Sleep Deprived Psychosis

I previously mentioned that I had awakened at 3 A.M. on Saturday morning then did a six mile run. After I got home, I had lunch, then at about 4 P.M. I tried to take a nap before I had to go to work at 7 P.M. Well I was restless and was unable to do so. My work shift starts at 7 P.M and ends at 7:30 A.M. so I had to be up all night. I was so tired that I was afraid I was going to start seeing things that were not there or start talking nonsensically. Fortunately, it was not a busy night because we only had a few patients, no admissions, and nobody acting out. When I hit the twenty four hour mark of being awake at 3 A.M., I was still feeling okay but fading fast so I had to take a break at 4. That helped a lot and I managed to finish the shift without suffering from sleep deprived psychosis. I couldn’t wait to get home and sleep on my bed but with the heat wave that we have been having, going to sleep and staying asleep posed another challenge. Nevertheless I managed to sleep for three and a half hours before the high noon heat awoke me. I’m back at work tonight on 3 ½ hours of sleep and running on fumes. I’ll be doing a lot of squats and pacing the hallways to keep myself awake and hopefully when 7:30 A.M. comes, I’m still sane. If not, well, I'm already in the right place.