Today, I slept through my alarm because it was drowned out by humming. My humming, in my sleep. Even my body is against me waking up on time. FML
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Today, I fell asleep at my desk. It's bad enough that it was for 45 minutes and that I was snoring. What makes it worse? My boss woke me up. FML
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Today, I'm dead on my feet. My flatmate's alarm went off for 20 minutes at 5 a.m., which I heard and he didn't. A car alarm went off outside my window for half an hour at 7 a.m. My building fire alarm went off twice, at 8 and 8:10 a.m. Just let me sleep. FML
Today, I thought I'd been really clever by setting my alarm ten minutes earlier to get up on time. I did wake up ten minutes earlier… then promptly fell back asleep for another hour. FML
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saffy66 34
I usually set three alarms at 15 minute intervals. I have sabotaged myself by rolling over half asleep and turning off my alarm. Not sure that would have helped the OP though, depending n the type of alarm and the duration of the humming episode.
Vanessa_Leeann26 17
I feel you. I wake up at least 2-3 times throughout the night, yet I most mornings I cannot heard my standard alarm clock or iPhone alarm! Although I can hear if either one of my kids makes a sniffle in the next room! =
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Comments (49)
noberg 14
Yah "snooze" yah loose!
rinzler806 9
XD too tru
ironmany_fml 23
i think it is trying to communicate.. but we are unable to understand its language...
brand125 17
im just wondering, how does op know it was the humming if they were asleep?
saffy66 34
I usually set three alarms at 15 minute intervals. I have sabotaged myself by rolling over half asleep and turning off my alarm. Not sure that would have helped the OP though, depending n the type of alarm and the duration of the humming episode.
Arwen_Evenstar 37
Maybe, he must have woken some amount to know he was humming. a loud, obnoxious one may have done it.
Swandive235 27
Even that doesn't work for me. I slept through my alarm for an hour and a half.
Jujuboo_3 25
Maybe your body was just like nah how about we don't get to today(:
Vanessa_Leeann26 17
I feel you. I wake up at least 2-3 times throughout the night, yet I most mornings I cannot heard my standard alarm clock or iPhone alarm! Although I can hear if either one of my kids makes a sniffle in the next room! =
feven 32
You should try changing your alarm clock's ringtone. Presto on iPhone usually works well for me
Vanessa_Leeann26 17
I've changed the tones on my iPhone alarm so many times it's alarming! ;) after a week I get used to it. =
tdawg91 17
I feel like all parents need to change their alarm tone to the recording of a baby crying, I've never known a parent to sleep through that! I was out of bed at 4 one morning running around the house, trying to find my daughter when I heard a new born cry...... It took me a while to remember that my daughter was 5 and at her grandmothers house and it was my neighbours baby crying
Vanessa_Leeann26 17
Sorry for the typos.its supposed to read, "yet, most morning, I cannot hear..." = lol, this is one of my night time strolls through the house.
PhillDante 17
Listen to your body!! It knows best!
The_Skittish_One 27
How? By ignoring their alarm and going back to sleep? Some people don't have that luxury; most bosses or teachers won't accept "my body was tired" as an excuse, nice as that would be.
thejonac 21
maybe try those old-school clocks? they wake everyone !! i don't know hope it helps :-)
IceMan11 23
Never heard of someone humming in their sleep. Talking and moaning yes, but no humming.
PhotoSmith 25
I moan in my sleep. Really loud at times, enough to scare people. It will usually wake me up.
cherries62212 16
Make multiple alarms, a different sound for all the alarms, just to hopefully find one that wakes you!
Sunflower1919 19
This is the only way I can drag myself out of bed in the morning. And they have to be timed for irregular intervals or I'll know when they're coming and sleep through them.
Arwen_Evenstar 37
I do a gently sort to rouse me, then a harsher one 15 minutes later. Forces waking without being too rough on me. :-)
fakedsincerity 32
You must have been humming very very loud to be louder than an alarm...