How Would You Keep Sane If...

[McNinja]

You wouldn't. You'd die due to lack of food and water. If they did feed you, then I would carefully study when and how they did so that I may escape and kill everyone involved for wasting my life in some room.

 

[leviathanmisha]

I'd go...in...sane...create an imaginary world which I would play the main character.

I'm 10 steps ahead of you.

I honestly would end up talking to myself most of the time, keep a train of thought going so I don't get overly bored.

 

[Klarinette]

Uhhh.. how long am I in this cell? I'm pretty sure I'd lose my fucking mind. And I'd probably sing a lot.

 

[kurupt87]

A true sensory deprivation chamber would be pitch black; completely silent; you'd be strapped down and unable to move or escape from it; you'd also have your mouth held shut so you could not talk to yourself; you'd likely be sustained through intravenous nutrient injection; you'd have tubes attached to you to collect and carry away your excretions; there would be no air current or smell.

I'd go irretrievably mad within days, probably sooner. It'd be a relief.

 

[Cornish]

Make various complicated calculations and theorize about complex problems along with sleep and vocally expressing my findings; after examining the room of course and attempting to find a way out.

 

[reg42]

I wouldn't. I'd just let myself floating into insanity. With any luck I'd start thinking other people were with me.

 

[Sparrow]

I would pretend to be crazy. That's right, I'd trick me.

 

[zombiejoe]

I wouldn't really do anything. I wouldn't be able to lose my sanity that quickly. 24 hours isn't really a long time. I'd probably end up sleeping for a good portion of it. That, combined with deep thought and masturbation would keep me feeling okay.

I agree with everything but the masterbation...maybe.

 

[Scorp123]

Meditate or hit my head in the floor till i pass out but i guess that wouldn't be very sane.

 

[TriggerUnhappy]

I wouldn't. I'd either break through the walls or die trying, I mean seriously fuck that. (this is assuming you're meant to stay there indefinitely...)

 

[JLML]

Think about that person. I could do that forever without going insane.. now that I think of it, that person is the only thing keeping me sane!

 

[Eatspeeple]

Hope that someone is keeping an eye on me, and start trying to send them mad. Laugh for hours on end for no reason. Sit silently for a great deal of time before screaming at the top of my lungs for exactly one minute.
I suppose knowing that someone is going insane near me makes me feel sane.

 

[Hawgh]

Try to learn how to meditate. Failing that: Sleep, masturbation and lewd songs.

 

[Addendum_Forthcoming]

Sleep. That being said in sensory deprivation rooms its supposedly pretty hard to rest, because things get 'pretty loud'. Your mind habitually tunes out sounds in daily life and when you rest , but in the absence of no sound your brain starts thinking something is wrong and instinctively remains at cognitive attention.

So you start perceiving sounds that aren't there as your hearing is unaffected by light.

Sensory deprivation is an effective means to test people and how they deal with stress. I know they still use sensory deprivation examinations for potential astronauts and certain high stress military positions o.o

 

[brunt32]

---Brunt's 10 step guide of keeping sane---
1. Feel around the room, Get used to place your about to spend alot time in.
2. Pick a spot what feels nice, And sit there. (Dont not move from this spot)
3. Masturbate (Get used to it)
4. Close your eye's
5. Imagine a PC/MAC
6. Log onto www.escapistmagazine.com
8. Check your mail update some post.
9. Go back to Step 3
10. Give up and let the maddness run wild.

 

[Master Kuja]

Solitary confinement causes severe negative mental effects after just an hour, imagine what complete sensory deprivation would do to you in the same time frame.
Quite frankly I'd probably go suicidally nuts after about 2 or 3 hours no matter what I do, so I just wouldn't bother.

 

[Pandalisk]

I'd just retreat into my mind and slowly lose the ability to tell fatasy from reality, kinda like now, so no biggie.

 

[Daniel Cygnus]

I'd sing every song I know and get a lot of sleep. I'd also come up with games in my head and play through them.

 

[InnerRebellion]

I'd just sit there laughing for hours on end...because there is ALWAYS some guy listening. Might as well make him go mad with me.

 

[Safe in the Dark]

I wouldn't,I'd embrace the madness and run with it,preferably demanding a box of crayons or some sort of object to personify like a coconut,or hopefully I'd start hallucinating and that would provide ample entertainment for example hallucinating your own personal sitcom,or I'd sing,I've always enjoyed singing block out everything and just practice singing songs by Voltaire or RHCP.or just y'know claw my neck out.