Sleep and its effects

If one doe snot receive enough sleep, one gets affected mentally, physically, and emotionally. I have been through sleep deprivation, and its not pretty. I felt tired, I felt like a zombie. I was awake, yet part of me was dead. I did not know how, but I could not sleep. I was the cause of my lack of sleep. I know that now.Sleep is a natural cycle that occurs, since birth but I could not grasp it that year. I felt like a failure. My heart began to hurt. The pain kept my head in pain. It was not until I realized what I have become, that I slept. I was not myself. I was two people, the strong one and the weak one. In the end the strong one won. It was a difficult battle, but I know I caused it. Sleep deprivation truly messes with your mind. You find yourself more tired than usual. It truly is living dead.