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14. I'm neither a morning person or night owl

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 03:57 PM

Dec 20

On my most days I'm more like a intermediate bear chronotype.

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/chronotypes

I work morning to afternoon shifts but I never feel rested, like ever.

I feel most awake in the afternoons.

I'm exhausted by the time 6pm, 7pm, 8pm rolls around. The fact that it turns pitch black outside at 4:30pm doesn't not help me at all.

Sometimes it doesn't matter how exhausted I am, I wake up at weird hours (generally midnight to 4am) and I have a hell of a time trying to get back to sleep.

Then I get up to go to work and my brain clunks out on me because I didn't get 8 to 9 hours of sleep that I need to function.

Bah Humbug.

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Are you a morning person or a night owl? [View all] debm55 Dec 20 OP

I'm all for the daylight! pandr32 Dec 20 #1

Morning Turbineguy Dec 20 #3

So you are a grumpy guy? pandr32 Dec 20 #8

Thank you very much, pandr32 for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 21 #43

I'm neither Dave in VA Dec 20 #2

Well, you can comfort yourself knowing that somedays you're the pigeon & somedays you're the statue, CrispyQ Dec 21 #35

And I don't think it Dave in VA Dec 21 #49

I like that. Thank you very much, Dave in VA. debm55 Dec 21 #42

what is this 'morning' thing to which you refer .. ? stopdiggin Dec 20 #4

HAH! That's one of my jokes too! AZJonnie Dec 20 #5

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHHAa. Thank you very much, AZjonnie. debm55 Dec 21 #40

I've read about it in books. They say it's real, but I'm not convinced. patphil Dec 20 #9

Thank you patphil. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Dec 21 #38

Getting up very early . Thank you stopdiggin. debm55 Dec 21 #41

Well, I am up typically by 3:30AM and out the door before 5AM. In bed by 8 when possible... I consider that morning... hlthe2b Dec 20 #6

Thank you, I think you are a morning bird. Thank you for sharing, hlthe2b. debm55 Dec 21 #37

Fitbit needs more info to accurately call it. CrispyQ Dec 21 #39

Well, it does have my sleep data so...? hlthe2b Dec 21 #47

Omg, is Fitbit woke? CrispyQ Dec 21 #48

Yes. lastlib Dec 20 #7

Mine hits around 3:00 PM Which is a pain in the butt. debm55 Dec 21 #36

Night owl flying_wahini Dec 20 #10

Me too. Since we switched times my sleep patterns have been mixed up. Thank you fly_wahini debm55 Dec 21 #34

I hate mornings. I used to have to get up at 4:00-4:30 AM. rsdsharp Dec 20 #11

Wow , that is early. You catch up on your sleep, You deserve it. debm55 Dec 21 #33

Lark here. Raven123 Dec 20 #12

HAHHAHhahaha. thank you very much, Raven123. debm55 Dec 21 #31

Used to be a night owl, now at 77 I am doc03 Dec 20 #13

Same here, thank you doc03 for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 21 #30

I'm neither a morning person or night owl Niagara Dec 20 #14

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Niagara. debm55 Dec 21 #29

Definitely a night owl LogDog75 Dec 20 #15

Thank you very much, LogDog75 for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 21 #28

Night Owl. Worked in IT for many many years and the times we often had available to bring IT systems (batch and SWBTATTReg Dec 20 #16

Thank you very much for sharing your post with us. What I hated most the year I worked in a factory was swing shift. debm55 Dec 21 #27

Morning! Up before the sun! QueerDuck Dec 20 #17

Two early for me. Thank you QueerDuck for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 21 #26

Morning person who likes an afternoon nap. Emile Dec 20 #18

Me too, Thank you Emile for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 21 #25

My body wants to be a night owl. JMCKUSICK Dec 20 #19

Thank you very John for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 21 #24

Both, either. It all depends on how I feel and/or what I'm doing on any given day/night. LoisB Dec 20 #20

That's very true. Thank you LoisB debm55 Dec 21 #23

Morning...especially on shopping day. Tikki Dec 21 #21

Thank you very much Tiki for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 21 #22

Definitely morning CanonRay Dec 21 #32

thank you very much, CanonRay. for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 21 #44

My husband and I slither in the darkest night... chouchou Dec 21 #45

Thank you chouchou.for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 21 #46

Night owl. It's heredity. Dorothy V Dec 21 #50

Oh my, Thank you very much for sharing with us, Dorothy V debm55 Dec 21 #56

All depends on how the cat feels. I only live to serve the cat. Dammit. marble falls Dec 21 #51

Hahahahahhaha. That's so funny, Cats are like that. Thank you you marble falls. debm55 Dec 21 #58

Both Insomnia ☹️ mucifer Dec 21 #52

So do catch naps here and there? Take care mucifer. debm55 Dec 21 #62

Neither kimbutgar Dec 21 #53

Oh, I am sorry kimbutgar. Have you gone to a sleep clinic for that? I wish all the help in the world , my friend. debm55 Dec 21 #61

I have but it hasn't helped much! kimbutgar Dec 21 #64

;-{) Hard to say............ Goonch Dec 21 #54

HAHAHHAHAHAHA. Thank you Gooch. debm55 Dec 21 #55

Night owl Cirsium Dec 21 #57

What a sweet post Circium. Thank you for posting. Take care. debm55 Dec 21 #63

Yes PJMcK Dec 21 #59

Yes, I take an hour nap in the afternoon. It refreshes me. Merry Christmas, PJMcK debm55 Dec 21 #60

I'm a hobby Astronomer PXR-5 Dec 21 #65

Thank you, PXR-5. That's wonderful. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 21 #67

Night owl! woodsprite Dec 21 #66

Thank you woodsprite. that is very interesting. debm55 Dec 21 #68

I was a night owl because of my career. OldBaldy1701E Dec 22 #69

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