Lady Butterfly she/herFeb 25

It is awful

https://reddthat.com/post/60913361

Show threadwe are all
I have been waking up to peaceful sounds and songs since early aughts and never looked back. Just reading this brings shivers - being jarred awake with those noises is juuuust not for me.
Feb 25 at 4:56pmWeb
Show threadbrapFeb 25
100%. Gentle increment is the one. Obnoxious loud noises first thing just put me in a bad mood.
Show threadSkullgridFeb 25
how do/did you deal with the fear that you’d just sleep through the alarm?
Show threadwe are allFeb 25
well, I don’t just immediately wake up to sound, it’s sort of gradual.
I can tell how long it’s been going on by where it’s at but not waking is not an issue.
Show threadValmondFeb 25
Put Painkiller by Judas as the third song.
Show threadpenguinFeb 25
My brother used Sold Me by Seether while we were growing up. He hooked it up to a stereo and would try to get up and turn it off before the heavy guitars kick in and wake up the whole house. That’s only 8 seconds. It never really worked and of course I had to share the room with him
Show threadEpheraFeb 25
You could always have a proper alarm a few minutes later as a fallback…
Show threadSkullgridFeb 25

that’s a really good idea. a gentle wake alarm, followed by a “FUCKING WAKE UP” alarm; that way you can try to wake peacefully and if that fails get jolted awake.

fat lot of that does me now that I’ve had a child, but I wondered how that could have worked.

Show threadDamageFeb 25
My smartwatch’s vibration alarm goes off five minutes before my phone does, usually it’s enough to wake me and I disable the phone’s alarm (if it’s close to the alarm time I have the option to bypass it for today)
Show threadcaptainlezbianFeb 25

I’m a huge fan of lights that simulate the sunrise. They make me wake up fully and comfortably. The absolute perfect way to start my day. Unfortunately it works equally well on my wife who goes to bed and wakes up several hours after I do and hates that thing. Eventually I’m likely to win on this fight, but until I’m too deaf for alarms or she and I have to wake up at the same time, I suck it up and accept that I love her more than a comfortable start to my day.

Peaceful sounds unfortunately don’t wake me