I can't get up in the morning; recommendations? (12)

1 Name: Anonymous : 2010-05-27 07:56 ID:z96qZ/hU

I usually need to get up at about 8:45am to get ready for my class starting at 10:00am. Now I know some of you probably think 10:00am is not that early, but I go to bed at like 4:00am doing homework, listening to music, browsing 4-ch, Facebook, etc.

I have a program on my computer called Alarm, which is exactly what you think it is. I set it to play a certain trance song (I love that genre, and they usually start out with fast, hard beats). I turn the volume on my speaker system up at almost (about 80/100) full blast at 8:45am.

Well here's my problem. It blares, and when I get up, I turn it down to about 20/100, reset it for 5 minutes later, and lay back down. Sometimes I forget to turn the volume back up, so I end up a half hour late to school. Or if I remember to turn it back up, I just lay there still half asleep while it's playing loudly in my room, with the walls shaking. I still can't get up, but I'm laying there telling myself I need to. But also, the bed feels too damn good to lay in. At this point, the music is getting annoying, and I can't get up to turn it off.

Do you guys have any recommendations or methods I can try to get myself up out of bed? When I tried this about a year ago, it worked wonders because I was so freaked out by the loud noise I jumped out of bed and ran to the shower. But now that I've gotten used to it, it doesn't seem to work anymore.

2 Name: Anonymous : 2010-05-28 04:21 ID:lYATy8Vk

>listening to music, browsing 4-ch, Facebook, etc.

cut that crap out when you're doing hw. Start HW and studies eariler, go to bed eariler.

Or, you can start exercising to tire yourself out and force yourself to go to bed eariler

3 Name: Anonymous : 2010-05-28 18:41 ID:atDprhjV

>>2 seconded

what could possibly make you think you can get 5 hours of sleep a day and wake up fine. I used to have trouble waking up for class too and its that simple get more sleep and excersize some

4 Name: Anonymous : 2010-05-29 08:15 ID:Lp/pQ7YK

I recommend on top of >>2 suggestion maybe get a less comfortable bed in the near future. May sound stupid, but it helps.

5 Name: Anonymous : 2010-05-30 04:18 ID:z96qZ/hU

Thanks guys, I'll give them a whirl.

6 Name: Anonymous : 2010-05-31 06:19 ID:T2PLeUr7

>>4
Less comfy bed -> lower quality of sleep -> you want to sleep more to make up for it

Difficulty getting up in the morning or unwilling to sleep at night (includes making excuses to do something to prevent yourself from sleeping, such as checking this thread before you sleep, then your email, then your facebook...) is one of the signs of depression. Are you happy with your life right now? Does your future look bright to you? Maybe you just need to set some long term and short term goals to keep yourself motivated.

7 Name: Anonymous : 2010-06-01 01:56 ID:z96qZ/hU

Lol...I'm far from depressed. It never said anything about being depressed in the title of the thread.

I'm completely happy with my life. I experiment with computer operating systems and programming, I'm creative, and I love being with my friends on weekends. I go to school for business information systems and I'm loving it. I also have a job which I do like, in which I work with friends. I'm never lounging around in bed because I can't get up, I just like to sleep when I can fall asleep, but I like being awake when I am awake.

8 Name: Anonymous : 2010-06-04 15:36 ID:3ZcyirD0

Every time you go back to bed after hearing the alarm clock, you're training yourself to not want to wake up when you hear it. You have to train yourself to get up right away. Don't give yourself any time to make any excuses. If you can't get up right away at all, just go to bed several times without sleeping, setting your alarm clock to sound in 2 minutes, and getting up right away then.

Trust me, it's all about how you've conditioned yourself to react when you hear the alarm.

9 Name: Anonymous : 2010-06-19 16:42 ID:Ndf7t4ZL

Definitely get to bed earlier.
I tried to pull off a late nighter the other night whilst sick, staying awake just on redbull. Totally exhausted myself mentally and physically, and almost slept past the exam time the next morning.

10 Name: Anonymous : 2010-06-21 01:59 ID:uZqTFsZo

Get curtains that let in natural light, even just use net curtains if possible and avoid bright artificial light sources eg TV, computer for an hour or so before bed. Light and dark is really important when it comes to regulating sleep, and ideally you should wake naturally with the day without the need for an alarm clock. It'd be a good idea to fit your room with a dim light rather than a bright one.

Other things that are important are:
-To cut down on caffeine intake and avoid after noon
-Don't exercise before bed
-Your bed and room should be comfortably cool
-Do something quiet and relaxing when it's close to your bedtime
-Wake up same time every day, including weekends and holidays
-Get your work, schoolwork etc done before you wind down for the day.

11 Name: Anonymous : 2010-07-01 00:38 ID:Sxd7YiaS

Besides what other people have mentioned you could try a couple drugs to help you get to sleep at a better hour.

Phenibut (Highly addictive when used regularly but great for that odd night when you're still up at 4am and feel wide awake. Even if you only manage a couple hours of sleep you'll wake up feeling more refreshed).
L-theanine
Avoid melatonin (another drug) if your problem is waking up in the morning.

And like someone else said, caffeine after 12 is a very bad idea. I would however recommend having some kind of caffeine directly in the morning. It really does help. Find something with sugar though.

12 Name: Dæmon : 2010-07-06 15:16 ID:Heaven

If you can't get your head fresh, play a music that you know the lyrics and sing along.
Put your alarm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay high so you have to stand up and shut the !@#$% up of it.

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