is there a surefire way to train yourself to get up when your alarm goes off in the morning?
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Start by getting up at the same time every day, weekends too.  Condition your body and mind by sticking to a routine.  Make sure you're getting the proper amount of rest.  If you still have trouble hearing the alarm, you can buy clocks that will vibrate your bed/pillow along with the normal alarm sounds.  That might be what it takes.\n\nIf you still can't wake up, maybe it's because you hate whatever it is that you're going to be doing that day.  If you had guaranteed sex with a beautiful woman waiting for you the moment you woke up, I suspect that your problem would vanish...
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With practice you can guide your dreams a bit. Try setting your alarm for about 20 minutes (with a 5 minute snooze) before you gotta get up. Then after you hit snooze think about what you would like to dream about before falling back asleep. You should get a dream right as the alarm wakes you up again. Repeat this process till you can exert a bit of influence. It will also help if you have something like a movie or music that also guides your dream in the right direction. \n\nAs for problem solving I know for a fact it occurs when sleeping. As an electronics technician in the Navy I used to stay up over 24 hours to troubleshoot a complex problem. When I finally would go to sleep I would usually wake up about three to four hours later with the answer.\n\nHope this helps. My email is willwildy@yahoo.com if you have other qquestions.
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I hear you!!!!  I have had the same problem.  I put the alarm clock far enough away from my bed that I have to get up to go shut it off, but I either do that, and immediately fall back into bed and sleep, or else I have even slept through the alarm completely.  My main problem is getting my day--night cycle completely out of whack.  I get used to staying up most of the night and then really getting into sound sleep about the time the sun is coming up.  When your biological clock gets that far out of whack, it isn't easy to reverse.  If you got somebody there to physically get you up and yack at you and help get some strong coffee down you and not let up until you are off to work or wide awake, and furthermore, they keep this up for a week or so, eventually you will start to get the hang of it.  Melatonin has been recommended but it didn't do diddly for me.  You want to avoid sleeping during the day or evening at all costs.  Sleeping in the day or evening will prevent you getting to sleep when you go to bed.  Taking a short acting sleeping pill like ambien for a while, at the time you go to bed, may help you to sleep then, if your biological clock is screwed up.  However, these medications can be very addictive.  If you take it, only take it for a week or so.  Having a coffee pot preset to make a pot of strong coffee before waking time will help.  If you got strong coffee and a snack to wake up to, and then a plan for work or whatever, to get you out of the house early, will help. You may find that you need more sleep and need to go to bed earlier, but right now, it won't work to go to bed before you know you can sleep and stay asleep until morning.  Yeah, a louder alarm clock wouldn't hurt.  I guess you could make a time bomb.  If you live in the country, you could put a time bomb a few yards from your bedroom window.  tee hee  Just make sure it isn't close enough to blow down the wall, and that your dog is removed from the area.  I like that idea.
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Set your alarm and place it across the room from your bed. =-)
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Well try waking up in the morning. 1.the wheel rolls down an inclined plane and hits a lever. 2. the lever then triggers a pully.   i got you started now use your imagination for the rest.....
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i noticed that i would get up really early for an early shift at work (ie- when i absolutely had to be there or else bad consequences)and had a hard time rousing myself other times when it was something i wanted to do for me.  try multiple... i mean MULTIPLE loud alarms 4 minutes apart.  it gave me the sense of being bugged to get up urgently.  also having a light on in the house helps, like the bathroom light that you can see from bedroom door.  once up and moving i'm not too bad.... and think of a treat you'd get up for, like a good coffee, shower, going out for breaky.  it took me 6-12 months to be good in the mornings... but i guess the main thing is that i decided i had a life i wanted to live, not sleep through.  and yes, there is much to do, and i tell myself if i'm really that tired, i can take a break and a quick catnap later on.... but i seldom need it.   also getting fitter and healthier helped, ensuring i do at least 150mins of cardio a week ( and that used to sound impossible to me), and make sure you do get a good night's sleep at least 5 nights a week.  don't stuff sleep around... it really is sooooo important and undervalued.  don't motivate yourself with things you HAVE to do...what are you doing them for? to create a life you love? to make your life easier?to make you happier? "because you have to" or to please others is enough to keep anyone from getting up and starting their day.  remind yourself that you really WANT to get up and be active. upon waking, tell yourself you reaaly LOVE your life... and fake it until you make it.  good luck.
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I think you almost have to go first thing in the morning. If you put it off until later in the day, you'll just find a reason to not make it. (Not that you would make anything up, it's just that things come up as the day goes on.)\n\nFor the past few months, I've been getting up an hour earlier and going to the YMCA. It is a GREAT way to start the day... a real energy lifter, in my opinion. After you get used to it, you'll find it becomes habit and your day doesn't feel the same if you missed a workout that morning.\n\n------\nWell... sounds like you have a full schedule. I would say the only way you could make it to the gym more would be to do it on the weekends or give up some of your obligations. I don't have the power to add a few hours to the day, or I'd try to help you out. :)
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I have found that if I put my alarm in another room, i.e. the bathroom, or on my dresser etc..  That getting up out of bed as opposed to just reaching over to turn the alarm clock off helps keep me up.  Also an apple is better than Coke or coffee to wake you up.
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You need a regular routine, with two aims a) to get you to wake up at the right time b) to get you up and out the house in time to get to work.\n\nTry the following:\nAt night:\n* go to bed at the same time every night. \n* only you know how much sleep you need, but go to bed early enough to get enough sleep\n* you will get better quality sleep if the room is not too hot or cold and has enough humidity, and if you get enough exercise and fresh air during the day.\n* eat at least an hour before bedtime so you don't get indigestion, and don't take any alcohol or caffeine in the hour before bed either\n* after eating, prepare for tomorrow, make sure you have your clothes, papers, etc ready. Check the weather forecast, so you have the right coat, umbrella, gloves, etc ready. Make sure you have your keys/season ticket/work pass'lunch money all ready. This will save you time and stress in the morning.\n* after you have got ready for tomorrow, wind down. Listen to relaxing music, have a hot drink, hot bath, whatever. Put away the screens and read or do a puzzle instead. \n\nIn the morning\n* time how long you need to wash, dress, breakfast \n* then set your alarms for at least15 minutes before you think you need to wake up\n* the art of being a good riser is to get out of bed as soon as you wake up. Don't lie there thinking 'just 5 minutes more....'\n* assuming you don't sleep in the nude, ask your Mum to pull off the duvet, right off the bed. Works every time - and helps air your bed for the next night. \n* wash and dress straight away. Don't hang around eating breakfast in your dressing gown, that's a sure timekiller. You will feel more ready to go if you are dressed.\n* think about what delays you in the morning and fix it. Iron your shirt and make your sandwiches the night before. Get headphones and listen to the news on the way, rather than waiting for the headlines. Check your email when you get to work. Post letters at lunchtime. \n* use lunchtimes to get your personal jobs done eg buying birthday cards, paying bills, pickup dry cleaning; you will get fresh air away from office, which will help you sleep, and it will give you more time in the evening.\n* if you are not a 'morning' person, make it easy for yourself by getting things ready the night before so all you have to do is get  up and go.\n\nGood luck
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I don't think the alarm is what you are looking for,\n\ninstead, read the Psalms from his opened Bible.\n\nI hope this gives you more peace.
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i go to bed at 12 at night and do not get up until 7 in the morning. My biological alarm clock never fails.\n\noh, and stop throwing cigarettes in your bed, you will eventually start a fire!
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I have trouble getting up, too. I have three alarm clocks that I have to get up out of bed to turn off. One of them has "soothing nature sounds," and I set it to the one that sounds like a trickling brook... the water sounds makes me jump up and scurry to the bathroom.
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getting there in the morning and then trying to stay awake
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Yes but if you keep hitting the snooze button then you are losing energy for the day. Set your alarm for the latest time you can get up. Hope this helps!!!!!
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Before going to sleep make yourself determined that you are surely gonna wakeup early to say your prayer. Then Allah will help you rise from your bed.\nIt works for me and i often get up just at the time of azan\nIts the matter of your link with Allah
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wake up....send a signal to your muscles to get your ass out of bed. that's it
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You can train yourself to do this.  First of all being physically exhausted helps but is not necessary.  Honestly all you need to do is go through the motions and your body will eventually catch on.\n\nI used to coach swimming AND party way to much, and when we went to swim meets I could lay down in a hallway and catch 15-30 minutes of sleep between events, while kids were running and screaming all around me.  \n\nWhenever you want to sleep, just find a place to lay down, set an alarm, get in a comfortable position, and close your eyes.  You probably won't sleep at first.  But your body will become more relaxed the more often you do this.  Eventually your body will understand you are trying to compensate for something and allow itself to slumber.  \n\nOne of the secrets is to set the alarm, and lay still, with your eyes closed until it goes off.  Without the alarm you will constantly be wondering how long it's been and you won't be able to relax.