Does anyone here hallucinate when sleep deprived?

[Anonymous]

I am sleep deprived right now and occasionally see flickers of movement, like a mouse running between furniture for example. I looked it up and apparently it's not uncommon for people to have visual hallucinations when they are sleep deprived. This isn't stopping me from worrying that I'm going crazy.
Please help me not feel alone in this.

[BeMuse]

It's normal when you are sleep deprived to have visual hallucinations. I get them as well. For example if I skip a night of sleep because I'm driving halfway across the county on the second night being awake for roughly 48 hours, all the red tail lights tend to start turning into strings of numbers and equations. My mind starts solving them while I am driving to keep me awake.

[BeMuse]

That said hallucinations don't make me feel uneasy or crazy because I have experience with altered state of consciousness. I know that's not my normal reality and don't get confused by it. Either I'm really tired or the people at the coffee shop slipped some LSD in my drink.

[DryGermanGuy]

Sleep deprivation causes all sorts of symptoms. After some three day work marathon I took a shower before finally going to bed. I could only feel the water, but not its temperature. I could not feel heat or cold anymore, a really weird subeffect of an already weird zombie-like feeling. 🫥

[Ghostykill3r]

Yeah sleep deprivation can cause hallucinations. It's also really bad for a lot of other reasons. Do your best to get some sleep soon.

[Wise4myage]

I don't, but you should do something about your lack of sleep.

[moonpie89]

Sometimes yes

[artsy_dragon]

Yep!