Night owls, we’re here for you.
We understand your utterly inverse struggle: Sleepy all day, awake all night long.
If you are caught in this nocturnal lifestyle, you’ll be able to relate to all of the daily annoyances below.
No One Else Is Up When You’re Most Alert
When you’re up super late watching a new show, all you want to do is live text your friends about it but, alas, everyone in your time zone is asleep. Your friends often wake up to 2 a.m. texts asking them silly questions about the hottest new show.
You Desperately Wish You Could Get to Bed on Time
You make an honest effort to try and go to bed at a reasonable hour but get sucked into a time hole and suddenly that 20-minute scroll sesh before bed has turned into a three-hour lurking marathon.
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You Don’t Even Know What Being Well-Rested Feels Like
You wake up tired every. single. day. You tell yourself tonight you’ll go to bed early. Lies, all lies.
Your Know When It’s Time to Turn Off the TV
There comes that point when your favorite channel just turns into infomercials for acne products.
You’ve Never Used the Extra Hours to Do Anything Useful
You’re still not productive. You have all this extra time that you could be working on homework but instead your “thinking brain” has turned off and all you want to do is test out every DIY project you’ve ever heard of while marathoning a series you’ve seen a dozen times before.
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Your Weekends Are the Same Story
Every weekend you’re faced with this ultimatum: Turn off your alarm and snooze all the livelong day or wake up early and actually do all of the things you want to do during the week, but can’t because of school. We both know what you’re going to choose, though.
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You Wind Up Spending a Whole Lot of Time in Your Head
Because everyone else is asleep, you only have your thoughts to keep you company. Hello, overthinking-every-conversation-ever, my old friend.
The Mornings Are Always a Struggle
By late morning you are completely done for the day. Nap time is calling your name.
You Can Binge-Watch With the Best of Them
You spent the night successfully binging that new hit show that none of your friends have started yet so you have no one to talk to about it.
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Your Constant Exhaustion Has Become Your Most Prominent Trait
Everyone’s sick of hearing you complain about how tired you are and they tell you to just go to bed earlier—like you haven’t heard that one before.
You Know What It’s Like to Be the Last One Standing
You’re always the last one awake at sleepovers which is super awkward and uncomfortable.
Early Birds Are So Irritating
Morning people irk you to your core. How are they so peppy so early?
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You’ve Learned to Be Totally Silent
You have to be really quiet and tip-toe because everyone else in your house is sleeping, which is exactly what your parents think you’re doing as well. If they catch you (again) it’s goodbye to cell phone privileges.
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You’ve Gained Some Annoying Nicknames
People call you names like “sleepy head” as though you didn’t just go to bed three hours ago. I’d like to see them try and function on minimal sleep.
Sometimes, Hygiene Has to Take a Back Seat
You’ve definitely hit the snooze button again instead of showering—for the third time this week.
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People Tend to Start the Day Without You
You’ve woken up in empty hotel rooms during family vacations because everyone else was ready to hit the pool and they couldn’t shake you awake. There’s probably a note and stale muffin sitting on the nightstand for when you finally rise.
And These Problems Are Going to Follow You for Eternity
You’ve had the horrible realization while watching your teacher yawn that waking up early is a fact of life, and not just a byproduct of school, and you’re fated to live this early morning struggle for the rest of your life.
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