What's a good way of getting up in the mornings?

Question

I really struggle and always have getting out of bed in the mornings. I would love to find a way to do it with more ease can anyone help.

Answer 1

I do it feet first

Answer 2

It is perfectly natural to not want to get out of bed in the morning, but there are plenty of things you can do to help yourself out.

Go to bed by 10pm. Your body secretes hormones at 10pm that will help you wake more rested if you are in a state of rest at that time. A good rule of thumb for sleep is every hour before midnight is worth two after.

Don't eat within 90 minutes of bedtime.

Get your home checked for mold or other allergens.

Make sure you have sufficient fresh air in the room when you sleep. You might be suffocating, thus the fatigue and depression. Get checked for sleep apnea. I have trouble sleeping unless I am alone, I like to have my own oxygen supply.

Have plenty of water next to the bed. Dehydration causes the same symptoms.

Your room could also be too warm, causing dehydration, or too cold, causing fatigue from muscle tension.

First thing, smile when you are waking up. This tricks the brain and nervous system out of stagnancy.

Praying or reciting an intention can put your mind on the right track for the whole day.

One of the (historically) earliest exercise programs ever designed is called Dao-in, designed to be done upon awakening while still in bed. It is much like yoga.

Roll over on your stomach and push yourself up in to a yoga pose like child's pose, cobra, or cat pose. Do some deep breathing.

Vigorous scalp massage and washing the face are a big help.

If you can watch the sunrise from your home, it is a great blessing. Your day will be magical if you can take ten minutes to do so.

If you have a good fitness program, you should be going to bed tired and waking up stimulated by healthy cirulation.

You could have a wake-up buddy. Pick a time and a friend, agree to call each other at that time. Set a time limit for conversation like 1 min.

Finally, a healthy stimulant is basil extract. You can take it at night before going to bed and in the morning both.

A less healthy solution, but very effective if you are a caffiene addict is to buy a timer for your coffee pot.

That smell will get anyone moving alright.

Good Morning!

Answer 3

I know how you feel! I have 3 alarm clocks, all stategically timed to go off a minute apart in different parts of the room - so i have to get out of bed to turn the first one off then by the time I get back to bed there's another horrible noise coming from somewhere else - twice!

I have to change my alarm clocks regularly too or I just get used to the sound and sleep right through it! The best one I've found is tuning a clock radio alarm into some really horrible white noise and setting it to go off at full volume.

A cup of coffee always helps, or a bottle of lucozade if you have it - followed by a brisk walk outside then i'm sort of ready to face the day!

Answer 4

I know people who set 3 different alarm clocks in different parts of their room set 15 mins apart and they still sleep after spending 3/4 hr turning them off. You do need to make sure you get enough sleep, and get up at a regular time each day (even weekends) to 'set' your body clock, I don't struggle that much, but I do find that warm water with lemon in it wakes me up far better than coffee, and if it's cold I have pjs on otherwise I can't get out of bed cos I'm too cold!

Answer 5

Confucius once said, "Every journey starts with one step" - getting up in the morning is simply that, providing you have a good alarm clock and had a talk to yourself about this sad situation.

As follows : Alarm rings, swing legs out of bed, feet on floor, stand up! There you are, you have done it! You may stagger side to side on the way to the bathroom, you may yawn a few times, but hey that was all it took! Make it now into a habit, it gets easier and easier and easier! Trust me - try it!

Answer 6

Hi I used to have the same problem, and found the only time I would get out of bed straight away was when it was my birthday or christmas. So now I pretend that something exciting is going to happen to me everyday and the adrenaline rush is enough to get my heart racing and then I find Im out of bed in no time at all. I hope that helped. Hayley-May

Answer 7

Each morning when i wake i count the mornings to sat morn and it gets me outta the bed. I always have everything ready the night before so i can stay in bed the extra few Min's, it helps.

Answer 8

turn your alarm clock on really loud alarm clock and set it for about 30 minutes before you want to get up put it on a 10 min snooze and put it somewhere that you would have to get up to turn it off. that 30 min will help you be a little more awake at the time you need to be awake and but setting it across the room you will have to get out of that nice warm bed to when you go back to it for the 10 min snooze it will not be as nice as it was when you got up.

Answer 9

Put a big alarm clock the other side of the room where you can throw anything at it. that way you have to get out of bed to turn it off.

Answer 10

Go to bed early, open the curtains before you go to sleep, the natural light in the morning will gently wake you.

Answer 11

I hate mornings myself. I put the alarm across the room, set to 'wake to music' on a station I don't much like. Then I leave it playing till I'm fully awake (at least at potty stage). By that time I'm annoyed enough to go on with the day.