After 6 years and 4 months of suffering from brainfog, I finally found the term for it and the data and community behind it. The first year or two I really struggled with it mentally, not being able to discuss it with anyone, not knowing what the cause is or if there is a solution, not knowing which doctor to go and what to say to get that solution, making stupid mistakes, afraid that I'll be like this for the rest of my life...etc.

And the worst thing about brain fog is that it's not so crippling that you can't go on with your life, it just makes living each day so much more stressful and requires you to put so much more energy and concentration to get through it.

Anyways to get to my point, for me I remember the exact day that it started and this has happened not once but twice in my life. The first time was when I was about 12 or 13 I went over to a friend's house for a sleepover and ended up staying up all night playing video games. That day after I woke up I wasn't the same. I don't need to explain because you guys all know what I mean. That was almost 20 years ago. (I'm 31)

No matter how much time I spent catching up on a full night's sleep over the next weeks or months it didn't seem to change that when I woke up I wasn't sleepy anymore but I didn't feel fully awake.

However it was very minor at this stage in my life, and I can't remember for sure if I ever really grew out of it or not. It wasn't so bad, so I either just got used to it or it got better.

So fast forward to 2014. I've always had sleep problems and this was another day I couldn't fall asleep until 5-6 am or something. But the problem was I needed to get up early for something and I did. I probably got 2-4 hours of sleep. So I spent the day sleep deprived as I do from time to time, but this time I didn't get home until much later. Probably after dinnertime. And of course I don't know I'm going to get brainfog at this point because I'm just really tired from not having slept enough the night before. But I get home and sleep for a long time, and when I wake up the next day I don't feel the same anymore. It was much more severe than when I was little. Or that's how I feel anyways.

And so I've spent the past 6 years going through my life not knowing why I'm like this. I know it's from the lack of sleep that one day, but the thing I don't understand is I've had many nights of staying up all night or not getting enough sleep. And so why this time?

So did anyone else develop their brainfog like this? All of a sudden from one night of not sleeping enough?

I'm hoping maybe if someone else had the same experience and have overcome it, it can give me some insight to how I can get rid of mine.

I've tried excercise, healtier diet, regular sleep schedule, and they definitely helped but didn't cure it.

And I lived liked absolute shit for a few years before all this with no problems (depressed, no excercise, no going out, staying home alone, eating junk food every day, smoking weed every day) and I'm talking literally 2-3 years, so although I'm sure these factors contribute but is not the cause of my brainfog.

So I'm going to explore some causes and cures recommended by some of you here. Supplements, maybe psychological pills (is that the right term?), but mainly the sinus, posture/neck problem issue because I'm thinking this might be it for me.

TLDR
Did anyone else develop their brainfog overnight from one night of not getting enough sleep?