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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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Comments (98)
MlleMC_fml 19
It happened to me a couple times, but not since I started putting my alarm clock in a different place every night, always far from my bed, and that can't be easily reached (in my closet or on the floor behind something else are usually good).
Epikouros 32
The obvious solution is setting an alarm for 4 AM, so you will be awake when you get out of bed. It's natural to sleep in two stages every night. Most people used to do that before artificial light made us stay up after sunset.
nikolkaw 9
Well at least now you know! Use your phone as one! So have two, unless you turn that one off too...
avapaige1234 19
This is the exact story of my life.
sdahl1113 4
bwahahaha! that totally sucks! I do that kind of thing to but not to that extreme.
UnwiseOwl88 3
Set it up on the opposite side of the room. Then you HAVE to get up to turn it off. :P
Escoces 10
Creepy!
jessejamesc 8
That is some seriously intense protective neurological function you've developed. go to bed earlier. take magnesium.
Aaronator25 7
This reminded me to set my alarm.. Thanks OP :)
nishantvas 13
woah that's some freaky thing mate...