Side Effects
Jul 18th, 2013 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
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The instruction on the bottle was clear: Don’t fall asleep or you will die!
Lesley had no choice but to do everything possible to stay awake. She started with caffeine, loud music, and hourly callisthenics. Then she moved into harder drugs, inflicting pain on herself, and ice cold showers. By now, 48 hours had passed, and she began to wonder if she wouldn’t die anyway. You could only go so long without sleep.
Eventually she succumbed to the sweet embrace of slumber. When she awoke the next morning, her schizophrenia medication had finally taken effect and her delusions were forgotten.
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