What do you think will survive if you stay in an isolated room with no light for a whole month? Professional poker player rich Alati put $ 100 000 on that all it to him — he readily agreed to stay 30 days in a dark room where there was nothing but a bed, refrigerator and toilet. Scientists were already aware that during a long stay in isolation people are becoming more and more sleep, hallucinate and experience other side effects. Rich Alati know this from my own experience.
The main reason for the ailments of the rich was the lack of daylight. The fact that responsible for regulating sleep cycles the hormone melatonin depends on light, and its absence greatly affects the well-being. In particular, the light reduces the amount of melatonin and helps people to feel cheerfulness throughout the day. In the evening, when darkness falls, the concentration of melatonin increases, and a person can freely relax.
Insomnia leads to other problems — depression and fatigue. They, in turn, increase the risk of cancer and can lead to obesity and premature aging. It was also noted that in an isolated environment, the brain activity is greatly reduced, which leads to hallucinations. Rich Alaci admitted that on the third day of stay in the room he began to feel that the ceiling disappeared, and above him is the starry sky.
Other people who happened to be all alone, noted other changes in their mental and physical States. For example, staying eight years in captivity Australian woman Natasha Campos in his biography noted that the lack of light and human contact had weakened her mind. According to her, she became so helpless that comply with any orders of the kidnapper.
The severity of stay in isolation is also felt by the researchers working in Antarctica — they say that loneliness is the worst part of their job. Israeli adventurer Yossi Ginsberg, a few weeks living in the Amazon, confessed that he had to invent imaginary friends.
As for the rich Elachi — he can’t last a month. After 20 excruciating days he asked me to let him out to finally see the sunlight. Fortunately, he’s not left with nothing — he returned to 62 USD 400. He also received something more — he noted that this difficult experience taught him the value of family and friends.
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