My first and last all-nighter

  Have you ever stressed about an important exam that you decided pulling an all-nighter was the only way to get things done? Yeah, I tried that once for my 9th-grade final, that was my first and last attempt at pulling an all-nighter.

  Since I’m not really a night owl, staying up all night felt like the longest most dreadful task I’ve ever had to do. Everything was going great up until midnight and I actually felt proud of getting that far...but that’s when everything suddenly turned around.

  It initially started with the nonstop yawning every 2 seconds. And since I heard how downing coffee helps you stay awake, my 13-year-old self went for it. By 2 am I had already downed 3 cups of coffee because I didn't feel any more awake than before. That’s when the panic set in, I was getting nothing done and couldn’t help but doze off every time I looked at my textbook.

  So I decided to call my best friend to help me out and well, it gave me some sense of comfort knowing I wasn’t the only going through a tough time! We ended up doing a few math problems until I just couldn’t push myself anymore.

  By 3 am I decided to call it a night but hey the worst part is yet to come!

 I couldn't get any sleep and that’s when I realized the coffee really did help me stay awake but it wasn't doing me any favor at that point. I basically dozed off around 4.30 am and had to get up 2 hours later which was a bizarre feeling. My head was spinning and I felt the strongest wave of nausea hit me.

  I gave the final with half my brain cells functioning and that my friends, is the story of how my first and last all-nighter was a complete nightmare. I think that’s when I started getting into a habit of waking up early instead of staying up all night.