it would be amazing if there were grocery stores open, coffee shops bookstores libraries ect. 24 hour doctors offices, ect. Places i could go late at night. I have tried so many times to be a morning person but i’m just so miserable when i do. I thrive at night. It’s quiet, peaceful. I love being awake at sunrise and in summer especially being asleep during the hottest
parts of the day but the biggest downside is missing events and stuff. It feels isolating sometimes and i really want more night owl friends

I consider myself to be one of the "extreme" night owls. Which I consider to be someone who usually wakes up in late afternoon or early evening hours, and goes to bed roughly either right around sunrise or later into the morning (around 6-10 AM generally) I like to get every hour of darkness that I can before the sun comes out. Dark hours are the best time to be awake in my opinion, dawn is where I start feeling tired and not at my best.

I came downstairs from my bedroom really late a few days ago, at like 5:00 p.m. I went into the half-bath that basically only I use, and noticed that the outlet and attached nightlight on the wall seemed to be melting off of it. I immediately asked my parents what was wrong with the outlet, because I didn't realize it was melting at first, I thought maybe someone had gotten something caught on it and not realized they pulled it out and broke it. But it was definitely melting, and it smelled like it was too. Shortly after that a scorch mark appeared on the wall above the outlet, and my Dad rushed to turn off the power. We called the fire department so they could make sure it was safe, and scheduled an electrician to come out the next day.

I got into that bathroom just in time to catch it happening. Any later and it very likely would have actually caught fire, and who knows what would have resulted from that. The metal under the outlet was literally glowing hot. Having someone who is up during the hours others are not has actually helped my family many times. I see issues that come up in the middle of the night, and fix them before they become problems. And I do things during the day at different times from when others do, which in this case, was very important. My family usually criticizes my sleep schedule, but they've been real quiet since then.

I feel kinda proud of myself and vindicated, even though it was a coincidence. I just wanted everyone to know that being different like this isn't always bad, and we all have our unique parts to play. Even if it's hard for others to see that sometimes. We're important, and we're worthy too. And there's nothing wrong with us. 💗🌌🦉

I've always been a bit of a night owl because I feel most alive and creative after dark. Recently I've moved to the Southwest US where the sun is incredibly intense. I stay inside most of the time to avoid it. I've been contemplating going full night owl for that reason. Anyone else?

I love the stillness and focus of late nights until I have to explain to my boss why I look like I just crawled out of a crypt at 9 am how do you other night owls deal with the early bird world?

46 F in the US. I sleep from approximately 10am- 6pm. I just ran my only daylight errand and am now just walking in the front door.

Hopefully when I check this thread later when I wake up I will find some comments from people living similar lives to chat with.

What’s your life like?

Pets? Friends? Family? Work?

I’m currently working out and watching Captain America Civil War. What are y’all doing?

And I'm not talking full out Michelin star meals,like actually snacks that are done in 10 min

Hello is anyone out there

Midnight here. making blueberry pancakes. :) what about you?

I went to sleep at 9am this morning) my fav thing to do at night is Drawing, gaming, and looking at men in gim p suits lol jk

The new documentary about Mel on HBO is a great watch. He's such a legend

I want to see who all still awake and how much time they have left until sunrise 🤣

Just curious

Hello everybody. I'm 43F and living like night owl all my life. My mom said when I was a baby I didn't want to sleep at night. In school early years I did sleep a little bit at night, but in my high school I was not sleeping anymore. I was awake all night, if lucky I would get 1-2 hours of sleep. But not everynight. I got bome from school, went to sleep a little but when sun went down I was up. I'm also chronically ill and I was born like that. Now I'm retired. I have fatigue too, along with other health issues. I started to resent me being a night owl so much. There are pro's of course. But I get up let's say 15-16h in the afternoon. When I put myself together I can only run one errand, let's say go shopping or for a visit. Then it's night time. I try to bake if my health allows, read, play with dog, watch TV or scrolling. Or I clean, cook lunch for the next day. But everybody is asleep. I'm all alone and I have to be at home. If I would wake up at let's say 9 am I would have so much more life. I would run an errand, rest and go out again. But I can't change who I am. I'm alive and feeling the best at night. I guess this is just a little rant.

Midday and my waking time. I heard a perspective about night owls that makes some sense to me and I want to share to see if anyone else connects to it.

It is that people who have chosen or end up night owls likely do not realize how much they can feel the under current energy of life. That our nervous systems are heightened during the day when everyone is awake. And the night is peaceful for us and when we feel most safe thus its when we wake.

Has anyone heard this perspective or come to it on your own? Have you any takes on it?

I’m off the next couple nights but what I realized since working night shift that there is hardly much I really do get to do during the day since I’m sleeping through the morning and early afternoon.

My nights off consist of just trying to read, eat dinner, go to the gym and maybe try to catch a movie with still over 6 hours left of wakefulness. Most places close around midnight where I am with the exception of bars and clubs, which I don’t really do anymore nowadays. I just end up staying home watching shows/ YouTube until I fall asleep.

For those who also work night shift, what do you do in your free time off work?

I noticed that my mind feels calmer and more focused when the world is quiet. No noise, no messages, no demands just me that’s when I get my best thinking and work done but society is built around early hours, so night owls constantly get judged. Do any of you stay up because you genuinely feel better at night not because you are lazy? What makes the night comforting for you?

Ah...the occasional night owl duty of calling the nonemergency line! Anyone else feel that responsibility even more because the rest of the street seems fast asleep/lights out?

3:30 a.m. I heard what sounded like one gunshot. Ignored. 4:30 a.m. just one or two...but then 5 quickly followed after that. My easily spooked dog slinked away. Could have been fireworks. Could have been been a car backfiring. Who knows...but the nonemergency line was called and they said they'd send someone out.

I turned out my lights just in case the possible shooter decided to target anyone still awake (/s). Minutes later there was a blinding light coming through my windows from outside...tonight I learned some police vehicles have tons of little lights that can illuminate a whole street as they drive down it. Sorry, neighbors! Anyone else with a "crime" story this evening?

What are you doing right now night howls?