i'm in job corps and i have to wake up at 6 in the mornin, but usually don't wake up until 8 or 9. any suggestions, alarm clocks don't work i don't hear em
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For my birthday i got a rude awakening alarm clock from my boss.  It's an alarm clock and it when the alarm goes off it's some guy telling me to get my butt out of bed and out fo those crusty sheets.  It's really loud and has sirens.  It works!  She got it at Spencers... check out www.spencersonline.com
550241
Set more than one alarm clock.  Set them where you have to get out of bed to turn them off.  Once you're up, that's half the problem.
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If no one will be disturbed by this I suggest you try it. Get a third alarm that plays music as the alarm. Set it to play loud dance music. Instead of turning it off, once you get out of bed try dancing to it. It should wake you up.
413990
Your question is how come it is hard to go to sleep and stay asleep? You then state that you go to bed at 11pm. and have to wake up at 8am. I'm not quite sure what you are exactly asking?! If you mean You try to go to bed at 11pm, but you are still unable to fall asleep til' later. And you are waking up all night, so it is hard for you to stay awake after 8am. You may want to try what my Psychiatrist told me to do. That is Stay awake until you are real tired. Meaning; Stay out of the bed, do things around the house, read a book, or watch the television. When you get real tired force your self to stay up for about thirty more minutes then lye down to go to sleep. If you wake up in the middle of the night get out of the bed, don't look at the clock and walk around or watch the television until you are tired again. When it is time for you to get up get right up, don't lye in the bed for ten more minutes or so. Get Right Up! Make your bed and do not go to your room until it is time. Do not take any naps during the day. This doesn't mean that it will completely cure it, but it does work! You will find that every so often you will still have problem come back, but you just do the routine and you stick with it! You will never have a problem with gettong up on time though. I can tell you that!!
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I think that its better to go to sleep at 10:00pm and wake up at 5:00am. But try to get at least 6-8 hours to be recharge and ready the next day.
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*hitting my snooze alarm* for the 3rd time....zzzzz!
641639
I'm not going to pretend that I know what it is like to do the 7 on 7 off schedule, but the transition from day to night is rough. I invested in those room darkening blinds ($10 at Walmart) and stole a pair of ear plugs from the factory I worked for. If you're in a factory, you probably agree that the industrial ear plugs are good enough that you don't hear the trash man outside, but weak enough that you can hear the alarm. The new blinds didn't make my room pitch black at night, but it helped. As far as switching the schedules, try to push yourself on Friday (or whatever your last work day is) to not go to sleep until anywhere from 8-10 that night. It'll wear you out enough that you won't be up before the crack of dawn. You'll also get enough sleep that you can enjoy the weekend "properly". Also, try to get on a sleep schedule as soon as possible. If you stick to the same schedule everyother week your body will get more used to it quicker. ie. don't stay up til noon one day and get in bed at 8 the next.
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I have to be out the door by 4:29 am to be at work by 5. its really early, so I make sure the night before i have my clothes laid out, my lunch and breakfast made, and everything ready to grab as i head out the door. Also, have a hairstyle that allows you to style it the night before and sleep on it is very helpful. I take showers at night and style my hair befor bed. That way I can brush for fluff as necessary and the only thing I do in the morning is make up and brush my teeth. goog luck!
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Hello, I woke up too early too and can't go back to sleep. I'm not blue though, have you thought about what you're gonna do for the rest of the day? Perhaps a bit later at lunchtime you could stick on a bit of chilled music and cook a nice roast slowly whilst having a couple of glasses of wine. I find that really peaceful although not high speed and exciting, it is nice sometimes just to mill around the house doing gentle domestic things. Hope you get over your blues soon.
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Sometimes I'm lucky to get in four hours a night.  My class schedule, job and full time mom duties keep me running constantly.  I usually sleep a full night on the weekends, but during the week, i don't bother even trying.  I wake up at 5, at work by 5:30, class at 11:40, 12:50, 2:00-5:00.  Thank God it's summer!
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Well first i thought that is an easy question :S\nI "think" iam a morning person, though i definitely hit the snooze button really a lot (one time i kept waking up every 10 minutes for 2 whole hours :D)\ni only stay up late on saturdays as i have the next day off:), but normally i like to do all my stuff in the morning, yup definitely a morning person "i guess" :S..
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Ah.. see I am in Cambridge, England, and it is 10.27 am and I am meant to be working! Is it 5:30 in the afternoon or the morning? If its the morning, go to bed!!
500511
I had the same problem last year. Two really hot Marines moved in next door who thought it was socially acceptable to blair their music at 2 on a Tuesday morning. I've adopted the three strikes rule. I give verbal warning two times, just really politely go to their apartment and say, "Hey guys, I'm trying to sleep, I've got class in the morning, could you please turn it down." On the third time, I let them know that if they can't turn it down, I'm going to have to call the police for a noise violation. If that doesn't work (and it hasn't on at least two occassions), I call the police. \n\nIt seems really mean but you pay good money to live in your apartment and there's no reason why you can't expect to have quiet during normal sleeping hours (which I consider to be between 10-6).
412324
Use your alarm clock. Dont be lazy.  Tell yourself if you're going back to sleep you'll be dead meat. Thats what I do. It worked.
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Yes, I'm sleepy. I don't know why I stay up so late. Lack of self control, I guess. It's ten after 2 in the afternoon here. I start getting sleepy after lunch and way sleepy around 4.
536206
What you need to do is turn your alarm clock loud and put in across the room so when it goes off you have to get up to turn it off. Then, since you're already up you might as well stay up and just walk out of the room! Cuz even if you hit snooze,you'd have to get up in another few minutes so it would be pointless. Things that usually make me awake in the morning is to hop in the shower or even drinking water or coffee or eating breakfast right away helps.
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I wake up at 6am everyday, and I usually wake up before my alarm goes off because I hate the sound of it. Some days I'm more awake than others, so on those days I just take it slower than normal.