How do you wake up?

Hi, I am starting SA soon and was wondering if you use any particular methods to wake up? Also I am checking if I have waking up problems or simply freak out without a reason.

Before undergrad I had no issues with mornings. It always took me 15 minutes of alarms, but I would wake up eventually.

In the last 6 months my morning routine deteriorated significantly. I sleep through numerous alarms, my phone is away from the bed. Nothing helps, I usually go back to sleep and wake up 1-2hrs later.

I suspect the reason might be the fact that nothing important, requiring time-keeping is happening in my life now, so it can be a natural response. I am able to wake up knowing that I have something important in the morning.

Nevertheless, my health has also deteriorated over a past few months due to back problems, very sedentary lifestyle, and occasional vaping (1/month).

Am I freaking out or I should be concerned? Any recommendations?

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nightmares work pretty well for me actually, hope this helps x


NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE

 

I do this every single night. I read til I fall asleep with the book in my hand. Worst case I get to read for a while best case it’s a great way to wind down and I fall asleep quickly

 

I had the same problem. I got you.

Download an app called Alarmy. It makes a super a loud, obnoxious rings and doesn’t turn off until you answer math questions or solve some little memorization puzzles.

It’s completely free, and saved me during an internship last summer.

 

It's just one of those days, when you don't want to wake up. Everything is fucked. Everybody sucks. 

Nice - Limp Bizkit

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

My buddy had the same problem. Legitimately has this bracelet that shocks him to wake up. I tried it in the office once, pretty crazy. Seems medieval but he swears by it, has never had the issue since (obviously).

 

I have an app called Alarmy that you can set so it makes you take a photo of something in order to turn it off. I set it to something in my bathroom that I have to turn the lights on to see. By time I get in there and get it off with the lights on, I'm at least a little awake and I force myself to brush my teeth before I leave the bathroom. By then I'm usually sufficiently awake to not accidentally lay down again or hit the snooze button. 

Warning that about once a month the alarm randomly will activate at the set time but no sound goes off, so always set a back up alarm with a different app just in case. 

 

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