If I had to guess, most members are overseas in the good old US of A. If not, then I guess tonight is just not a late night for some.

I shall explain. It’s 3:30am eastern time. I have stuff to do today so I tried going to bed at a reasonable hour (midnight). After lying here in the dark a few hours, I’ve given up on sleep. But I feel so terrible and I know I will be exhausted right when I need to be the most awake. It just makes me so frustrated. I look at the time and I just wish it was different and I guess in reality I’m mad at myself but dammit I just wish it wasn’t 3am or that I wasn’t awake right now but I don’t know what to do about it. I found this subreddit by literally just googling night owl subreddit so yay it exists. Of course it does. Everything exists here. I have nobody to talk to right now and I’m just sitting in the dark with my phone and just boredom vaping until my throat hurts because I have a problem (well, I have many problems but vaping too much when I’m bored is definitely one). Who else is awake and wishing they were not?

Just went to the library. Had my comfiest clothes on. Did some reading including the hobbit. Mann I wish they had libraries that had recliner chairs and you can bring a blanket hahah

Last night I ate lamb with sour cream + artichoke dip, peanut butter & banana, and oranges at like 2 am.

Owl of the night rejoice

I feel lonely. . and no one talk to me 🥲 .. I've known a lot, but they're gone and let me alone 💔!!

I hate waking up early but I also hate not being able to do anything during the day so I switched to day shift so far I like it in spite of being tired

i get the worst anxiety when i wake up early and it doesnt go away until like mid afternoon. its painful and exhausting and humiliating. i literally left one of my classes early yesterday to throw up.

I’ve been so disciplined with rest.. taking naps… going to bed early…

But today is the one day a week I unleash my wings and fly as the great horned night owl.

… I basically just eat frozen grapes and stay up late.

🦉 🍇 🧊 🌒

I’m struggling with staying up until 6 AM–9 AM way more often than I’d like. The thing is, I don’t have trouble falling asleep once I actually get in bed and try—I’m not an insomniac. It’s just that I find it ridiculously easy to stay up late, and before I know it, the sun is rising. I can’t seem to break the habit, even though I know I should.

I’m looking for some advice or motivation from people who’ve been in this situation. How do you push yourself to actually get into bed at a reasonable time and stick to it? Any strategies or routines that worked for you? Thanks!

I have some crazy ass neighbors behind me with crazy dogs. I can never use my yard without a fiasco of their dogs going nuts and the owner saying shit under his breath to me because "I should wait while he's out" and he loves to stare in my yard and " I'm ruining his view"because I set off his dogs. So come night. My dogs are quite and trained we get to use our yard in peace without crazy neighbors.

Before I had my kids, I ran my own online business so I could maintain whatever hours I pleased.
Once my first kid started school, I had to conform to a society's schedule and I have struggled ever since. Several times I tried to change my natural cycle to be more of a morning person. And I succeeded but it's always temporary. All it takes is one cold, one bad night, and I'm right back where I started. Even if I don't get a lot of sleep, right around midnight i perk up and get so energetic. It's my most creative time. During covid I took up creative writing, and all those middle of the night hours are so amazing to work during. I also like to play games and there's nothing like sitting down in front of a game of civ at 3:00 a.m.. Anyway, if you have kids? How did you adapt? Or are you just absolutely miserable?
I fantasize about my writing career taking off so that my husband could quit his job and I could be the one that works. But of course with a toddler I have absolutely no time to work on the writing or start a business. So our family is just trapped in this situation.

I just wanted to share that I learned middle eastern coffee houses are open pretty late. I guess it's part of their culture but I'm just learning this now. They have delicious bakeries too open at 1am.

Wondering what the best cities in the worlds are for night owls, like 24/7 sit down resteraunt that aren’t just diners like Waffle House or dennys; or where there are 24/7 coffee shops/ hood Internet cafes.

I always end up falling asleep in school because of the stupid waking times

I have to wake up at 6:30 for school and I always end up staying up til 3 somehow, and waking up so early feels awful, it almost hurts

I am in a very dire situation as I have a vv important exam in 3 months, i need to give practice tests for it every other day in the morning... but the catch is, ive tried MANY times to fix my sleep schedule and can't go for more than 4 days in a row waking up early...

I also feel very very awake and alert from 6pm to 3am and am able to get all of my studies done in that period, but I only score half the marks in mocks despite knowing all the concepts due to poor concentration and focus

I also feel very groggy after waking up(10-11am), till 4-5pm when I start to get alert😭

i need y'all to help me pls

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Hi, night owl community.

I have always been a night person. Always. My whole life.

I remember when I was in high school. I was always late for my first period. But other than that, I did just fine.

My first job was working at a food place. I would clock in around 5:00pm and work until 9:00pm or a little later.

In college and university, I did pretty well because I always took courses in the afternoon or evenings.

I don't like alarm clocks at all. Imagine this, say I went to bed and I am supposed to get X amount of sleep. Well the alarm clock is stopping you form getting that full sleep.

Sleep is so important. We need it to function and to restore our bodies for the next day. If I don't get enough sleep, I can tell that my body is off. I can't think right and I usually feel fatigued.

However, while I do like staying up late and sleeping in late. I am adaptable. I can wake up at 9:00am or even 8:00am just fine and after a while it becomes a routine. So I can change my natural bodies rhythm for jobs and work and such.

However I was offered a job that requires me to wake up at 6:00am. This really bothers me, because there are people in this world who wake up at 6:00am each day and this just makes me feel very uncomfortable.

It's like, there exists some person out there who wakes up right when the sun comes up to start their day. Like, as if they want to be up as to not miss anything for that day. And they are doing it as if they are getting a jump start on the day.

I just don't like this at all. I see nothing wrong with waking up a 9:00am. Like the time difference between 6:00am and 9:00am. Like who cares if I missed something during this time.

I am not in any rush to start my day. I care about the quality of work that I produce, not how early I woke up. I've seen videos on youtube where people say: Start your day at 4:00am.

In my opinion, I think this is nonsense. I'm asleep at 4:00am. I have no desire to wake up at such time. Even if you payed me lots of money, I still have no desire to wake up at this time.

People say, waking up at 4:00am is being productive. But I say, you can be productive at any time. I like to be productive in the evenings. Each person is different and has their own productive times.

But I dislike how our society is all built around waking up early. Imagine this, some early bird person. They wake up early, because........ for no reason. And they think that they have to be up because they just think that way. And here is the thing. What are you doing to do by waking up early?

What is so special about the mornings that cannot be done later in the day. I mean how about this. How about I wake up at 4:00am and get into my car, rev the engine and then wake up all my neighbors and then go get some breakfast at a local restaurant.

I mean like, what am I trying to prove by doing that? Like its some contest, who can wake up the earliest. All it means is that this person who is waking up early, will eventually fizzle out sooner than anyone else.

You want to wake up at 6:00am then get ready for bed at 6:00pm. But the problem about waking up early is that, what if you didn't sleep well or went to bed late. Then you are screwed. Because now you are going to wake up early and now be sleep deprived.

The job I got hired for is for a high school. And they start at 7:00am. But I read an article online that says, teenagers should be able to sleep later because their bodies naturally want to stay up late. So many high school students feel sleep deprived.

There are actually organizations which made a law in California which states that high schools cannot open sooner than 8:30am. Because these students need their sleep.

And that is a major problem that I have. The job wants me to wake up so early that even I the teacher can't even function at this time. Waking up at 6:00am is very hard for me as a night owl.

I can wake up at 7:00am and get to work by 8:30am. That is no problem, its waking up at 6:00am which is a problem. And it bothers me that people do this everyday. I honestly can't even understand why our society does this.

I talked with someone, they said, I wake up at 5:00am. But then they also said they take a nap at noon. I don't take naps during the day. I wake up around noon and skip the nap and can then go all day long.

Pretty much all my NightOwl habits come from RBP. I feel like I wasted the Saturday and didn’t enjoy my time enough or want to even more time for the weekend. Be it, playing video games or watching anime.

And now it’s become sorta of a self-fulfilling prophecy where I procrastinate during the day, because I know I’ll have time after midnight.

And as I get older, my body does not appreciate putting off sleep. I’ll drink a cup of coffee at 12am and just get jitters and brain fog for 2hrs then become exhausted, ends up an unproductive night.

Any other NightOwls that reached this point where staying up late on the weekends is less a treat and more of a hindrance?

Normally i try to get up a bit earlier come Fall. Its hit or miss if i do. Lately ive been making a bit more of a push to be up as close to noon as possible. This will allow me to do certain activities that are day sensitive mainly fishing for me. Also i like to see the Sun for more than 2 hours lol.. Or do you still keep your usual hours of operation?

I have been been trying to switch my clock to sleeping at n8ght and being awake in the day for 3 years now, I have tried every method that comes to mind including using very strong pharmaceuticals such as Adderall and ambian. Nothing sticks, it's so ingrained into every fiber of my being to be wide awake at night, and absolutely loath and hate the day. Problem is, work and school won't accommodate my health situation, am really depressed and beaten at this point​

Hi all! I was laid off in June and I have been using this time to study and get a couple of certifications while I look for a job and wait for the crazy white collar job market to calm down. I have always preferred to study at night as I just feel like my brain works better at night and I have an easier time learning new material. But I don't want to completely ruin my sleep because when I find a new job I don't want to be able to be a morning person again pretty quickly.

So, has anyone found a way of being able to study during the day? If so, what helped you?

Sometimes I think my brain is too hyper during the day and gets easily distracted so the reason I learn better at night is because my brain is tired and can't be too hyper anymore. Probably an ADHD symptoms but I'm a woman and current ADHD assessments are designed by men, for men.

I’m trying to make my home feel cozier, especially when it’s raining outside. Lately, I’ve been using a mix of nature sounds and cozy bedroom visuals to create a calming ambiance. What do you use to create a relaxing environment? Any tips or favorite channels for nature sounds and visuals?

I been struggling so bad with my sleep schedule and wanna do better, but im curious have any of yall embraced your habits? What time do you usually go to bed/wake up? If you tend to stay up late does it affects your mental health? If you figured out a happy medium HOW THE HELL DID YOU DO IT?? Is it possible for me to heal and get my life together even if im waking up past afternoon?😭

A little backstory: I have always had a really all over the place sleep schedule and pretty much every night i get hella energetic around 10pm-1am. (I also am pretty sure i have Adhd and Autism, but its been near impossible to get a diagnosis.) Anywho, Currently Its gotten really bad cz of depression etc etc, and i been going to sleep between 5-7am and waking up at 1-3pm. I know that i definitely need to improve those times but im wondering if its not necessary for me to set the goal post so far from my current. I been trying to at least go to bed by 2am and gradually bring the time up but ive had little success. My current goal is Midnight but that seems impossible rn ngl😭

New to this sub, just found it

My sleeping pattern has been all over the place lately, I dont usually sleep well but its odd because sometimes I find it difficult to get to sleep at 10 or 11 at night or later at like 2 or 3+ in the morning, but, i find it much easier to get to sleep at like 8 or 9 in the morning, or when people are going about their lives, doing things

I've just woke up at 2 in the morning, don't want to go back to sleep so I'm just gonna say I've woke up super mega early

What should I do to (1) pass the time until its normal hours for normal people and (2) potentially fix my sleeping pattern

They say a lot of people with ADHD suffer from insomnia and have odd sleep patterns. Are you one of them too? I had my ADHD much more severe as a child bit mellowed out to a mild version as an adult due to good coping habits. I've always been a night owl. Sometimes I'd force myself to sleep as a kid because apprently 2am is when all the spirits come out or whatever and I believed that so I would really try to fall asleep so no ghosts would get me lol. Most nights as kid I definitely spent a lot of time staring at a ceiling in bed and going through boredom to depression to existential crises because my brain would not turn off. Now as an adult I just stay up until 5am 😅 man I miss 24 hour walmart.

I'm always running on 0-4 hours of sleep once a week because I close one day and open the next day. Today seems like a 0 hours of sleep. #ihatemyjob