Tricks for getting out of bed in the morning instead of sleeping too long

Volunteer somewhere, than you have to be a certain place at a certain time. Go workout. An alarm clock forces me to get up. I really could sleep all day but I'm up at 5:15 a.m. weekdays.

I wouldn't have this thread going then lol.. this is not an option for me right now.

Thanks, this is actually a nice idea.

I have not yet found a real option for volunteering, though looking into it, yes.

I do train regularly but that's not time sensitive unfortunately.

Sounds stupid but start going to bed earlier. Keep a Red Bull energy drink by your bed and gulp it down on awakening. There's no pill that's gonna work instantly to kick start your day.

I have a Wake Up-Light alarm clock, that helps some.
Also, there was a period of time when I would place my (not a Wake Up Light) alarm clock on the other side of the room and when it started beeping, I'd think "That's my alarm clock. It's on the other side of the room. That would warrant me getting out of bed. Ugh, I'll just sleep through the noise" and I'd fall asleep again. What helped was finding such an annoying sound that I COULDN'T fall asleep again with it going on.

Ah, I'll try that idea (the drink), thanks. I didn't try that yet for some reason...probably because I don't usually drink these. If it works, I'll report back

Btw I didn't expect pill/drink/whatever to work instantly, it obviously needs a bit of time to absorb etc.

Yep, yep, you get it, I'd sleep through lol. Or get out of bed, stop it, and go back to bed, lol.. Well not so funny, tbh

Update - I got into a better phase, managed to reset the sleep cycle to get up early, so right now no tricks are needed but I have stuff ready in case my sleep gets f_cked again. In that case, will let you know if the tips helped.

an alarm clock that has a radio that will go on before you get up, a tiimer, then you will have time to sleep in another 5 minutes.

Thanks, but see above

My husband said that when he was younger he'd set his coffee maker to start 4 minutes after his alarm sounded. The trick is he didn't put the pot under it so if he didn't pop out of bed and race to the coffee maker to place the pot then the coffee would go everywhere and he'd have a hell of a mess to clean up.

Thanks, when I'm in that "deep sleep mode", I'd probably choose the cleaning up.

I do have a dumb question: If you work from home and don't really have a set time to work why does it matter when you get up?

Personally I do better when I simply listen to my body. If I'm still tired I stay in bed and sleep. If I'm hungry I eat. Just being able to do what my body wants when it wants alleviates about 75% of my depression and about 60% of my stomach woes. Unfortunately working for a living means having a schedule so there's no hope for me except while on vacation.

Hope you find something that works for you

I have not used this but it looks interesting

The best way to get out of bed is desire to get out of bed. Concentrate on the coffee (if you like coffee) and make it interesting/a ritual and when you wake think on that and let your imagination pull you toward that and how good it will taste, and how good it will feel to be more awake instead of so lethargic, etc. Moving to a hot shower can work that way too.

I use my projects on my computer, my hobbies, and conversations on Facebook and here and other places to help me get up. I wear a pedometer every day and post my steps on a site so want to do that in the morning (record the number on a slip of paper the night before as I take the pedometer out of my pocket before bed) and want to work in my journal and just see what's happening everywhere. Don't think of it as having trouble getting out of bed, use your curiosity and imagination to pull you forward to what's happening outside bed instead of concentrating on the bed sucking you back to sleep

It matters because I do feel a lot better when I do get up early consistently. I have more energy then as well.

Also matters because I cannot get some things sorted if I get up too late. E.g. certain shops will be closed and then I'll put off doing those things.. no good. Too much procrastination.

I prefer to be in sync with the rest of humanity in general.

Lol, I really do not think that anyone's body is truly happy with such chaotic sleep, nope. It works better when there is a schedule. More healthy too.

Thanks

Looks cool once it does come out.

For me what would work best is an alarm that not only has sound but strong vibration... I find that's harder to ignore for me. So this vibrating until I get up and then it requiring me to stand for a full one minute, and then it snoozing for 3 minutes before it goes off again, maybe that would ACTUALLY work.... *dream on*

Yes, exactly and I lack that desire to get out of bed on some days. I have tried to wake that desire in me... tried several ways, several reasonings, thinking of several things to do, whatever. It's very much hit and miss, usually miss.

Nope, that's hardly a motivator.

Sometimes people are a motivator. Also, a set appointment in the morning that I cannot miss always gets the adrenaline moving and I'm able to jump out of bed fully alert and ready. It's good. But I have not found any place to go to everyday that would function like a set appointment like that. Volunteering is no go yet unfortunately - have not found anything in my area yet.

Online conversations are usually not strong enough of a motivator. Sometimes yes but too hit and miss. I have my phone with me in bed so I can get online but it does not motivate me usually.

Projects on computer are not time sensitive so not a motivator.

I may be able to imagine things but it's not vivid enough to hype me up. The bed sucking me back to sleep is a much stronger, much more vivid/tangible thing to me.

Also, most things can wait, not time sensitive enough.

Personally I, too, am not convinced there's an easy. Since my BI I have no regular sleep pattern. eg, I can be flat out asleep @ 6pm meaning I'm wide awake @ 2pm. It's like working on shifts. Fortunately much of my work can be done @ home via laptop. I know this ain't much help but you must do what's right for you & nothing else.

Thanks. "BI" means ...?

Just stay in bed until you get so bored of it so you are getting up.

That doesn't work, lol.. it takes too long to get to that point.

If it takes too long its time to get up, isnt it?

It doesn't work like that.