Posted on 01/24/2024 12:35:45 PM PST by PJ-Comix
Does anybody else here suffer from what I call "Alarm Clock Fatigue?" That is the syndrome where even if you get plenty of sleep, the mere fact that an alarm clock wakes you up makes you weary for the rest of the day.
That happened to me today. Despite the fact that I was asleep by around 9 PM last night so I got over 8 hours of sleep, the mere fact that it was an alarm clock that woke me up at 6 AM because I had an early appointment this morning made me tired for the rest of the day.
Now, if I didn't have the alarm set and woke up at 6:01 AM on my own, I would now be feeling fresh and alert. It's weird but true. Somehow my brain registers the fact an alarm clock woke me up and keeps me tired all day.
“... had an early appointment this morning made me tired for the rest of the day.”
Suggestion: don’t stay up until 2:30am, drinking vino and honking doobies. Get some serious sleep... Heh.
If you got enough sleep you would have woken up without the alarm clock.
“my biological ours for sleep are ~3am-10pm”
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So every daylight hour plus a few?
Do you have a reflection in the mirror and are you repelled by garlic? :^)
Implementing 1st Corinthian 7:2-5 might help the situation. LOL
I go to sleep when I feel like sleeping and I wake up when I feel like getting out of bed. I don’t really care what time it is other than just a reference. I usually know from the sunrise anyway
I wish, I retired in 2011 and still wake up at 5 am without the alarm clock. Even when I was working I would wake up 2 min before the alarm when off.
I think my body and mind was so traumatized by waking up to that annoying sound it permanently set my body clock.
How do you avoid waking up in REM sleep though? I had a sleep tracker app on my phone and saw that I snore and talked in my sleep. I recently learned that hitting the snooze somehow is bad for your health and I’ve done this for decades. Only recently when I’d wake up during the initial alarm I have multiple dreams and feel exhausted. I used to do thwe snooze thing but I wouldn’t feel exhausted but always enjoyed the extra sleep. I even set my clock time 30 minutes ahead just so I could do the 9 minute snooze thing a few times for that half hour.
My alarm clock says “meow”.
I’ve been a morning person since I was a kid. My alarm is set for 5:30 am Monday- Friday, but unless I’m out late and really tie one on the night before, I’m always up at least 20 minutes before it goes off.
Yes, this is the way!
In fact, the fabled “8 hours of sleep” is because most people need about 5 full sleep cycles to feel rested, and 5 x 1.5 = 7.5 hours. The other 1/2 hour of bed time is for winding yourself down, praying/reflecting, +/- having intercourse, and falling asleep.
-PJ
When you have a cat, you don’t need an alarm clock.
Mine too.
LOL !
One way to ‘wake up’ is with light. Your brain senses when the daylight is coming and begins shutting down the sleep center preparing for the new days activities.
Instead of using an alarm clock or radio, use a lamp with a timer, and be sure to use a bright enough bulb to cause you to awaken........................
My dog gets me up at 5:00 AM. I get up give him a treat and let him out. By the time the coffee is done he comes back in, I give him his food and sit with him to watch the day begin.
I had a cat who would hop into the bed and stick her nose into my ear, when she felt I should get up; purring isn’t a bad alarm clock.
If you need an alarm clock to wake up you are not getting enough sleep. You should go to bed at a time such that you naturally wake up when the alarm is supposed to go off.
My guy has been getting me up for ten years. Better than my old drill sergeant.
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