I hate the mornings

RossFixxxed

Hi everyone,

It sounds trivial, but it has caused major job problems in the past and today it has started again.

I have gotten into cycles where i get stressed so i don't want to get up, so I end up late... which stresses me.... And round and round.

I need some help ensuring I get up on time (seven would be LOADS of time) EVERY morning no matter what.

I have tried the alarm across the room and woken up 2 hours later with the alarm clock in my hand!

The GP says depression etc, but I am not depressed but I do get very anxious and down when this happens. I know it should be just a matter of willpower... and I'm sure it is but I just wanna know what you guys do, what has worked etc...

Thanks in advance, much appreciated
Ross

Elessar

Maybe look into getting a different job if this one is so stressful?

RossFixxxed

Sorry just to clarify, the stress is caused by the being late, which leads to more stress, which leads to not wanting to get up, which leads to being more late and then the real job stress starts.

The job itself is fine! Only in it 9 months and it's good, my last one was bad but a lot of that caused by my total inability to get up! At all!

R

galah

Get a cat. It will make sure you get up to feed it!

But seriously, make sure you get enough proper sleep (as in rest) so you can relax and break the stress cycle. Maybe try a low dose of anti-depressants, just again to get some rest and break the cycle.

Or try a job with flexi-time, so that you don't have the pressure of being there that early (this has helped me a lot - I don't have to be here before 10 am - suits me perfectly). Talk to your boss and see if this is an option.

RossFixxxed

Frankly if I started at 10, I'd still not be able to get out of bed... this is really the problem.

I just cannot get myself out of bed, I want to hide away for the entire day. Once I'm up I'm grand. If I get up in plenty of time to get to work it sets me up in great spirits!

Hrududu

Get one of those alarm clocks on wheels that you have to chase around the room.

Faith

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kjt

How about getting a wake-up call (mobile and home number) for a few mornings and see how that goes?
Also try setting a few alarm clocks around your room so you have to get up, out of the bed and across the room - Makes it tougher to get back into the bed once your out of it.

If it's the fact you can't hear the alarms, I'm stumped.
Best of luck though

Profiler

You can buy an alarm clock that uses light as well as sound to wake you.

The theory being that the gradual increase in light is supposed to mimic a natural dawn which is supposed help you wake up.

there are a few of them here

seamus

Being late for work puts anyone's day off to a bad start.

Couple of questions:

How much exercise do you get?
How late do you go to bed?
What do you do before going to bed?
What's your diet like - would you eat a good deal of fatty foods?

mashling

Have you tried drinking water before going to bed? Nothing makes you get up better than having to use the bathroom...

LegacyUser

Do what my old housemate did. He was on his final warning for being late into work so he bought a plug-in clock radio and glued it to the floor the far side of his bedroom so that when he woke up he HAD to get out of bed to turn the alarm off. He also doubled up on this by sticking a big A4 piece of paper over the top of the clock radio on which he wrote "DON'T GET SACKED TODAY".

Believe it or not, this actually worked and he's now a changed man!

RossFixxxed

I don't get enough exercise but I'm not terrible.
I do go to bed too late to be honest, usually 12ish.
I tend to watch TV and read before bed, but not in bed, keeping TV out of room.

Thanks a million for the replies, they've pointed out a lot of the things I should be looking at and improving!

R

smileysurfer

I think getting to bed even an hour earlier mite help, and maybe set one alarm next to your bed and another somewhere else in the room so you have to physically get out of bed to turn it off. Also I find reading before bed leave the mind reeling therefore its harder to switch off and sleep. hope this helps

MREGAN

I am the same it wouldnt matter if I had an alarm outside the door I get up turn it off and get back in bed.

I have since been going to the gym and so far it seems to be helping hope it continues.

humanji

OP, it may or may not help, but it worked for me. I used to be the same, so what I do now is that as soon as my alarm goes off I get out of bed. I don't turn the alarm off and lay back, or allow myself any sort of time to think at all. I jsut jump out of bed. It's slightly disorientating, but after a few weeks, I got used to it and now skip to work (well, trudge, but I feel better than I did).

Maybe try changing your diet would help, drinking loads of water etc. It might give your body an extra bit of oomph.

Amazotheamazing

Go to bed earlier, you aren't getting enough sleep.

Messed Up Mind

I used to have terrible trouble getting up in the mornings too. I got one of those rolling alarm clocks. They're great. They've a nice high pitched tone that really gets you moving out of bed.

I'd suggest that you leave your curtains open when you go to bed at night (between 11 and 11.30, no later). You'll wake up naturally to the sun light. It'll actually be easier to get out of bed once you do this. Use it with the alarm clock though just in case

Claire121

12 is too late to go to bed if you can't get up in the morning. Most people where I last worked would go to bed around 10.30. Have you tried going to bed earlier? Also jumping out of bed immediately works. It's tough at first but you get used to it after a while.

RossFixxxed

Hi guys,

As I said I think I have a lot more bad habbits than I thought! Thanks a million for the feedback I'm gonna take a hybrid of advice from your posts and give it a shot!

Moving in with my OH soon and she's an early riser so hopefully that combo will work out! (Or she'll murder me in my sleep).

Thanks again guys

Ross