No success yet, but I keep thinking about things to try. My latest idea is that my "lizard brain" is in control when I first wake up, so I'm trying to think of things to appeal to it. When I wake up and look at my phone to see what time it is, my calendar app will list what events I have today. I've been trying to think of things that I could see there that would make me want to jump out of bed. The only one I've been able to think of so far is "Freshly cooked bacon waiting in the kitchen". Since I live alone, I don't see how to make this happen, but I hope that explains my general idea.

I have two cats, but if they are bothering me for food, I will just get up and feed them then go back to bed. I have a friend with bipolar illness and she says her dog really helps her because she walks him early every morning. She is extremely devoted to the dog and loves dogs in general, though.

If you do like animals, most animal rescues will let you foster a pet (it frees up space for them and will let you "try out" the pet.) I wouldn't tell them that you want to borrow a pet to see if it helps you get out of bed, though. They can be funny about things like that.

I have tried different things over the years to try to make myself get out of bed. One that did help was to have someone call me and I'd talk to them for 5 minutes or so. That seemed to be enough to shift my mind out of "lizard brain" mode to a higher level. It can be tough to find someone who's willing to do that, though.