🌰🐈‍⬛ Kathee 🐈‍⬛🌰 Stop shoving AI down my throat it's not a d

I want to change my routine or, more precisely, start having one.
But waking up is so difficult. It doesn't matter the hour I go to sleep to, if it's at 10pm or at 3am, getting up before 9am is nearly impossible.

I go to sleep and I have all these great ideas, everything planned, building room in for unexpected delays, but when the morning comes my brain is still in nope mode, and when it wakes up it's time to do the time-sensitive tasks (like working) or time-consuming tasks (like cooking, to eat, and then work)

I have tried everything: Placing my alarm at the other side of the room, sleeping with the blinds open so the sun will wake me up, every trick I've found online... Even telling my partner to bully me into waking up. Nothing works.

Any ideas?

#Adhd #actuallyadhd #LookingForHelp #procrastination

Jul 15, 2024 at 1:57pmWeb
Show threadCharles CastleberryJul 24, 2024

@Kathee_HDS While I haven’t used this myself, there are things like wristbands that vibrate or otherwise nudge you awake, so that it’s not so much a sudden, external thing waking you up as it is a gradual rousing that prepares you better.

This one, for example seemed like it might do the job? The bit where it wakes you at your lightest sleep stage seems particularly useful. 🤞

https://shop.pavlok.com/products/shock-clock-2

Shock Clock 2

Show thread🌰🐈‍⬛ Kathee 🐈‍⬛🌰 Stop shoving AI down my throat it's not a dJul 29, 2024

@MythingPerson I'm checking this out, it looks interesting! I have an alarm that (allegedly) wakes you up gently with soft sounds but I usually sleep through it.

The problem is I might just pull that wristband off when the buzzing becomes too much to stay asleep and keep honk-shoo-mimimi but I may just give it a try!

Worst case scenario, it lulls me deeper into sleep 

Show threadIris Young (he/they/she) (PhD)Jul 24, 2024

@Kathee_HDS why hello there, past-me. I still don't have a routine per se but I can wake up early if I need to, if one of two conditions are met:

1. enough panic about whatever it is I would miss that I might not sleep at all (e.g. flights; only works for rare events), or

2. having slept enough, or too much, for at least a week. I consistently didn't sleep enough for most of my life, and when that shifted, several other aspects of my baseline shifted as well (and shift back if I fall into old habits).

I will not tell you to "just" sleep enough. I had my reasons that was functionally impossible and I'm sure you have yours (if applicable). Empirically, though, that was the only variable that has made much of a difference for me.

Also, there are people who are professionals in untangling these issues that may be worth seeing if you haven't explored that before. UCSF sleep disorders center does tele-appointments. I can send you all the resource links they sent me if you're interested.

Show thread🌰🐈‍⬛ Kathee 🐈‍⬛🌰 Stop shoving AI down my throat it's not a dJul 29, 2024

@iris Hi! I had a hectic week but some of the things you said (especially the flight part!) really ressonated w/me! Getting enough hours of sleep is complicated bc I'm always at my best when there are no pending tasks (after dinner) so going to sleep earlier is never enticing, but even when I do that I don't manage to keep it up for longer than a week (interesting internet things always happen late at night, and going out to the cinema or anything fun always ends past my "good" bedtime... But shifting the schedule, working in the afternoon and sleeping in in favour of being awake past midnight always ends with me working without any coworkers to check my progress and answer my emails in a timely fashion  which makes me less productive...

I'm from europe, idk how the UCSF thing would work, but if you'd send me the info I can look up whether we have anything similar around here?

Thank you for your answer! 

Show threadKristaps LiepinsJul 24, 2024
@Kathee_HDS for me it really helped to find the perfect mattress, pillow and blanket to achieve quality sleep and then just taking care of going to bed early (at least 8h before I had to get up). After a month or so my body had adjusted to the routine and I started to wake up 10min before my alarm well rested and ready to do whatever.
Show threadpaulJul 24, 2024

@Kathee_HDS

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-faqs/why-is-it-so-hard-to-wake-up

Why Is It Hard To Wake Up In The Morning? | Sleep Foundation

Are you having a hard time waking up in the morning? We outline the reasons why mornings can be difficult and tips to help you wake up feeling refreshed.

Sleep Foundation
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@Kathee_HDS @dgar
Start small, don't try to do it all at once. For a few weeks or months just get into the habit of sitting up in bed when the alarm goes. When you do that without thinking, give it a while longer, then start to put your feet on the floor when the alarm goes off. Tiny habits are the only thing that's remotely worked for me. (I mean it doesn't last still but I got further than before).
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@Kathee_HDS @dgar
It also helps to praise yourself and let yourself feel proud when you accomplished something even if it's tiny. If you're doing something you didn't do before, go you! Don't let yourself put yourself down.
Show thread🌈 breaking ranks.Jan 6
@Kathee_HDS this is quite old - still want to know my current solution?