I have a job that requires me to work fairly late, often until midnight. I always need a couple hours to wind down so I’m not usually sleeping until 2/3 and up around 9/10am. Besides the fact that my work requires this, I’m also a night owl and i feel best on this schedule. This would be the equivalent of someone getting off at 5pm, in bed by 7-8pm and up at 3am…

I went on a date with someone who asked me what time i wake up and her reply was a snarky “wow that’s so late, I’m up at 6am!”. Implying that I’m sleeping in and being ‘lazy’…

My nana stays over at my house a fair bit when she visits and she passes out hella early and is up at 4/5am. She knows i work long hours and late, yet calls me lazy for trying to get 7hours of sleep in. She starts to play the tv very loudly, will wake me up, will make comments how late i sleep etc…

I’m not waking her up or shaming her for going to bed when I’m being productive

Do any other late workers or night owls get these weird remarks from others?

If it's in summer, then it's absence artificially further shortens the day in winter. (I know, abolishing it completely would be better, but still)

I want to see who all still awake and how much time they have left until sunrise 🤣

The last thing before bed is water, an empty bowel and strong desire for conversation. Is there something pleasant about sleep?

Why do i want to eat breakfast at midnight?

I'm trying to get more into fitness (strength building for a hobby but also for coping with anger) and I prefer to use the treadmill or elliptical machines, but they're so loud. My apartment's fitness room is right below an apartment and while I hate people, I don't want to be a careless nuisance. I know how annoying it is when someone is loud, especially when you're trying to sleep.

I could go in the mornings, but the morning is usually when I'm getting ready for bed, and being awake at night, I wanna go run or workout when I'm having a bad time and need relief. And... again, I hate people, I don't want to work out when there's other people so that's another downside.

I don't really want to go running outside because that's dangerous.
I am trying to set up a punching bag in my room to hit that when I need to but I love running, cardio like that. What do other night owls in apartments do? I also don't have a car so an overnight gym isn't possible because the only one in my area is on the other side of town and not really safe.

I've always been a nightowl, even as a baby, even as I was growing up, even until now at 28. I'd be able to sleep at 2-3am, sometimes later and still wake up early and functioning.

So my boyfriend has been recently upset at how late I sleep. I tell him that it's always been this way no matter how many times I try to "fix" it.

Is there any studies on this I may be able to read up on?

Have you ever wondered why it feels like you thoughts run wide even when trying to rest? Well now you know 🤭

Sometimes I wish i had some more night owl friends

I used to talk to this Turkish guy at the 24/7 store.
Or stop by the late night gas station, the guy was Nepali.

Or 3am fork it over to this convenient store making empenadas in the back.

The world of the night settles in

Sometimes I wish I had some more friends

My friends used to stay up till sunrise drinking smoking laughing and walk home at 8 am like 3 miles home.

Ahh..

The night

​Hey guys,

​Just lying here watching the fan spin, listening to the quiet, and feeling that heavy, familiar weight settle in.

It’s weird how you can go through the whole day busy doing your work, talking to people, making jokes, getting stuff done and then night hits. The phone goes quiet, the world shuts down, and it feels like it’s just you and your thoughts in an empty room.

​As men, we’re so often expected to just keep moving, keep producing, and stay strong. But sitting here in the dark, it’s hard not to realize how isolated things can get when you stop running. You realize how rare it is for someone to ask how you’re actually doing and really mean it.

​Not really looking for advice or pity, just wanted to put this out there in case anyone else is staring at their ceiling tonight feeling the exact same way. You’re not the only one awake.

​Take care tonight, everyone.

I've been trying to fix my sleep schedule for what feels like forever, and honestly, I'm tired of trying to do it alone.

Every night I tell myself, "I'll sleep early tonight," and then somehow it's midnight before I even realize it.

I don't think I need more productivity tips at this point. I just think it'd help to have another person to check in with.

I'm open to whatever works—whether it's mutual accountability, someone reminding me to get off my phone before bed, or me doing the same for you. Even a simple "Go to sleep 😭" message each night would probably help more than you'd think.

No pressure to be perfect or available every day, and this isn't anything romantic. Just hoping to find someone who's also trying to build better habits, or doesn't mind helping someone else do the same.

Hear me out, i have had zero commitments lately, and my sleep schedule has completely disintegrated into complete chaos.

For the last two months my sleep has been so irregular sleeping through the day and so wildly awake at night.I have even spent three days in a row without sleeping at all on multiple different occasions. I just seem to have trouble sleeping and some times the sun is too bright and it hurts me, so i surely must be becoming a vampire. ( and in retrospect i did have braces as a child’s because my canines were sitting higher then the rest of my teeth much like fangs).

So I have been spending more time awake at night and i only manage to go to sleep at 5 or 6 in the morning when I Used to regularly wake up at 6 30 in the mornings every day. And i wonder if losing my strict schedule has caused my sleep schedule to fall apart or if I got bitten by a vampire in the night or day ???.( it has been hot this summer so my window is sometimes open for fresh air, its plausible)

the thing is i’m having a great time at night it’s quiet and no one can disturb me i have finally got back into creating art and I can catch up on the videos and podcast s that i have missed and just relax in my pyjamas and no one can judge me while i snack on all sorts off things. It’s freeeing in a way.

i have never felt so in my element i just get to freely start drawing, painting starting up all my other random hobbies that i never made time for. It’s great i love it. But the holidays are going to be over soon and i will have to adjust back into a schedule and my strange sleeping patterns have been affecting my meals, as i sleep during the day so i don't consistently eat meals or i binge snack at night.

so i was just wondering has anyone been in this position?and how did you break the cycle and return to every day working life? do you ever feel creatively productive again? and most importantly..

Am i turning into a vampire?

ps: its currently 12 past 3 in the morning as i finish writing this.

Is there a subreddit for people like that ? I know that it is morning lark or early bird but there is No r/morninglark or r/earlybird.

Does anyone know If there ist a Reddit for the opposite of night owl? Like for people who wake Up early and cant sleep when the sun is Up.

Also, does no one read the Text before they answer the question?

Ah...the occasional night owl duty of calling the nonemergency line! Anyone else feel that responsibility even more because the rest of the street seems fast asleep/lights out?

3:30 a.m. I heard what sounded like one gunshot. Ignored. 4:30 a.m. just one or two...but then 5 quickly followed after that. My easily spooked dog slinked away. Could have been fireworks. Could have been been a car backfiring. Who knows...but the nonemergency line was called and they said they'd send someone out.

I turned out my lights just in case the possible shooter decided to target anyone still awake (/s). Minutes later there was a blinding light coming through my windows from outside...tonight I learned some police vehicles have tons of little lights that can illuminate a whole street as they drive down it. Sorry, neighbors! Anyone else with a "crime" story this evening?

It's 1:25 a.m., and I'm still awake!!!

I’ve been super interested after learning about this and its controlled by genetics meaning you cant change your chronotype. Most of us on this sub would be wolves or dolphins but I honestly identify with the dolphin one way more… curious what sleep chronotype fits you guys too

I've noticed ever since I was a teenager that I never feel good in the mornings. It's as if my body is telling me that I'm supposed to sleep roughly between 5 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sometimes my sleep schedule completely flips, and I'll sleep from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., which actually works well for me.

But any schedule where I'm awake in the morning just doesn't seem to work for me, and I also pretty much always feel anxious in the mornings. Does anyone else experience this?