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aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
“Man, I wish it wasn’t so hard to get up in the morning.”
“Try going to bed earlier.”
“NO!!!”
Whole life I had a very hard time waking up. Early just wasn’t for me.
Then I woke up to the house burning down around me, trapped in a basement.
Now I wake up between 5:30 and 6:00 am every morning without an alarm clock, in fight or flight mode, so I don’t even need coffee.
Not a solution that’s right for everyone.
Umm. Sorry man. There are some good meds that can help with that, like Prazosin, which blocks norepinephrine, which is the fight-or-flight chemical. It also blocks nightmares from being remembered if taken at bedtime. And it keeps your blood pressure like, textbook perfect. If you have a doc you can ask. Good luck. I have PTSD which used to cause the same thing you have.
Growing up in a time where seeking mental health was heavily stigmatized, I haven’t sought any professional help for this. “Man up” and “Tough it out” was the rule for anything short of broken bones.
You are not the first to suggest getting help, but are the first who’s had similar experience.
I think it’s time I “Man up” and admit I need help, thank you
Good on you for admitting you need help. For what it’s worth DBT has been helping my wife stop waking up in terror in the middle of the night as much if you’re interested in non chemical solutions
That escalated quickly.
Sweet jebus, I’m sorry to hear that. You’re absolutely right though: “have you tried PTSD?” may not be right for everyone.
I find that having a cat that religiously wakes you up somewhere between 6 and 7 every morning to be an incredibly effective bedtime retrainer. There’s only so many months you can be sleep deprived before going insane or collapsing.
That’s my cat now.
But my prior cat would sleep on my chest, forcing me to be even more late.
He’s starting as early as 4 or 5 these days, Kitty please let me at least sleep until the alarm 🫠
or you could get a job that starts midday
Yeah, those grow on trees.
Idunno, where I work they basically just pay you to show up if you’re on second shift
wherever i went, bus/trolley drivers were needed and it pays pretty well tool
ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You can get in bed earlier it doesn’t mean you’ll fall asleep
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Stick to a consistent schedule and regulate caffeine intake to less than 400mg
tias@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
How would you even begin to know your caffeine intake
SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Basic math? Are you unaware of how much coffee/tea/soda you consume in a given period or did you forget the /s?
Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Caffeine pills. Alternatively, basically the same way you do alcohol
sqw@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
i feel theres also a pretty large variance in the population of caffeine sensitivity.
ricecake@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
A cup of drip coffee is 150-200 on average. Multiply based on a pessimistic interpretation, then reduce.
You could also measure UV light absorbtion in the 260-280 nm band and compare to a calibration chart. That seems a lot more excessive than just estimating and working to reduce, as opposed to targeting a specific number.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Blackout curtains may also be necessary depending on when you need to be up
lauha@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Making a habit will make it easier though