So, here's the update. On the night of the 28th things didn't go so well. I ended up falling asleep around 3:30AM and didn't wake up until the around 7AM. The next night I got sick and threw up. My current theory is that it was because I skipped two naps and hadn't really eaten anything healthy that day, so my body just couldn't handle the inconstancy. That night I got a good eight hours of sleep after I threw up.
Since that night I have stuck with it more or less. The key to staying awake at night is having things for my mind to do. Last night was really easy because I was with a friend all night so I had someone to keep me company. However, that obviously wont work every night. I'm thinking of doing homework at night to try to keep me awake. The problem with that is that it can sometimes be very boring and might make it even harder to stay awake. My other thought of how to stay awake is to use caffeine until my body can get used to this schedule. I just need to find some way to entertain my mind during the dark hours at night.
I've also considered getting a "happy light". Which is just a light that emits UV rays at about the same frequency as the sun so that your body will think it is daytime and will stay awake. The problem with that is that I've heard that they can have weird effects on your body and mind. We'll see.
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