Not much of a morning person? Do you find it hard to relate to the early risers of the world? There are some people who genuinely just really enjoy sleeping. Sleep is a great thing for our bodies- as it is extremely beneficial for well-being and health! Are you one of those people who gets super excited to cuddle up in your bed with your ridiculous amount of pillows, knowing you don’t have to set an alarm for the next morning? It’s the BEST feeling! Sleeping makes us HAPPY. Life can get crazy busy, your weekdays are packed and often your weekends don’t allow you to slow down either. So for my fellow people who enjoy the limited time they get to catch some extra snooze in the mornings it can make you pretty upset when someone wakes you up before it’s absolutely necessary. Here are 5 things that people who love sleep know to be true, when they’re woken up early or before their alarm (and it’s not pretty!)
- Anger.
- You feel anger. The feeling of serious resentment, annoyance, and irritability will be exposed when someone forces us out of bed before our original plan. Watch out.
- Distress.
- Feeling like this is the worst situation you’ve ever had to deal with and the thought of having to actually drag yourself out of bed is excruciating.
- Contemplating life.
- Do you REALLY have to go to work today? MUST you get that homework assignment done? Maybe you can do it later, or not at all. Maybe you’re “sick.” Or maybe you can move somewhere tropical and live a much more laid back life where sleeping is acceptable. Any other option really, rather than getting up.
- Contemplating the relationship you hold with the person who woke you up.
- Was the reason you were woken up early or before your alarm due to the actions of someone else? Did someone PURPOSELY wake you up? How dare they- are they a true friend? Can we trust this “morning” person? How inconsiderate can someone be? Not everyone relishes in being up before the sun- so leave the rest of us alone, please and thank you.
- All around grumpy; where is the coffee?
- Grouchy, lost in a daze, confused, unpleasant, muddled, unkind, cranky. All moods that describe you in the morning right after waking up and rolling out of bed. Everyone else, just please go away and let us get our life together.
Sleep IS important, especially for those of us that prefer to make it a priority and enjoy the occasional late morning- so don’t mess with that! Yes, we understand that you cannot always sleep in, which is why we become so upset when woken too early. Don’t call us dramatic or lazy- often we are the farthest people from lazy, which is why we need that dedicated time to catch some Zzz’s. It is the one time we can be relaxed and comfortable. So, don’t make the mistake of disturbing our sleep pattern, not everyone actually ENJOYS having to wake up super early. every day. A word of advice from my fellow sleep lovers: if awoken unwillingly, do us both a favor and just avoid the situation completely!
