I Didn't Sleep for 8 Days, Then They Took Me to the Hospital: He Experienced Real Hell, When You Hear What Happened to Him...
Tomi Grejs from Bermondsey, in southeast London, didn't think a good intention would drive him to the brink of madness. He talked about an experience from 2021, after not sleeping for eight days while working on a charity event.
TL;DR
- Tomi Grejs experienced eight days of insomnia while working on a charity campaign.
- The lack of sleep triggered a manic episode with psychosis, causing him to lose his sense of reality.
- He believed he was part of a reality show like 'The Truman Show' and that hospital staff were actors.
- After being hospitalized and treated, he experienced a period of sadness and difficulty adjusting.
- Grejs learned about sleep and decided to become a sleep coach in April 2025.
- He notes that one in three adults in Britain suffers from insomnia, partly due to a culture that glorifies late nights and early mornings.