at the end when she ''finally'' relents to Twilight Sparkle's advice to ask for some help.
** Twilight becomes an Obsessive Insomniac in "It's About Time" -- she spends one straight week without sleep monitoring ''everything'' trying to catch the big disaster that her future self wanted to warn her about. Even Pinkie Pie is concerned. She also ''starts'' the episode as an Obsessive Insomniac, fretting over her schedule.
--->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' Frankly, I don't know how ''you'' can sleep at a time like this!\\
'''Spike:''' Three A.M.?
* In the episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "Inspongeiac." Mr. Krabs falsely accuses [=SpongeBob=] of being an insomniac when he doesn't flip a Krabby Patty fully and uses a bit too much mustard.
* Dipper Pines from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' can be this, as highlighted in the episode "Sock Opera." [[spoiler:It's a trait he has in common with the Author of the Journals.]]
--> '''Mabel:''' Don't stay up all night, Dipper. Last time you got this sleep-deprived you tried to eat your own shirt.
--> '''Dipper:''' ''(sucking on shirt, spits it out)''anything.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' features a throwaway gag of Apu having worked a 96-hour-shift. At the end, "I apparently thought I was a hummingbird of some kind." He also tried to drink nectar out of Sanjay's head. This was explained in the comic books: during Homer's Mr. Plow days, his incompetence had left the Kwik-E-Mart doors blocked by snow, and Apu was trapped in the store with Snake, who had just tried to rob him.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** In the episode "Applebuck Season", Applejack becomes a Goofy Insomniac when she takes on the task of harvesting all the apples on her farm by herself ''and'' has to do favors for her friends as well. She snaps out of it at the end when she ''finally'' relents to Twilight Sparkle's advice to ask for some help.
** Twilight becomes an Obsessive Insomniac in "It's About Time" -- she spends one straight week without sleep monitoring ''everything'' trying to catch the big disaster that her future self wanted to warn her about. Even Pinkie Pie is concerned. She also ''starts'' the episode as an Obsessive Insomniac, fretting over her schedule.
--->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' Frankly, I don't know how ''you'' can sleep at a time like this!\\
'''Spike:''' Three A.M.?
* In the episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "Inspongeiac." Mr. Krabs falsely accuses [=SpongeBob=] of being an insomniac when he doesn't flip a Krabby Patty fully and uses a bit too much mustard.
* Dipper Pines from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' can be this, as highlighted in the episode "Sock Opera." [[spoiler:It's a trait he has in common with the Author of the Journals.]]
--> '''Mabel:''' Don't stay up all night, Dipper. Last time you got this sleep-deprived you tried to eat your own shirt.
--> '''Dipper:''' ''(sucking on shirt, spits it out)''
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* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': Implied with Sean. He has creases around his eyes, and in "My Three Suns", there was a gag about him being unable to sleep.
* One of the reasons why Cranky the Crane from ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' is so cranky is because he works both day and night, never getting a rest, which becomes a plot point in "[[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS6E3NoSleepForCranky No Sleep For Cranky]]". Not even when work at the docks gets delayed due to a fallen shed does he get a break, due to having to listen to [[MotorMouth the stories that Salty tells to him, Bill, and Ben all night]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': In "April 9th", Binky is traumatized after witnessing a fire at the school, and Mr. Frensky tries to help him feel better by mentioning that he, during his days as a volunteer fireman, couldn't sleep for weeks after going into his first fire.
* One of the reasons why Cranky the Crane from ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' is so cranky is because he works both day and night, never getting a rest, which becomes a plot point in "[[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS6E3NoSleepForCranky No Sleep For Cranky]]". Not even when work at the docks gets delayed due to a fallen shed does he get a break, due to having to listen to [[MotorMouth the stories that Salty tells to him, Bill, and Ben all night]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': In "April 9th", Binky is traumatized after witnessing a fire at the school, and Mr. Frensky tries to help him feel better by mentioning that he, during his days as a volunteer fireman, couldn't sleep for weeks after going into his first fire.
to:
* Dipper Pines from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' can be this, as highlighted in the episode "[[Recap/GravityFallsS2E4SockOpera Sock Opera]]". [[spoiler:It's a trait he has in common with the Author of the Journals.]]
-->'''Mabel:''' Don't stay up all night, Dipper. Last time you got this sleep-deprived you tried to eat your own shirt.\\
'''Dipper:''' ''[sucking on shirt, spits it out]''
* Topsy from ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' claims to be the guy the Music/BarenakedLadies were singing about.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E4ApplebuckSeason Applebuck Season]]", Applejack becomes a Goofy Insomniac when she takes on the task of harvesting all the apples on her farm by herself ''and'' has to do favors for her friends as well. She snaps out of it at the end when she ''finally'' relents to Twilight Sparkle's advice to ask for some help.
** Twilight becomes an Obsessive Insomniac in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E20ItsAboutTime It's About Time]]" -- she spends one straight week without sleep monitoring ''everything'' trying to catch the big disaster that her future self wanted to warn her about. Even Pinkie Pie is concerned. She also ''starts'' the episode as an Obsessive Insomniac, fretting over her schedule.
--->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' Frankly, I don't know how ''you'' can sleep at a time like this!\\
'''Spike:''' Three A.M.?
* TheSandman from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' is tasked with putting people around the world to sleep, and can't go to sleep himself until he finishes the job -- however, since there are always people needing to be put to sleep round the clock, he never gets any himself, although he clearly wants and needs to.
* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': Implied with Sean. He has creases around his eyes, andin "My Three Suns", there was Suns" has a gag about him being unable to sleep.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' features a throwaway gag of Apu having worked a 96-hour-shift. At the end, "I apparently thought I was a hummingbird of some kind." He also tried to drink nectar out of Sanjay's head. This was explained in the comic books: during Homer's Mr. Plow days, his incompetence had left the Kwik-E-Mart doors blocked by snow, and Apu was trapped in the store with Snake, who had just tried to rob him.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS8E19Karen20InSpongeiac InSPONGEiac]]", Mr. Krabs falsely accuses [=SpongeBob=] of being an insomniac when he doesn't flip a Krabby Patty fully and uses a bit too much mustard.
* One of the reasons why Cranky the Crane from ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' is so cranky is because he works both day and night, never getting a rest, which becomes a plot point in "[[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS6E3NoSleepForCranky No SleepFor for Cranky]]". Not even when work at the docks gets delayed due to a fallen shed does he get a break, due to having to listen to [[MotorMouth the stories that Salty tells to him, Bill, and Ben all night]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': In "April 9th", Binky is traumatized after witnessing a fire at the school, and Mr. Frensky tries to help him feel better by mentioning that he, during his days as a volunteer fireman, couldn't sleep for weeks after going into his first fire.night]].
-->'''Mabel:''' Don't stay up all night, Dipper. Last time you got this sleep-deprived you tried to eat your own shirt.\\
'''Dipper:''' ''[sucking on shirt, spits it out]''
* Topsy from ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' claims to be the guy the Music/BarenakedLadies were singing about.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E4ApplebuckSeason Applebuck Season]]", Applejack becomes a Goofy Insomniac when she takes on the task of harvesting all the apples on her farm by herself ''and'' has to do favors for her friends as well. She snaps out of it at the end when she ''finally'' relents to Twilight Sparkle's advice to ask for some help.
** Twilight becomes an Obsessive Insomniac in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E20ItsAboutTime It's About Time]]" -- she spends one straight week without sleep monitoring ''everything'' trying to catch the big disaster that her future self wanted to warn her about. Even Pinkie Pie is concerned. She also ''starts'' the episode as an Obsessive Insomniac, fretting over her schedule.
--->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' Frankly, I don't know how ''you'' can sleep at a time like this!\\
'''Spike:''' Three A.M.?
* TheSandman from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' is tasked with putting people around the world to sleep, and can't go to sleep himself until he finishes the job -- however, since there are always people needing to be put to sleep round the clock, he never gets any himself, although he clearly wants and needs to.
* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': Implied with Sean. He has creases around his eyes, and
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' features a throwaway gag of Apu having worked a 96-hour-shift. At the end, "I apparently thought I was a hummingbird of some kind." He also tried to drink nectar out of Sanjay's head. This was explained in the comic books: during Homer's Mr. Plow days, his incompetence had left the Kwik-E-Mart doors blocked by snow, and Apu was trapped in the store with Snake, who had just tried to rob him.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS8E19Karen20InSpongeiac InSPONGEiac]]", Mr. Krabs falsely accuses [=SpongeBob=] of being an insomniac when he doesn't flip a Krabby Patty fully and uses a bit too much mustard.
* One of the reasons why Cranky the Crane from ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' is so cranky is because he works both day and night, never getting a rest, which becomes a plot point in "[[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS6E3NoSleepForCranky No Sleep
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': In "April 9th", Binky is traumatized after witnessing a fire at the school, and Mr. Frensky tries to help him feel better by mentioning that he, during his days as a volunteer fireman, couldn't sleep for weeks after going into his first fire.
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* Kaoru of ''Manga/VirginLove'', thanks to being perpetually haunted by PastExperienceNightmare{{s}} of his childhood. He discovers being in a stable relationship combats this.
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* The narrator of "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" by Set It Off can't sleep and is [[SanitySlippageSong going crazy]].
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* The narrator of "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" by Set It Off Music/SetItOff can't sleep and is [[SanitySlippageSong going crazy]].
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* The Music/GreenDay album ''Insomniac'' was made when Billie Joe was suffering from major sleep deprivation. "Brain Stew/Jaded" on that album describes Billie Joe's sleepless woes.
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* The Music/GreenDay album ''Insomniac'' ''Music/{{Insomniac}}'' was made when Billie Joe was suffering from major sleep deprivation. "Brain Stew/Jaded" Stew" on that album describes Billie Joe's sleepless woes.
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** Blake becomes moody, antisocial and isolated in Volume 2, as she obsesses over what the White Fang are up to. Unable to sleep, with her grades slipping, and with heavy bags under her eyes, her friends stage an intervention... which fails. Eventually, Yang has a private conversation with her, revealing her own past experience with obsession and explaining what Blake needs to do to get on top of it. The talk helps Blake to recover.
** Ruby struggles with the weight of being leader in Volume 9 as the guilt of her failures eats away at her. She spends the night wide awake while her friends all sleep, staring silently at Crescent Rose. The next morning, she ends up rejecting her weapon, having a break-down when confronted by Jaune's own mental health issues, and fleeing her companions. [[spoiler:She ends up falling prey to Neo, whose illusions of Ruby's dead friends and enemies tell her she's "not looking too good"; certain close-ups show her eyes are bloodshot, and the encounter drives her to attempt suicide.]]
** Ruby struggles with the weight of being leader in Volume 9 as the guilt of her failures eats away at her. She spends the night wide awake while her friends all sleep, staring silently at Crescent Rose. The next morning, she ends up rejecting her weapon, having a break-down when confronted by Jaune's own mental health issues, and fleeing her companions. [[spoiler:She ends up falling prey to Neo, whose illusions of Ruby's dead friends and enemies tell her she's "not looking too good"; certain close-ups show her eyes are bloodshot, and the encounter drives her to attempt suicide.]]
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** Blake Belladonna becomes moody, antisocial and isolated in Volume 2, the second volume, as she obsesses over what the White Fang are up to. Unable to sleep, with her grades slipping, and with heavy bags under her eyes, her friends stage an intervention... which fails. Eventually, Yang Xiao Long has a private conversation with her, revealing her own past experience with obsession and explaining what Blake needs to do to get on top of it. The talk helps Blake to recover.
** Ruby Rose struggles with the weight of being leader inVolume 9 the ninth volume as the guilt of her failures eats away at her. She spends the night wide awake while her friends all sleep, staring silently at Crescent Rose. The next morning, she ends up rejecting rejects her weapon, having has a break-down when confronted by Jaune's Jaune Arc's own mental health issues, and fleeing flees her companions. [[spoiler:She ends up falling falls prey to Neo, whose illusions of Ruby's dead friends and enemies tell her she's "not looking too good"; certain close-ups show her eyes are bloodshot, and the encounter drives her to attempt suicide.]]
** Ruby Rose struggles with the weight of being leader in
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* Aaron Burr was known for being this trope throughout his life; in college, he had regular 18-hour study sessions. In the military, he did whatever work needed doing at night. As a politician and campaign manager, he often forewent sleep in favor of getting more work done (to such an extent that it nearly ''killed'' him in 1800). Later, in his journal, he would claim that 2-3 hours of sleep was usually enough for him, expressing irritation when he started needing more in his old age.
* WWE CEO Wrestling/VinceMcMahon is well-known for sleeping very little. According to Wrestling/TripleH (who is also Vince's son-in-law), Vince only gets about 2-3 hours of sleep a night before getting up and going back to work.
* Peter Tripp, a disc jockey who went for 8 days without sleep in 1959 as part of a wake-a-thon stunt. He suffered ''heavily'' from hallucinations during the experience and its been suggested that he was never quite the same after the experience, which might hint at permanent damage. A [[IncrediblyLamePun trippy experience]]. According to the Wikipedia article, for the last 66 hours of that marathon the observing scientists and doctors gave him drugs ''to help him stay awake!''
* Possibly Music/MichaelJackson; his need for stronger anesthetics just to sleep may have caused his death. Ironically, the powerful drug that he was attempting to use is a poor choice as it only works for minutes at a time.
* In 1963, Randy Gardner went eleven days without sleeping for a high school science project, having a doctor on hand to record his symptoms and general state of mind. The case study wound up being greatly quoted among the medical and psychological communities as an example of the effects of extreme sleep deprivation. It stands as the world record for longest time spent without sleep. The Guinness Book Of World Records no longer accepts or acknowledges attempts to break Gardner's record out of concern for the health of anyone who might try.
* Creator/HeathLedger was suffering from this in the months leading up to his death. He said he'd get 2-3 hours of sleep a night. He was always thinking of what he could do for his next movie role and his desire to become a director. One could argue it was his sleep deprived state that led to his fatal accidental overdose of sleeping pills.
* Music/JohannesBrahms[[note]][[{{Irony}} Yes, he of the Lullaby]][[/note]] suffered from this. He took frequent naps throughout the day and was typically moody. A lot of historical psychologists believe that he suffered from insomnia, or at least sleep deprivation. The song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXO-cp0hkqo Nächtens]] implies that he may have also had frequent nightmares.
* According to his widow, Creator/SteveIrwin was a visionary workaholic who usually only slept around four hours a night. Shortly after they married, Steve would frequently do heavy construction work on the fledgling Australia Zoo from sunup until well after dark, rigging up spotlights so he could keep going. Later on, he'd get up to check on his zoo himself, even after gaining a staff numbering north of 200, and would work into the night on his future plans for the zoo. Even on family vacations, he'd still get up at the crack of dawn to go for walks and scope out places to see.
* [[https://neurodivergentinsights.com/autism-infographics/autism-and-sleep If Dr. Megan Neff from Neurodivergent Insights is to be believed]], people with autism can take longer to fall asleep, spend 10% less time sleeping in REM compared to neurotypical peers, have a "flattened" melatonin curve, and are more likely to have a sleep disorder. [[Catch22Dilemma Not good, as sleep deprivation can exacerbate autistic features]].
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* Aaron Burr was known for being this trope throughout his life; in college, he had regular 18-hour study sessions. In the military, he did whatever work needed doing at night. As a politician and campaign manager, he often forewent sleep in favor of getting more work done (to such an extent that it nearly ''killed'' him in 1800). Later, in his journal, he would claim that 2-3 hours of sleep was usually enough for him, expressing irritation when he started needing more in his old age.
* WWE CEO Wrestling/VinceMcMahon is well-known for sleeping very little. According to Wrestling/TripleH (who is also Vince's son-in-law), Vince only gets about 2-3 hours of sleep a night before getting up and going back to work.
* Peter Tripp, a disc jockey who went for 8 days without sleep in 1959 as part of a wake-a-thon stunt. He suffered ''heavily'' from hallucinations during the experience and its been suggested that he was never quite the same after the experience, which might hint at permanent damage. A [[IncrediblyLamePun trippy experience]]. According to the Wikipedia article, for the last 66 hours of that marathon the observing scientists and doctors gave him drugs ''to help him stay awake!''
* Possibly Music/MichaelJackson; his need for stronger anesthetics just to sleep may have caused his death. Ironically, the powerful drug that he was attempting to use is a poor choice as it only works for minutes at a time.
* In 1963, Randy Gardner went eleven days without sleeping for a high school science project, having a doctor on hand to record his symptoms and general state of mind. The case study wound up being greatly quoted among the medical and psychological communities as an example of the effects of extreme sleep deprivation. It stands as the world record for longest time spent without sleep. The Guinness Book Of World Records no longer accepts or acknowledges attempts to break Gardner's record out of concern for the health of anyone who might try.
* Creator/HeathLedger was suffering from this in the months leading up to his death. He said he'd get 2-3 hours of sleep a night. He was always thinking of what he could do for his next movie role and his desire to become a director. One could argue it was his sleep deprived state that led to his fatal accidental overdose of sleeping pills.
* Music/JohannesBrahms[[note]][[{{Irony}} Yes, he of the Lullaby]][[/note]] suffered from this. He took frequent naps throughout the day and was typically moody. A lot of historical psychologists believe that he suffered from insomnia, or at least sleep deprivation. The song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXO-cp0hkqo Nächtens]] implies that he may have also had frequent nightmares.
* According to his widow, Creator/SteveIrwin was a visionary workaholic who usually only slept around four hours a night. Shortly after they married, Steve would frequently do heavy construction work on the fledgling Australia Zoo from sunup until well after dark, rigging up spotlights so he could keep going. Later on, he'd get up to check on his zoo himself, even after gaining a staff numbering north of 200, and would work into the night on his future plans for the zoo. Even on family vacations, he'd still get up at the crack of dawn to go for walks and scope out places to see.
* [[https://neurodivergentinsights.com/autism-infographics/autism-and-sleep If Dr. Megan Neff from Neurodivergent Insights is to be believed]], people with autism can take longer to fall asleep, spend 10% less time sleeping in REM compared to neurotypical peers, have a "flattened" melatonin curve, and are more likely to have a sleep disorder. [[Catch22Dilemma Not good, as sleep deprivation can exacerbate autistic features]].
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** Ruby struggles with the weight of being leader in Volume 9 as the guilt of her failures eats away at her. She spends the night wide awake while her friends all sleep, staring silently at Crescent Rose. The next morning, she ends up rejecting her weapon, having a break-down when confronted by Jaune's own mental health issues, and fleeing her companions. [[spoiler:She ends up falling prey to Neo, whose illusions of Ruby's dead friends and enemies tell her she's "not looking too good"; certain close-ups show her eyes are bloodshot.]]
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** Ruby struggles with the weight of being leader in Volume 9 as the guilt of her failures eats away at her. She spends the night wide awake while her friends all sleep, staring silently at Crescent Rose. The next morning, she ends up rejecting her weapon, having a break-down when confronted by Jaune's own mental health issues, and fleeing her companions. [[spoiler:She ends up falling prey to Neo, whose illusions of Ruby's dead friends and enemies tell her she's "not looking too good"; certain close-ups show her eyes are bloodshot.bloodshot, and the encounter drives her to attempt suicide.]]
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'s'' Blake Belladonna becomes this because she is the most concerned over what the Torchwick has in store for the White Fang. Ruby, Weiss, and Yang worry over Blake's lack of sleep or food.
** [[spoiler: Ruby]] becomes this in volume 9 when we see that the weight of being a leader and the guilt of her failures eats away at her showing that she has PTSD as well. One episode shows her laying wide awake while her friends are all asleep. Even a illusion of one of her enemies tells her she is "not looking too good". We see her eyes look bloodshot at certain close-ups during the volume.
** [[spoiler: Ruby]] becomes this in volume 9 when we see that the weight of being a leader and the guilt of her failures eats away at her showing that she has PTSD as well. One episode shows her laying wide awake while her friends are all asleep. Even a illusion of one of her enemies tells her she is "not looking too good". We see her eyes look bloodshot at certain close-ups during the volume.
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** BlakeBelladonna becomes this because moody, antisocial and isolated in Volume 2, as she is the most concerned obsesses over what the Torchwick has in store for the White Fang. Ruby, Weiss, Fang are up to. Unable to sleep, with her grades slipping, and with heavy bags under her eyes, her friends stage an intervention... which fails. Eventually, Yang worry over Blake's lack has a private conversation with her, revealing her own past experience with obsession and explaining what Blake needs to do to get on top of sleep or food.
it. The talk helps Blake to recover.
**[[spoiler: Ruby]] becomes this in volume 9 when we see that Ruby struggles with the weight of being a leader and in Volume 9 as the guilt of her failures eats away at her showing that she has PTSD as well. One episode shows her laying her. She spends the night wide awake while her friends are all asleep. Even a illusion of one of sleep, staring silently at Crescent Rose. The next morning, she ends up rejecting her weapon, having a break-down when confronted by Jaune's own mental health issues, and fleeing her companions. [[spoiler:She ends up falling prey to Neo, whose illusions of Ruby's dead friends and enemies tells tell her she is she's "not looking too good". We see her eyes look bloodshot at good"; certain close-ups during the volume.show her eyes are bloodshot.]]
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* WWE CEO Vince [=McMahon=] is well-known for sleeping very little. According to wrestler Triple H (who is also Vince's son-in-law), Vince only gets about 2-3 hours of sleep a night before getting up and going back to work.
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* WWE CEO Vince [=McMahon=] Wrestling/VinceMcMahon is well-known for sleeping very little. According to wrestler Triple H Wrestling/TripleH (who is also Vince's son-in-law), Vince only gets about 2-3 hours of sleep a night before getting up and going back to work.
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* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'':
** Vivienne is insomniac after she's resurrected in a state of painful BodyHorror, imprisoned underground, and wracked with traumatic memories of her death at the jaws of Ghidorah's middle head.
** It's also revealed that sleeplessness is one of the symptoms of Ghidorah's BrownNote when it starts to drive humans insane.
** Vivienne is insomniac after she's resurrected in a state of painful BodyHorror, imprisoned underground, and wracked with traumatic memories of her death at the jaws of Ghidorah's middle head.
** It's also revealed that sleeplessness is one of the symptoms of Ghidorah's BrownNote when it starts to drive humans insane.
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* ''Manga/CallOfTheNight'':
** Yamori becomes insomniac after he starts SkippingSchool, leaving him to wander the streets at night. Nazuna tells him that the reason for this is because Yamori is no longer satisfied with how he spends his days, and offers to help him correct this by hanging out at night with him. It proves somewhat successful, in that [[SleepCute Yamori is able to fall asleep next to Nazuna]].
** [[ChildhoodFriend Akira's]] insomnia began (or perhaps intensified) after Yamori started skipping school; it's {{implied|Trope}} that she suffers from depression [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone due to indirectly causing Yamori to skip school in the first place]]. She falls asleep super early and wakes up before midnight; unable to go back to sleep, she usually leaves her home as early as 4AM to go to school, which doesn't open until about two hours later. Akira is able to briefly beat her insomnia after hanging out at Nazuna's apartment with Yamori, ostensibly for the same reason as stated above.
** Yamori becomes insomniac after he starts SkippingSchool, leaving him to wander the streets at night. Nazuna tells him that the reason for this is because Yamori is no longer satisfied with how he spends his days, and offers to help him correct this by hanging out at night with him. It proves somewhat successful, in that [[SleepCute Yamori is able to fall asleep next to Nazuna]].
** [[ChildhoodFriend Akira's]] insomnia began (or perhaps intensified) after Yamori started skipping school; it's {{implied|Trope}} that she suffers from depression [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone due to indirectly causing Yamori to skip school in the first place]]. She falls asleep super early and wakes up before midnight; unable to go back to sleep, she usually leaves her home as early as 4AM to go to school, which doesn't open until about two hours later. Akira is able to briefly beat her insomnia after hanging out at Nazuna's apartment with Yamori, ostensibly for the same reason as stated above.
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* ''Literature/TheBelgariad'': Zakath has been haunted since the age of eighteen by terrible nightmares caused by an assassination plot early in his reign where he was forced to execute the love of his life and her family. After their deaths, he discovered the Murgo King had framed his innocent lover. The grief, guilt and self-loathing transformed him into a monster hell-bent on destroying Taur Urgas' entire family and race. Garion observes a number of times that Zakath has a habit of wearily passing his hand across his eyes because of how little he sleeps, and his sleeping quarters are spartan places that he spends as little time in as possible. [[spoiler:When he's fatally poisoned, he's only cured by Belgarath, Polgara, Sadi and Cyradis working together. Once recovered, Zakath privately admits to Garion that he's a little baffled to discover that meeting Cyradis has left him with a strange sense of peace that has cured his nightmares and insomnia. It's the first step in Zakath's [[HeelFaceTurn journey]] from LoveMakesYouEvil to LoveRedeems.]]
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* ''Literature/TheBelgariad'': Zakath has been haunted since the age of eighteen for years by terrible nightmares caused by an assassination plot early in his reign where he was reign; forced to execute the love of his life and her family. After their deaths, family, he discovered learns too late that his lover was framed by the Murgo King had framed his innocent lover.King. The grief, guilt and self-loathing transformed him into a monster hell-bent on destroying Taur Urgas' entire family and race. Garion observes a number of times that Zakath has a habit of wearily passing his hand across his eyes because of how little he sleeps, and his sleeping quarters are spartan places that he spends as little time in as possible. [[spoiler:When he's fatally poisoned, he's only cured by Belgarath, Polgara, Sadi and Cyradis working together. Once recovered, Zakath privately admits to Garion that he's a little baffled to discover that meeting Cyradis has left him with a strange sense of peace that has cured his nightmares and insomnia. It's the first step in Zakath's [[HeelFaceTurn journey]] from LoveMakesYouEvil to LoveRedeems.]]
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* ''Literature/TheBelgariad'': Zakath has been haunted since the age of eighteen by terrible nightmares caused by an assassination plot early in his reign where he was forced to execute the love of his life and her family. After their deaths, he discovered the Murgo King had framed his innocent lover. The grief, guilt and self-loathing transformed him into a monster hell-bent on destroying Taur Urgas' entire family and race. Garion observes a number of times that Zakath has a habit of wearily passing his hand across his eyes because of how little he sleeps, and his sleeping quarters are spartan places that he spends as little time in as possible. [[spoiler:When he's fatally poisoned, he's only cured by Belgarath, Polgara, Sadi and Cyradis working together. Once he's recovered, Zakath privately admits to Garion that he's a little baffled to discover that meeting Cyradis has left him with a strange sense of peace, curing both his nightmares and his insomnia in the process. It turns out to be the first step in Zakath's [[HeelFaceTurn journey]] from LoveMakesYouEvil to LoveRedeems.]]
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* ''Literature/TheBelgariad'': Zakath has been haunted since the age of eighteen by terrible nightmares caused by an assassination plot early in his reign where he was forced to execute the love of his life and her family. After their deaths, he discovered the Murgo King had framed his innocent lover. The grief, guilt and self-loathing transformed him into a monster hell-bent on destroying Taur Urgas' entire family and race. Garion observes a number of times that Zakath has a habit of wearily passing his hand across his eyes because of how little he sleeps, and his sleeping quarters are spartan places that he spends as little time in as possible. [[spoiler:When he's fatally poisoned, he's only cured by Belgarath, Polgara, Sadi and Cyradis working together. Once he's recovered, Zakath privately admits to Garion that he's a little baffled to discover that meeting Cyradis has left him with a strange sense of peace, curing both peace that has cured his nightmares and his insomnia in the process. It turns out to be insomnia. It's the first step in Zakath's [[HeelFaceTurn journey]] from LoveMakesYouEvil to LoveRedeems.]]
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* ''Literature/TheBelgariad'': Zakath has been haunted since the age of eighteen by terrible nightmares caused by an assassination plot early in his reign where he was forced to execute the love of his life and her family. After their deaths, he discovered it was a plot by the Murgo King, Taur Urgas, and his lover had framed. The grief, guilt and self-loathing transformed him into a monster hell-bent on destroying Taur Urgas' entire family and race. Garion observes a number of times that Zakath has a habit of wearily passing his hand across his eyes because of how little he sleeps, and his sleeping quarters are spartan places that he spends as little time in as possible. [[spoiler:When he's fatally poisoned, he's only cured by Belgarath, Polgara, Sadi and Cyradis working together. Once he's recovered, Zakath privately admits to Garion that he's a little baffled to discover that meeting Cyradis has left him with a strange sense of peace, curing both his nightmares and his insomnia in the process. It turns out to be the first step in Zakath's [[HeelFaceTurn journey]] from LoveMakesYouEvil to LoveRedeems.]]
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* ''Literature/TheBelgariad'': Zakath has been haunted since the age of eighteen by terrible nightmares caused by an assassination plot early in his reign where he was forced to execute the love of his life and her family. After their deaths, he discovered it was a plot by the Murgo King, Taur Urgas, and King had framed his lover had framed.innocent lover. The grief, guilt and self-loathing transformed him into a monster hell-bent on destroying Taur Urgas' entire family and race. Garion observes a number of times that Zakath has a habit of wearily passing his hand across his eyes because of how little he sleeps, and his sleeping quarters are spartan places that he spends as little time in as possible. [[spoiler:When he's fatally poisoned, he's only cured by Belgarath, Polgara, Sadi and Cyradis working together. Once he's recovered, Zakath privately admits to Garion that he's a little baffled to discover that meeting Cyradis has left him with a strange sense of peace, curing both his nightmares and his insomnia in the process. It turns out to be the first step in Zakath's [[HeelFaceTurn journey]] from LoveMakesYouEvil to LoveRedeems.]]
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* ''Literature/TheBelgariad'': Zakath has been haunted since the age of eighteen by terrible nightmares caused by an assassination plot early in his reign where he was forced to execute the love of his life and her family. After their deaths, he discovered it was a plot by the Murgo King, Taur Urgas, and his lover had framed. The grief, guilt and self-loathing transformed him into a monster hell-bent on destroying Taur Urgas' entire family and race. Garion observes a number of times that Zakath has a habit of wearily passing his hand across his eyes because of how little he sleeps, and his sleeping quarters are spartan places that he spends as little time in as possible. [[spoiler:When he's fatally poisoned, he's only cured by Belgarath, Polgara, Sadi and Cyradis working together. Once he's recovered, Zakath privately admits to Garion that he's a little baffled to discover that meeting Cyradis has left him with a strange sense of peace, curing both his nightmares and his insomnia in the process. It turns out to be the first step in Zakath's [[HeelFaceTurn journey]] from LoveMakesYouEvil to LoveRedeems.]]
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* Mac Taylor from ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' rarely even goes home, much less gets any sleep. His co-workers call him out for staying up for 2-3 days straight on more than one occasion. At one point Stella asks him when's the last time he's had any sleep. He responds, "What's sleep?"
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** [[spoiler: Ruby]] becomes this in volume 9 when we see that the weight of being a leader and the guilt of her failures eats away at her. One episode shows her laying wide awake while her friends are all asleep. Even a illusion of one of her enemies tells her she is "not looking too good".
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** [[spoiler: Ruby]] becomes this in volume 9 when we see that the weight of being a leader and the guilt of her failures eats away at her. her showing that she has PTSD as well. One episode shows her laying wide awake while her friends are all asleep. asleep. Even a illusion of one of her enemies tells her she is "not looking too good".good". We see her eyes look bloodshot at certain close-ups during the volume.
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** [[spoiler: Ruby]] becomes this in volume 9 when we see that the weight of being a leader and the guilt of her failures eats away at her. One episode shows her laying wide awake while her friends are all asleep. Even a illusion of one of her enemies tells her she is "not looking too good".
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* In ''Fanfic/AHeroForged'', Luz often loses track of time on her robotics and sleeps for only a few hours a night, it getting to the point where someone else in the Owl House would intervene. Her [[MustHaveCaffeine coffee addiction]] probably doesn't help with this.
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-->'''Athena:''' Your sins are forgiven. [[JediTruth But we never promised]] [[ExactWords to remove your nightmares]]. No man, no god, could ''ever'' forget the terrible things you have done.
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-->'''Athena:''' Your sins are forgiven. [[JediTruth [[MetaphoricallyTrue But we never promised]] [[ExactWords to remove your nightmares]]. No man, no god, could ''ever'' forget the terrible things you have done.
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* ''Film/TheLeagueOfGentlemen''. The night before TheCaper, Hyde orders everyone to get a good night's sleep. Cut to everyone still awake in their beds the next morning. Race wanders downstairs in his nightgown to find Hyde still dressed behind a desk, as he couldn't get to sleep either. The only person who has a relaxing night is Lexy who slips out to see his girlfriend, only to get busted trying to sneak back into the house by the sleepless Hyde and Race.
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* When ''VideoGame/JaggedAlliance'' 2 introduced a sleep mechanic, an unseen trait given to mercenaries is how much stamina they recover with each hour of sleep. One mercenary, the disturbed and disturbing Bill 'Razor' Lamont, has the lowest sleep requirement in the game, seemingly needing only four hours of sleep to be fully refreshed and ready. A subtle nod to his insanity and unstable nature.
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* Peter Tripp, a disc jockey who went for 8 days without sleep in 1959 as part of a wake-a-thon stunt. He suffered ''heavily'' from hallucinations during the experience and its been suggested that he was never quite the same after the experience, which might hint at permanent damage. A [[IncrediblyLamePun trippy experience]]. According to the Wikipedia article, for the last 66 hours of that marathon the observing scientists and doctors gave him drugs ''to help him stay awake!'' Yeesh, first do no harm? Were they away that day?
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* Peter Tripp, a disc jockey who went for 8 days without sleep in 1959 as part of a wake-a-thon stunt. He suffered ''heavily'' from hallucinations during the experience and its been suggested that he was never quite the same after the experience, which might hint at permanent damage. A [[IncrediblyLamePun trippy experience]]. According to the Wikipedia article, for the last 66 hours of that marathon the observing scientists and doctors gave him drugs ''to help him stay awake!'' Yeesh, first do no harm? Were they away that day?awake!''
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* As mentioned above, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_familial_insomnia Fatal Familial Insomnia]] is a genetic disease which causes the breakdown of the mechanisms in the brain which allow sleep (meaning that falling asleep becomes ''entirely impossible''), resulting in insanity followed shortly by death. It is a dominant and autosomal (meaning it affects men and women equally) trait, a person who possesses the trait has a 50% chance of passing it to their child, and it inevitably affects anyone who possesses the trait. There is currently no treatment or cure. Thankfully, it is incredibly rare, only affecting 50 known families worldwide. To make matters worse, it doesn't manifest until the patient is anywhere from 30 to 60 (average about 50), which gives the future patient time to have children before finding out that oops, they inherited that gene (and in women, childbirth can trigger it).
* Part of what causes meth addicts to be so paranoid is the days or weeks without sleep, due to being on such strong stimulants.
* And then there is those who suffer from Hypnophobia.
* Happens to many participants of UsefulNotes/NaNoWriMo.
* Full International Baccalaureate students don't usually sleep more than two hours on average until the weekend or long breaks. Eventually, some of them become [[TheSleepless accustomed to it]].
* In some cases, people with post-traumatic stress disorder suffer from insomnia as part and parcel of the disease, especially in people with this disease who have nightmares about their traumatic experience. Alternatively, a person with PTSD could be lying down trying to sleep and then, BAM! they relive their traumatic experience and it takes a while for them to recover from this so they can sleep.
* There are countless examples of artists, song writers, painters and otherwise, who have had or do have sleeping problems, Music/EmilieAutumn, Music/DeltaGoodrem, Music/MichaelJackson and Music/OwlCity are a few famous examples.
* This is essentially the premise of many jams (particular game development jams). Rather ironically, people usually go into indie development to avoid crunchtime that usually comes in big studio environments.
* In 1963, Randy Gardner went eleven days without sleeping for a high school science project, having a doctor on hand to record his symptoms and general state of mind. The case study wound up being greatly quoted among the medical and psychological communities as an example of the effects of extreme sleep deprivation. It stands as the world record for longest time spent without sleep.
** Similarly to the above, The Guinness Book Of World Records no longer accepts or acknowledges attempts to break Gardner's record out of concern for the health of anyone who might try.
* Scientists have isolated a gene that allows for a shortened sleeping period, allowing a person to get by with just 3-5 hours of sleep a night, instead of the usual 7-9 hours, without any detrimental effects. Just like a normal person can't sleep much longer than 9 or 10 hours in most circumstances, though, a person with this gene can't sleep for 8 hours, giving the appearance of insomnia, event though they are perfectly healthy.
* Part of what causes meth addicts to be so paranoid is the days or weeks without sleep, due to being on such strong stimulants.
* And then there is those who suffer from Hypnophobia.
* Happens to many participants of UsefulNotes/NaNoWriMo.
* Full International Baccalaureate students don't usually sleep more than two hours on average until the weekend or long breaks. Eventually, some of them become [[TheSleepless accustomed to it]].
* In some cases, people with post-traumatic stress disorder suffer from insomnia as part and parcel of the disease, especially in people with this disease who have nightmares about their traumatic experience. Alternatively, a person with PTSD could be lying down trying to sleep and then, BAM! they relive their traumatic experience and it takes a while for them to recover from this so they can sleep.
* There are countless examples of artists, song writers, painters and otherwise, who have had or do have sleeping problems, Music/EmilieAutumn, Music/DeltaGoodrem, Music/MichaelJackson and Music/OwlCity are a few famous examples.
* This is essentially the premise of many jams (particular game development jams). Rather ironically, people usually go into indie development to avoid crunchtime that usually comes in big studio environments.
* In 1963, Randy Gardner went eleven days without sleeping for a high school science project, having a doctor on hand to record his symptoms and general state of mind. The case study wound up being greatly quoted among the medical and psychological communities as an example of the effects of extreme sleep deprivation. It stands as the world record for longest time spent without sleep.
** Similarly to the above, The Guinness Book Of World Records no longer accepts or acknowledges attempts to break Gardner's record out of concern for the health of anyone who might try.
* Scientists have isolated a gene that allows for a shortened sleeping period, allowing a person to get by with just 3-5 hours of sleep a night, instead of the usual 7-9 hours, without any detrimental effects. Just like a normal person can't sleep much longer than 9 or 10 hours in most circumstances, though, a person with this gene can't sleep for 8 hours, giving the appearance of insomnia, event though they are perfectly healthy.
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* Part of what causes meth addicts to be so paranoid is the days or weeks without sleep, due to being on such strong stimulants.
* And then there is those who suffer from Hypnophobia.
* Happens to many participants of UsefulNotes/NaNoWriMo.
* Full International Baccalaureate students don't usually sleep more than two hours on average until the weekend or long breaks. Eventually, some of them become [[TheSleepless accustomed to it]].
* In some cases, people with post-traumatic stress disorder suffer from insomnia as part and parcel of the disease, especially in people with this disease who have nightmares about their traumatic experience. Alternatively, a person with PTSD could be lying down trying to sleep and then, BAM! they relive their traumatic experience and it takes a while for them to recover from this so they can sleep.
* There are countless examples of artists, song writers, painters and otherwise, who have had or do have sleeping problems, Music/EmilieAutumn, Music/DeltaGoodrem, Music/MichaelJackson and Music/OwlCity are a few famous examples.
* This is essentially the premise of many jams (particular game development jams). Rather ironically, people usually go into indie development to avoid crunchtime that usually comes in big studio environments.
** Similarly to the above,
* Scientists have isolated a gene that allows for a shortened sleeping period, allowing a person to get by with just 3-5 hours of sleep a night, instead of the usual 7-9 hours, without any detrimental effects. Just like a normal person can't sleep much longer than 9 or 10 hours in most circumstances, though, a person with this gene can't sleep for 8 hours, giving the appearance of insomnia, event though they are perfectly healthy.
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* ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'': When Miles gets home after a superhero night, he's usually still wide awake from all the adrenaline, and often can't get much sleep before class.
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* ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'': ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan2018'': When Miles gets home after a superhero night, he's usually still wide awake from all the adrenaline, and often can't get much sleep before class.
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* Creator/JohannesBrahms[[note]][[{{Irony}} Yes, he of the Lullaby]][[/note]] suffered from this. He took frequent naps throughout the day and was typically moody. A lot of historical psychologists believe that he suffered from insomnia, or at least sleep deprivation. The song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXO-cp0hkqo Nächtens]] implies that he may have also had frequent nightmares.
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* Creator/JohannesBrahms[[note]][[{{Irony}} Music/JohannesBrahms[[note]][[{{Irony}} Yes, he of the Lullaby]][[/note]] suffered from this. He took frequent naps throughout the day and was typically moody. A lot of historical psychologists believe that he suffered from insomnia, or at least sleep deprivation. The song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXO-cp0hkqo Nächtens]] implies that he may have also had frequent nightmares.
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* In ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety'', when the children first meet Number Two, it's quipped that she "never sleeps." In actuality, she does sleep, but only a very small amount, like maybe two-three hours a night. She has to compensate for this by eating a lot of snacks, which sometimes leaves her irritable if her blood sugar gets low. In the second book in the series, ''The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey'', it becomes a key plot point. When she and Mr. Benedict are captured and handcuffed in place in a cave on an island, her near-constant wakefulness allows her to work away at the fastening pin on her handcuffs and free herself. Unfortunately, in order to do this, she has to keep hidden the fact that she requires extra food in order to properly maintain her mental state. By the time she actually escapes, she is a state of delirium and no use to anyone.
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* In ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety'', when the children first meet Number Two, it's quipped that she "never sleeps." In actuality, she does sleep, but only a very small amount, like maybe two-three hours a night. She has to compensate for this by eating a lot of snacks, which sometimes leaves her irritable if her blood sugar gets low. In the second book in the series, ''The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey'', it becomes a key plot point. When she and Mr. Benedict are captured and handcuffed in place in a cave on an island, her near-constant wakefulness allows her to work away at the fastening pin on her handcuffs and free herself. Unfortunately, in order to do this, she has to keep hidden the fact that she requires extra food in order to properly maintain her mental state. By the time she actually escapes, she is a state of delirium and no use to anyone.
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* Dr. Series/{{House}}, towards the end of Season 5, after a coworker's death. He starts hallucinating and gradually losing his mind.
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* ''Series/{{House}}'': The titular Dr. Series/{{House}}, House towards the end of Season 5, after a coworker's death. He starts hallucinating and gradually losing his mind.
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* In ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety'', when the children first meet Number Two, it's quipped that she "never sleeps." In actuality,, she does sleep, but only a very small amount, like maybe two-three hours a night. She has to compensate for this by eating a lot of snacks, which sometimes leaves her irritable if her blood sugar gets low. In the second book in the series, ''The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey'', it becomes a key plot point. When she and Mr. Benedict are captured and handcuffed in place in a cave on an island, her near-constant wakefulness allows her to work away at the fastening pin on her handcuffs and free herself. Unfortunately, in order to do this, she has to keep hidden the fact that she requires extra food in order to properly maintain her mental state. By the time she actually escapes, she is a state of delirium and no use to anyone.
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* In ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety'', when the children first meet Number Two, it's quipped that she "never sleeps." In actuality,, actuality, she does sleep, but only a very small amount, like maybe two-three hours a night. She has to compensate for this by eating a lot of snacks, which sometimes leaves her irritable if her blood sugar gets low. In the second book in the series, ''The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey'', it becomes a key plot point. When she and Mr. Benedict are captured and handcuffed in place in a cave on an island, her near-constant wakefulness allows her to work away at the fastening pin on her handcuffs and free herself. Unfortunately, in order to do this, she has to keep hidden the fact that she requires extra food in order to properly maintain her mental state. By the time she actually escapes, she is a state of delirium and no use to anyone.
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* ''Film/ACuriousConjunctionOfCoincidences'': All three protagonists suffer from sleep deprivation for various reasons, and the mistakes they make are a direct result of this.
* In ''Film/IronMan3'', Tony Stark becomes an insomniac due to [[Film/TheAvengers2012 massive battle-induced]] [[ShellShockedVeteran PTSD]]. [[spoiler:The result is that while he's awake, he builds a whole army of Iron Man suits that come in handy in the final battle.]]
* In ''Film/AScoreToSettle'', Frankie is suffering from a degenerative disease leaving him an insomniac and thus preventing his brain from resting. The lack of sleep will subject him to hallucinations as dementia sets in before he finally succumbs to the inevitable.
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* In ''Film/IronMan3'', Tony Stark becomes an insomniac due to [[Film/TheAvengers2012 massive battle-induced]] [[ShellShockedVeteran PTSD]]. [[spoiler:The result is that while he's awake, he builds a whole army of Iron Man suits that come in handy in the final battle.]]
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* ''Film/ACuriousConjunctionOfCoincidences'': All three protagonists suffer from sleep deprivation for various reasons, and the mistakes they make are a direct result of this.
* In ''Film/AScoreToSettle'', Frankie is suffering from a degenerative disease leaving him an insomniac and thus preventing his brain from resting. The lack of sleep will subject him to hallucinations as dementia sets in before he finally succumbs to the inevitable.
* In ''Film/AScoreToSettle'', Frankie is suffering from a degenerative disease leaving him an insomniac and thus preventing his brain from resting. The lack of sleep will subject him to hallucinations as dementia sets in before he finally succumbs to the inevitable.
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* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'':
** ''Mariel of Literature/{{Redwall}}'', Gabool the Wild starts having prophetic dreams that turn him into a completely insane insomniac.
** As does the aquaphobic Queen Tsarmina Greeneyes, as the good guys set up a dam to flood her and her minions out of Castle Kotir and she constantly hears dripping water.
* Literature/SherlockHolmes frequently goes for days without sleep when captivated by a problem. And it's hinted he has an irregular sleep cycle even when not on a case: Watson mentions that he often stays up all night doing chemical experiments, and annoys the landlady with his "addiction to music at strange hours" (presumably meaning he likes to play the violin at 2 a.m.).
* Ralph Roberts from ''Literature/{{Insomnia}}'', at least in the beginning. Later, it turns out that his insomnia [[spoiler:allows him to see the aura of people as well as higher powers that influence the world.]]
* Literature/ColtRegan is a realistic Insomniac, partially because... you know... [[MustHaveCaffeine Coffee]]
* Anton Vowl from ''Literature/AVoid'' is an insomniac with no clear reason as to why. He just has it and it slowly drives him slightly insane, which is justified.
** ''Mariel of Literature/{{Redwall}}'', Gabool the Wild starts having prophetic dreams that turn him into a completely insane insomniac.
** As does the aquaphobic Queen Tsarmina Greeneyes, as the good guys set up a dam to flood her and her minions out of Castle Kotir and she constantly hears dripping water.
* Literature/SherlockHolmes frequently goes for days without sleep when captivated by a problem. And it's hinted he has an irregular sleep cycle even when not on a case: Watson mentions that he often stays up all night doing chemical experiments, and annoys the landlady with his "addiction to music at strange hours" (presumably meaning he likes to play the violin at 2 a.m.).
* Ralph Roberts from ''Literature/{{Insomnia}}'', at least in the beginning. Later, it turns out that his insomnia [[spoiler:allows him to see the aura of people as well as higher powers that influence the world.]]
* Literature/ColtRegan is a realistic Insomniac, partially because... you know... [[MustHaveCaffeine Coffee]]
* Anton Vowl from ''Literature/AVoid'' is an insomniac with no clear reason as to why. He just has it and it slowly drives him slightly insane, which is justified.
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** ''Mariel of Literature/{{Redwall}}'', Gabool* Nancy Kress's ''Literature/BeggarsInSpain'' and its sequels revolve around the Wild starts having prophetic dreams that turn him into a completely insane insomniac.
** As does the aquaphobic Queen Tsarmina Greeneyes, as the good guys set up a dam to flood her and her minions out of Castle Kotir and she constantly hears dripping water.
* Literature/SherlockHolmes frequently goes for days without sleep when captivated by a problem. And it's hinted he has an irregular sleep cycle even when not on a case: Watson mentions that he often stays up all night doing chemical experiments, and annoys the landladySleepless, DesignerBabies engineered with his "addiction to music at strange hours" (presumably meaning he likes to play the violin at 2 a.m.).
* Ralph Roberts from ''Literature/{{Insomnia}}'', at least in the beginning. Later, it turns out that his insomnia [[spoiler:allows him to see the aura of peoplethis as well as higher powers that influence the world.]]
* Literature/ColtRegan is a realistic Insomniac, partially because... you know... [[MustHaveCaffeine Coffee]]
* Anton Vowl from ''Literature/AVoid'' isan insomniac with no clear reason as to why. He just has it and it slowly drives him slightly insane, which is justified.explicit superpower.
** ''Mariel of Literature/{{Redwall}}'', Gabool
** As does the aquaphobic Queen Tsarmina Greeneyes, as the good guys set up a dam to flood her and her minions out of Castle Kotir and she constantly hears dripping water.
* Literature/SherlockHolmes frequently goes for days without sleep when captivated by a problem. And it's hinted he has an irregular sleep cycle even when not on a case: Watson mentions that he often stays up all night doing chemical experiments, and annoys the landlady
* Ralph Roberts from ''Literature/{{Insomnia}}'', at least in the beginning. Later, it turns out that his insomnia [[spoiler:allows him to see the aura of people
* Literature/ColtRegan is a realistic Insomniac, partially because... you know... [[MustHaveCaffeine Coffee]]
* Anton Vowl from ''Literature/AVoid'' is
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* The ''Literature/InDeath'' series mixes {{Determinator}}s with realistic effects depending on the seriousness of the situation. Eve Dallas is {{Determinator}} but frequently experiences realistic consequences, and other characters will note that she's getting slower, edgier, and even getting sick. Roarke, though he pulls a sleepless routine less often, is even better at it than Eve, and is closer to a pure {{Determinator}}.
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* ''Literature/ColtRegan'': The ''Literature/InDeath'' series mixes {{Determinator}}s with realistic effects depending on the seriousness of the situation. Eve Dallas is {{Determinator}} but frequently experiences realistic consequences, and other characters will note that she's getting slower, edgier, and even getting sick. Roarke, though he pulls a sleepless routine less often, is even better at it than Eve, and is closer to a pure {{Determinator}}.titular character suffers from insomnia, not helped by his [[MustHaveCaffeine coffee addiction]].
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* [[Literature/DonQuixote Alonso Quijano]], as described in Part I Chapter I: led by his obsession to read chivalry books, he sleeps less and less while reading more and more and that sends him over the edge. After that, in various parts of the novel, Don Quixote is seen continuously staying awake, thinking of his lady Dulcinea del Toboso (that does not exist), only because he has read that is what true knights do!
-->''" In short, he became so absorbed in his books that he spent his nights from sunset to sunrise, and his days from dawn to dark, poring over them; and what with little sleep and much reading his brains got so dry that he lost his wits"''
* In Creator/RobertEHoward's "The Shadow Kingdom", Literature/{{Kull}} spends a night like this.
-->''There was no sleep for Kull that night, for it was nearly dawn and he spent the rest of the night hours pacing the throne-room, and pondering over what had passed. ''
-->''" In short, he became so absorbed in his books that he spent his nights from sunset to sunrise, and his days from dawn to dark, poring over them; and what with little sleep and much reading his brains got so dry that he lost his wits"''
* In Creator/RobertEHoward's "The Shadow Kingdom", Literature/{{Kull}} spends a night like this.
-->''There was no sleep for Kull that night, for it was nearly dawn and he spent the rest of the night hours pacing the throne-room, and pondering over what had passed. ''
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* [[Literature/DonQuixote ''Literature/DonQuixote'': Alonso Quijano]], Quijano, as described in Part I Chapter I: led by his obsession to read chivalry books, he sleeps less and less while reading more and more and that sends him over the edge. After that, in various parts of the novel, Don Quixote is seen continuously staying awake, thinking of his lady Dulcinea del Toboso (that does not exist), only because he has read that is what true knights do!
-->''" In short, he became so absorbed in his books that he spent his nights from sunset to sunrise, and his days from dawn to dark, poring over them; and what with little sleep and much reading his brains got so dry that he lost hiswits"''
* In Creator/RobertEHoward's "The Shadow Kingdom", Literature/{{Kull}} spends a night like this.
-->''There was no sleep for Kull that night, for it was nearly dawn and he spent the rest of the night hours pacing the throne-room, and pondering over what had passed. ''wits."''
-->''" In short, he became so absorbed in his books that he spent his nights from sunset to sunrise, and his days from dawn to dark, poring over them; and what with little sleep and much reading his brains got so dry that he lost his
* In Creator/RobertEHoward's "The Shadow Kingdom", Literature/{{Kull}} spends a night like this.
-->''There was no sleep for Kull that night, for it was nearly dawn and he spent the rest of the night hours pacing the throne-room, and pondering over what had passed. ''
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* Nancy Kress's ''Literature/BeggarsInSpain'' and its sequels revolve around the Sleepless, DesignerBabies engineered with this as an explicit superpower.
* Evan Tanner in Lawrence Block's series beginning with ''The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep'', due to a brain injury he suffered in the Korean War. In a later novel [[spoiler:a mad scientist cryogenically freezes him, forcing him to sleep for years.]]
* The ''Literature/WildCards'' series is home to Croyd "The Sleeper" Cranson, whose powers let him stay awake for weeks or months at a time, but then he hibernates, and [[DiscardAndDraw wakes up in a new form with new powers]]. This process mimics the SuperpowerRussianRoulette that [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent gave people their powers in the first place]], leading to his quite justified fear of dying in his sleep. So, when he starts getting tired, he resorts to [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] to keep himself awake past "bedtime", turning him into a paranoid wreck.
* Evan Tanner in Lawrence Block's series beginning with ''The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep'', due to a brain injury he suffered in the Korean War. In a later novel [[spoiler:a mad scientist cryogenically freezes him, forcing him to sleep for years.]]
* The ''Literature/WildCards'' series is home to Croyd "The Sleeper" Cranson, whose powers let him stay awake for weeks or months at a time, but then he hibernates, and [[DiscardAndDraw wakes up in a new form with new powers]]. This process mimics the SuperpowerRussianRoulette that [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent gave people their powers in the first place]], leading to his quite justified fear of dying in his sleep. So, when he starts getting tired, he resorts to [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] to keep himself awake past "bedtime", turning him into a paranoid wreck.
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* Nancy Kress's ''Literature/BeggarsInSpain'' and its sequels revolve around the Sleepless, DesignerBabies engineered with this as Vasek Sidlo from ''Literature/ExperimentalFilm'' is an explicit superpower.
* Evan Tanner in Lawrence Block's series beginning with ''The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep'', due to a brain injury he suffered in the Korean War. In a later novel [[spoiler:a mad scientist cryogenically freezes him, forcing him to sleep for years.]]
* The ''Literature/WildCards'' series is home to Croyd "The Sleeper" Cranson, whose powers let him stay awake for weeks or months at a time,old man now, but then he hibernates, and [[DiscardAndDraw wakes up in hasn't slept more than two or three hours a new form with new powers]]. This process mimics the SuperpowerRussianRoulette that [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent gave people their powers in the first place]], leading to his quite justified fear of dying in his sleep. So, night since he was a boy, when he starts getting tired, he resorts to [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] to keep himself awake past "bedtime", turning him into a paranoid wreck. extracted Mrs. Whitcomb's memory of Lady Midday. He feels the heat of the noonday sun even at midnight.
* Evan Tanner in Lawrence Block's series beginning with ''The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep'', due to a brain injury he suffered in the Korean War. In a later novel [[spoiler:a mad scientist cryogenically freezes him, forcing him to sleep for years.]]
* The ''Literature/WildCards'' series is home to Croyd "The Sleeper" Cranson, whose powers let him stay awake for weeks or months at a time,
* The ''Literature/InDeath'' series mixes {{Determinator}}s with realistic effects depending on the seriousness of the situation. Eve Dallas is {{Determinator}} but frequently experiences realistic consequences, and other characters will note that she's getting slower, edgier, and even getting sick. Roarke, though he pulls a sleepless routine less often, is even better at it than Eve, and is closer to a pure {{Determinator}}.
* ''Literature/{{Indexing}}: Reflections'': Jeff's an insomniac due to his story wanting to keep him up at night.
* Ralph Roberts from ''Literature/{{Insomnia}}'', at least in the beginning. Later, it turns out that his insomnia [[spoiler:allows him to see the aura of people as well as higher powers that influence the world.]]
* In the Literature/LeftBehind series: before being indwelt by Satan, people comment that Nicolae Carpathia never seems to sleep as he is often too busy. After he is indwelt he never has to sleep at all and remains awake for 3 and 1/2 years.
* ''Literature/MyYearOfRestAndRelaxation'': Exploited by the SleepyDepressive protagonist, who pretends to be an unwell insomniac so her quack doctor can supply her with increasingly stronger sleep drugs.
* In ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety'', when the children first meet Number Two, it's quipped that she "never sleeps." In actuality,, she does sleep, but only a very small amount, like maybe two-three hours a night. She has to compensate for this by eating a lot of snacks, which sometimes leaves her irritable if her blood sugar gets low. In the second book in the series, ''The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey'', it becomes a key plot point. When she and Mr. Benedict are captured and handcuffed in place in a cave on an island, her near-constant wakefulness allows her to work away at the fastening pin on her handcuffs and free herself. Unfortunately, in order to do this, she has to keep hidden the fact that she requires extra food in order to properly maintain her mental state. By the time she actually escapes, she is a state of delirium and no use to anyone.
* A downplayed example in ''Literature/TheRavenCycle''. Gansey and Ronan both suffer from insomnia and both deal with it [[ManlyManAndSensitiveGuy in different ways,]] with Ronan either drinking or street racing and Gansey building his miniature city. This doesn't appear to have much of an effect on either of them, though Ronan's insomnia is plot-related--he has some incredibly dangerous dreams.
* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'':
** ''Mariel of Literature/{{Redwall}}'', Gabool the Wild starts having prophetic dreams that turn him into a completely insane insomniac.
** As does the aquaphobic Queen Tsarmina Greeneyes, as the good guys set up a dam to flood her and her minions out of Castle Kotir and she constantly hears dripping water.
* In Creator/RobertEHoward's "The Shadow Kingdom", Literature/{{Kull}} spends a night like this.
-->''There was no sleep for Kull that night, for it was nearly dawn and he spent the rest of the night hours pacing the throne-room, and pondering over what had passed. ''
* In ''Literature/ShamanBlues'', Witkacy rarely sleeps more than three hours at night, if he sleeps at all. It's implied that it's somehow a side effect of all the mind-altering substances he used to take, and it's bad enough that when he happens to catch five hours of sleep, he immediately suspects supernatural influence.
* Literature/SherlockHolmes frequently goes for days without sleep when captivated by a problem. And it's hinted he has an irregular sleep cycle even when not on a case: Watson mentions that he often stays up all night doing chemical experiments, and annoys the landlady with his "addiction to music at strange hours" (presumably meaning he likes to play the violin at 2 a.m.).
* ''Literature/{{Indexing}}: Reflections'': Jeff's an insomniac due to his story wanting to keep him up at night.
* Ralph Roberts from ''Literature/{{Insomnia}}'', at least in the beginning. Later, it turns out that his insomnia [[spoiler:allows him to see the aura of people as well as higher powers that influence the world.]]
* In the Literature/LeftBehind series: before being indwelt by Satan, people comment that Nicolae Carpathia never seems to sleep as he is often too busy. After he is indwelt he never has to sleep at all and remains awake for 3 and 1/2 years.
* ''Literature/MyYearOfRestAndRelaxation'': Exploited by the SleepyDepressive protagonist, who pretends to be an unwell insomniac so her quack doctor can supply her with increasingly stronger sleep drugs.
* In ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety'', when the children first meet Number Two, it's quipped that she "never sleeps." In actuality,, she does sleep, but only a very small amount, like maybe two-three hours a night. She has to compensate for this by eating a lot of snacks, which sometimes leaves her irritable if her blood sugar gets low. In the second book in the series, ''The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey'', it becomes a key plot point. When she and Mr. Benedict are captured and handcuffed in place in a cave on an island, her near-constant wakefulness allows her to work away at the fastening pin on her handcuffs and free herself. Unfortunately, in order to do this, she has to keep hidden the fact that she requires extra food in order to properly maintain her mental state. By the time she actually escapes, she is a state of delirium and no use to anyone.
* A downplayed example in ''Literature/TheRavenCycle''. Gansey and Ronan both suffer from insomnia and both deal with it [[ManlyManAndSensitiveGuy in different ways,]] with Ronan either drinking or street racing and Gansey building his miniature city. This doesn't appear to have much of an effect on either of them, though Ronan's insomnia is plot-related--he has some incredibly dangerous dreams.
* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'':
** ''Mariel of Literature/{{Redwall}}'', Gabool the Wild starts having prophetic dreams that turn him into a completely insane insomniac.
** As does the aquaphobic Queen Tsarmina Greeneyes, as the good guys set up a dam to flood her and her minions out of Castle Kotir and she constantly hears dripping water.
* In Creator/RobertEHoward's "The Shadow Kingdom", Literature/{{Kull}} spends a night like this.
-->''There was no sleep for Kull that night, for it was nearly dawn and he spent the rest of the night hours pacing the throne-room, and pondering over what had passed. ''
* In ''Literature/ShamanBlues'', Witkacy rarely sleeps more than three hours at night, if he sleeps at all. It's implied that it's somehow a side effect of all the mind-altering substances he used to take, and it's bad enough that when he happens to catch five hours of sleep, he immediately suspects supernatural influence.
* Literature/SherlockHolmes frequently goes for days without sleep when captivated by a problem. And it's hinted he has an irregular sleep cycle even when not on a case: Watson mentions that he often stays up all night doing chemical experiments, and annoys the landlady with his "addiction to music at strange hours" (presumably meaning he likes to play the violin at 2 a.m.).
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* Lord Meren, from Lynda Robinson's AncientEgypt mystery novels, due to the chronic stress of being the Pharaoh's spymaster. Once his son got him to take up juggling, a hobby that forced him to fully focus his attention on a task unrelated to crime or security, he was able to step back from his worries and get some proper rest.
* In the Literature/LeftBehind series: before being indwelt by Satan, people comment that Nicolae Carpathia. never seems to sleep as he is often too busy. After he is indwelt he never has to sleep at all and remains awake for 3 and 1/2 years.
* Creator/ChuckPalahniuk's early unpublished manuscript ''Insomnia'', excerpts of which were salvaged for ''Literature/FightClub'', his first publication.
* A downplayed example in ''Literature/TheRavenCycle''. Gansey and Ronan both suffer from insomnia and both deal with it [[ManlyManAndSensitiveGuy in different ways,]] with Ronan either drinking or street racing and Gansey building his miniature city. This doesn't appear to have much of an effect on either of them, though Ronan's insomnia is plot-related--he has some incredibly dangerous dreams.
* In ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety'', when the children first meet Number Two, it's quipped that she "never sleeps." In actuality,, she does sleep, but only a very small amount, like maybe two-three hours a night. She has to compensate for this by eating a lot of snacks, which sometimes leaves her irritable if her blood sugar gets low. In the second book in the series, ''The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey'', it becomes a key plot point. When she and Mr. Benedict are captured and handcuffed in place in a cave on an island, her near-constant wakefulness allows her to work away at the fastening pin on her handcuffs and free herself. Unfortunately, in order to do this, she has to keep hidden the fact that she requires extra food in order to properly maintain her mental state. By the time she actually escapes, she is a state of delirium and no use to anyone.
* ''Literature/MyYearOfRestAndRelaxation'': Exploited by the SleepyDepressive protagonist, who pretends to be an unwell insomniac so her quack doctor can supply her with increasingly stronger sleep drugs.
* In ''Literature/ShamanBlues'', Witkacy rarely sleeps more than three hours at night, if he sleeps at all. It's implied that it's somehow a side effect of all the mind-altering substances he used to take, and it's bad enough that when he happens to catch five hours of sleep, he immediately suspects supernatural influence.
* Vasek Sidlo from ''Literature/ExperimentalFilm'' is an old man now, but he hasn't slept more than two or three hours a night since he was a boy, when he extracted Mrs. Whitcomb's memory of Lady Midday. He feels the heat of the noonday sun even at midnight.
* ''Literature/{{Indexing}}: Reflections'': Jeff's an insomniac due to his story wanting to keep him up at night.
* In the Literature/LeftBehind series: before being indwelt by Satan, people comment that Nicolae Carpathia. never seems to sleep as he is often too busy. After he is indwelt he never has to sleep at all and remains awake for 3 and 1/2 years.
* Creator/ChuckPalahniuk's early unpublished manuscript ''Insomnia'', excerpts of which were salvaged for ''Literature/FightClub'', his first publication.
* A downplayed example in ''Literature/TheRavenCycle''. Gansey and Ronan both suffer from insomnia and both deal with it [[ManlyManAndSensitiveGuy in different ways,]] with Ronan either drinking or street racing and Gansey building his miniature city. This doesn't appear to have much of an effect on either of them, though Ronan's insomnia is plot-related--he has some incredibly dangerous dreams.
* In ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety'', when the children first meet Number Two, it's quipped that she "never sleeps." In actuality,, she does sleep, but only a very small amount, like maybe two-three hours a night. She has to compensate for this by eating a lot of snacks, which sometimes leaves her irritable if her blood sugar gets low. In the second book in the series, ''The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey'', it becomes a key plot point. When she and Mr. Benedict are captured and handcuffed in place in a cave on an island, her near-constant wakefulness allows her to work away at the fastening pin on her handcuffs and free herself. Unfortunately, in order to do this, she has to keep hidden the fact that she requires extra food in order to properly maintain her mental state. By the time she actually escapes, she is a state of delirium and no use to anyone.
* ''Literature/MyYearOfRestAndRelaxation'': Exploited by the SleepyDepressive protagonist, who pretends to be an unwell insomniac so her quack doctor can supply her with increasingly stronger sleep drugs.
* In ''Literature/ShamanBlues'', Witkacy rarely sleeps more than three hours at night, if he sleeps at all. It's implied that it's somehow a side effect of all the mind-altering substances he used to take, and it's bad enough that when he happens to catch five hours of sleep, he immediately suspects supernatural influence.
* Vasek Sidlo from ''Literature/ExperimentalFilm'' is an old man now, but he hasn't slept more than two or three hours a night since he was a boy, when he extracted Mrs. Whitcomb's memory of Lady Midday. He feels the heat of the noonday sun even at midnight.
* ''Literature/{{Indexing}}: Reflections'': Jeff's an insomniac due to his story wanting to keep him up at night.
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* Evan Tanner in Lawrence Block's series beginning with ''The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep'', due to a brain injury he suffered in the Korean War. In a later novel [[spoiler:a mad scientist cryogenically freezes him, forcing him to sleep for years.]]
* Anton Vowl from ''Literature/AVoid'' is an insomniac with no clear reason as to why. He just has it and it slowly drives him slightly insane, which is justified.
* The ''Literature/WildCards'' series is home to Croyd "The Sleeper" Cranson, whose powers let him stay awake for weeks or months at a time, but then he hibernates, and [[DiscardAndDraw wakes up in a new form with new powers]]. This process mimics the SuperpowerRussianRoulette that [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent gave people their powers in the first place]], leading to his quite justified fear of dying in his sleep. So, when he starts getting tired, he resorts to [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] to keep himself awake past "bedtime", turning him into a paranoid wreck.
%% * Lord Meren, from Lynda Robinson's AncientEgypt mystery novels, due to the chronic stress of being the Pharaoh's spymaster. Once his son got him to take up juggling, a hobby that forced him to fully focus his attention on a task unrelated to crime or security, he was able to step back from his worries and get some proper rest.
* In the Literature/LeftBehind series: before being indwelt by Satan, people comment that Nicolae Carpathia. never seems to sleep as he is often too busy. After he is indwelt he never has to sleep at all and remains awake for 3 and 1/2 years.
%% * Creator/ChuckPalahniuk's early unpublished manuscript ''Insomnia'', excerpts of which were salvaged for ''Literature/FightClub'', his first publication.
* A downplayed example in ''Literature/TheRavenCycle''. Gansey and Ronan both suffer from insomnia and both deal with it [[ManlyManAndSensitiveGuy in different ways,]] with Ronan either drinking or street racing and Gansey building his miniature city. This doesn't appear to have much of an effect on either of them, though Ronan's insomnia is plot-related--he has some incredibly dangerous dreams.
* In ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety'', when the children first meet Number Two, it's quipped that she "never sleeps." In actuality,, she does sleep, but only a very small amount, like maybe two-three hours a night. She has to compensate for this by eating a lot of snacks, which sometimes leaves her irritable if her blood sugar gets low. In the second book in the series, ''The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey'', it becomes a key plot point. When she and Mr. Benedict are captured and handcuffed in place in a cave on an island, her near-constant wakefulness allows her to work away at the fastening pin on her handcuffs and free herself. Unfortunately, in order to do this, she has to keep hidden the fact that she requires extra food in order to properly maintain her mental state. By the time she actually escapes, she is a state of delirium and no use to anyone.
* ''Literature/MyYearOfRestAndRelaxation'': Exploited by the SleepyDepressive protagonist, who pretends to be an unwell insomniac so her quack doctor can supply her with increasingly stronger sleep drugs.
* In ''Literature/ShamanBlues'', Witkacy rarely sleeps more than three hours at night, if he sleeps at all. It's implied that it's somehow a side effect of all the mind-altering substances he used to take, and it's bad enough that when he happens to catch five hours of sleep, he immediately suspects supernatural influence.
* Vasek Sidlo from ''Literature/ExperimentalFilm'' is an old man now, but he hasn't slept more than two or three hours a night since he was a boy, when he extracted Mrs. Whitcomb's memory of Lady Midday. He feels the heat of the noonday sun even at midnight.
* ''Literature/{{Indexing}}: Reflections'': Jeff's an insomniac due to his story wanting to keep him up at night.publication.
* Anton Vowl from ''Literature/AVoid'' is an insomniac with no clear reason as to why. He just has it and it slowly drives him slightly insane, which is justified.
* The ''Literature/WildCards'' series is home to Croyd "The Sleeper" Cranson, whose powers let him stay awake for weeks or months at a time, but then he hibernates, and [[DiscardAndDraw wakes up in a new form with new powers]]. This process mimics the SuperpowerRussianRoulette that [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent gave people their powers in the first place]], leading to his quite justified fear of dying in his sleep. So, when he starts getting tired, he resorts to [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] to keep himself awake past "bedtime", turning him into a paranoid wreck.
%% * Lord Meren, from Lynda Robinson's AncientEgypt mystery novels, due to the chronic stress of being the Pharaoh's spymaster. Once his son got him to take up juggling, a hobby that forced him to fully focus his attention on a task unrelated to crime or security, he was able to step back from his worries and get some proper rest.
* A downplayed example in ''Literature/TheRavenCycle''. Gansey and Ronan both suffer from insomnia and both deal with it [[ManlyManAndSensitiveGuy in different ways,]] with Ronan either drinking or street racing and Gansey building his miniature city. This doesn't appear to have much of an effect on either of them, though Ronan's insomnia is plot-related--he has some incredibly dangerous dreams.
* In ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety'', when the children first meet Number Two, it's quipped that she "never sleeps." In actuality,, she does sleep, but only a very small amount, like maybe two-three hours a night. She has to compensate for this by eating a lot of snacks, which sometimes leaves her irritable if her blood sugar gets low. In the second book in the series, ''The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey'', it becomes a key plot point. When she and Mr. Benedict are captured and handcuffed in place in a cave on an island, her near-constant wakefulness allows her to work away at the fastening pin on her handcuffs and free herself. Unfortunately, in order to do this, she has to keep hidden the fact that she requires extra food in order to properly maintain her mental state. By the time she actually escapes, she is a state of delirium and no use to anyone.
* ''Literature/MyYearOfRestAndRelaxation'': Exploited by the SleepyDepressive protagonist, who pretends to be an unwell insomniac so her quack doctor can supply her with increasingly stronger sleep drugs.
* In ''Literature/ShamanBlues'', Witkacy rarely sleeps more than three hours at night, if he sleeps at all. It's implied that it's somehow a side effect of all the mind-altering substances he used to take, and it's bad enough that when he happens to catch five hours of sleep, he immediately suspects supernatural influence.
* Vasek Sidlo from ''Literature/ExperimentalFilm'' is an old man now, but he hasn't slept more than two or three hours a night since he was a boy, when he extracted Mrs. Whitcomb's memory of Lady Midday. He feels the heat of the noonday sun even at midnight.
* ''Literature/{{Indexing}}: Reflections'': Jeff's an insomniac due to his story wanting to keep him up at night.
