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 was gently awoken by my daylight alarm clock. So were about 15 wasps that had started building their nest underneath my bed. FML
Today, I woke up to the realization that I had slept through my alarm, missed a crucial work meeting, and dreamt that I was the CEO of a company that manufactured alarm clocks. I now fear that my subconscious is mocking me. FML
Today, I was asleep and snored so loud that I woke myself up. I was at work and I am now the laughing stock of the office. FML
Today, I fully intended to start going to the gym so I set my alarm an hour early so I could go before work and get it over with. Alas, when the alarm went off and I saw that horrible "5 a.m." on my phone, my brain put me straight back to sleep without my consent. I ended up being late for work. FML
Today, I was called an "inconsiderate scum bucket" by my neighbor because I allowed my loud alarm to go on too long before silencing it. The only reason that I sleep through my alarm is because I have to wear earplugs, as they have their TV on maximum volume until 4am. FML
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
Today, I heard my alarm go off, dragged myself out of bed, had breakfast and got ready for work. As I was heading out the door I checked the time again. It was 1:41 AM. Apparently my alarm never actually went off. FML
Today, I set an elaborate alarm system to wake up early. I woke up to the soothing sounds of birds chirping, only to discover that I had accidentally set my ringtone to bird noises instead of an actual alarm. I missed my morning meeting. FML
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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christian1509 21
I subconsciously disable the alarm after it wakes me up and resume sleeping. Then when I wake up wayyyyy past the time I was supposed to, I just have a faint memory of turning it off and it is literally the biggest bitch ever xD
cheeeksss 29
This is me. Every morning. My day can't start before 10am apparently.
majesticprincess 19
Put your alarm in another room, hook it up to loud massive speakers and put those in your room. Then you have no choice but to get up and shut it off.
NiceGuysDoWin 21
That's my third alarm of the morning, if I sleep through my cell phone and my standard alarm clock. I have a tv that you can program tines to turn it on and off (god knows why) but I set it to Fox News, at top volume. Have to get out of bed to get rid of the grating sounds of inane stupidity.
Steffi3 40
Maybe your body tried to wake you up by humming even louder than your alarm?
Kog_Hiro 17
I actually set an alarm for an hour before I actually need to get up, then when time actually comes for me to get up, I'm not in as deep of sleep. maybe it's something you can try.
unlocked_ 9
How did you figure out you were humming if you was sleep?
person_of_music 10
Lol, I was wondering how long it would take for someone to ask this xD
rachelllllb 18
there has been a few occasions where i have managed to turn off my alarm in my sleep! maybe get a new alarm clock that would be louder tgan your humming :)
The_Skittish_One 27
Perhaps try setting multiple alarm clocks? If they go off simultaneously it might be loud enough to wake you.
feven 32
My alarm ringtone is too annoying to sleep through
tbro47 23
Personally I set 5 alarms at one minute intervals on my phone, then one alarm on my alarm clock which I put a few feet away from my bed so I have to get out of bed to turn it off.
Arwen_Evenstar 37
I found out I can sleepwalk to turn alarms off. That was fun. I find multiple phone alarms best against my nocturnal brain.
feven 32
What if the math questions are too difficult?