I have found that just placing the alarm clock away from the bed is often insufficient. I'll get up, turn it off, maybe go to the toilet and then straight to bed again.
As far as alarm clocks are concerned I've found the classic mechanical alarm clocks to be most effective. The big ones. They are LOUD! They are TERRIBLE! When they go off, it's a shock. I am immediately wide awake and my heart is beating like mad.
Hmpf, are you suffering from winter depression? Having a hard time getting out of bed is quite during the dark time of the year. It's something that affects me very strongly, or used to. This year I'm actively fighting against it. I do the following:
* Sleep with my windows uncovered. No shades, no curtains. The morning sun is a great and very healthy way to be awakened.
* During breakfast I place a bright light therapy lamp close to me on the table. Daily use of these lamps is proven to help with winter depression.
* Eat stuff that's supposed to promote a good mood. I eat Hirsebrei for breakfast and cooked Hirse for lunch. It's supposed to make people happy. I also eat bananas for the same reason.
Something else you can try:
* If you have difficulty controlling the time you get up, maybe you find it easier to control the time you go to sleep. Try going to bed real early (9 o'clock), maybe with the aid of melatonin or something. A healthy person cannot stretch her resting time arbitrarily. It would be quite unnatural to stay in bed even from 9 to 9 (12 hours!!) Maybe that way you can shift your rhythm back.
* Put a glass of water next to your bed and dissolve a caffeine tablet (real cheap, available at any pharmacy) in it. When your alarm clock wakes you, drink the water.
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Date: 2010-11-15 10:19 pm (UTC)As far as alarm clocks are concerned I've found the classic mechanical alarm clocks to be most effective. The big ones. They are LOUD! They are TERRIBLE! When they go off, it's a shock. I am immediately wide awake and my heart is beating like mad.
Hmpf, are you suffering from winter depression? Having a hard time getting out of bed is quite during the dark time of the year. It's something that affects me very strongly, or used to. This year I'm actively fighting against it. I do the following:
* Sleep with my windows uncovered. No shades, no curtains. The morning sun is a great and very healthy way to be awakened.
* During breakfast I place a bright light therapy lamp close to me on the table. Daily use of these lamps is proven to help with winter depression.
* Eat stuff that's supposed to promote a good mood. I eat Hirsebrei for breakfast and cooked Hirse for lunch. It's supposed to make people happy. I also eat bananas for the same reason.
Something else you can try:
* If you have difficulty controlling the time you get up, maybe you find it easier to control the time you go to sleep. Try going to bed real early (9 o'clock), maybe with the aid of melatonin or something. A healthy person cannot stretch her resting time arbitrarily. It would be quite unnatural to stay in bed even from 9 to 9 (12 hours!!) Maybe that way you can shift your rhythm back.
* Put a glass of water next to your bed and dissolve a caffeine tablet (real cheap, available at any pharmacy) in it. When your alarm clock wakes you, drink the water.
Matthias