Today, after buying 3 new alarm clocks, I finally decided to video tape myself all night to figure out if my alarm clock was broken or if I was oversleeping. Turns out I wake up around 4am each day and turn them off without remembering. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was late to school for the third time this week because my alarm clock didn't go off. I clearly remembered setting it, so I videotaped myself sleeping. It turns out I've been turning off my alarm clock in my sleep. FML
Today, I bought a new alarm clock because I kept sleeping through my phone alarms. The first morning, it went off exactly when planned. I promptly turned it off, went back to sleep for “5 minutes,” and woke up 3 hours later. The clock had been set correctly. I had just gone straight back to sleep. 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 was starting a new job that requires me to wake up at 4 am. I set three alarms but was so nervous about sleeping through them that I kept waking up to check the time, which caused me to miss my alarms. Goodbye awesome new job. FML
Today, I set 3 alarms so I wouldn't miss an early morning event I was volunteering at. After I slept through the first one, my roommate turned the other two off without waking me up because they were annoying. I missed the event. 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
Today, I went to bed early, feeling responsible. At 2 a.m., I woke up in a panic because I forgot to set my alarm. While fixing it, I actually turned it off completely. I overslept, missed work, and proved once again that I should never trust myself. FML
Today, I decided to take a nap before a big job interview at 6. I set two alarm clocks to make sure I didn't miss it, but I woke up at 5:59. As I'm scrambling in a panic to get out the door, my mom says calmly, "I took your alarm clocks out of your room because you looked really tired today." FML
Today, my smoke alarm started chirping at 3 a.m. I replaced the battery, reset it, and got back into bed. Five minutes later, it chirped again. I searched for the source before realizing it was my roommate's alarm clock. FML
Today, my dad reactivated a digital clock we had lying around, and accidentally set an alarm on it. For 1 a.m.. So guess who went hunting for that noise in the middle of night. And guess who banished the thing to the living room, then forgot about it, and slept on the sofa in said living room. Or tried to. FML
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ilianaaa 8
I've always wanted to record myself sleeping, but I'm a little scared to what I might find out haha idk
HortonThelephant 15
I'll sell you a high quality rooster for only $29.95. Just you try to shut him up in your sleep without remembering it the next morning!
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Lukensz 16
I have a similar problem. No matter how many and where I put all of my alarm clocks, I turn them off without realising. Apparently, I also talk through my sleep so that people who are trying to wake me up leave me alone.
WonkeyDonkey 10
Uh huh, me too!
WonkeyDonkey 10
I can empathize with you there OP! There are times I either sleep right through my alarms (i set multiple alarms with multiple tones on my iPhone 5 mins apart from each other) and don't hear a thing or I'm told I've been caught getting up and turning them off during my sleep also. I don't know what else I can do? The Hubby tries waking me but apparently I bullshit him saying I'm awake and getting up, so he goes back to bed and I continue sleeping and don't remember any of it! :(
Sputnikspak 13
I've never shut off my alarm, but I used to find my retainer in it's case every morning despite putting it in my mouth at night. No clue when I took it out, but I hated that thing.
zman0900 11
I used to do that too. First time scared the shit out of me because I thought I swallowed it.
theboy13 13
I used to do the same thing
Zeldafreak101 3
get multiple alarm clocks and put them around your room. make sure its in a different location every night.
arkin5 4
4 AM every night? How is that possible if AM is always morning ?
Beanie2012 12
I swear I do this too.
crazytwinsmom 25
This doesn't surprise me since I walk, answer the phone, and talk in my sleep. There are phone apps with the math problem alarm too. Good luck OP!
ozpunker 20
Night self always screws over morning self.
Joshtheparawhore 6
Your subconscious is a sneaky bastard