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Can serious sleep loss cause major personality changes?
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Yes, but reversible: "personality" implies enduring characteristics and response patterns over time, rather than reversible, situational responses. Sleep deprivation can certainly lead to changes in the way one feels & behaves, but these aren't permanent or static. One can become very tired or exhausted, irritable, and emotionally labile; memory and cognitive function can be poor; response time slows. Sleep = cure.
Answered 12/9/2013
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