Posted by Ritch on February 16, 2002, at 22:14:17
In reply to Re: Getting yourself out of bed.., posted by noa on February 16, 2002, at 14:08:10
> Light wakes me up, too. I now have a dawn simulator and it is so nice to wake up to it, much better for me than waking up to sound.
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> On weekdays, I usually can get up with this light and get moving. This is a change from years of feeling groggy and unable to get out of bed. The reason? Light box treatment.
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> However, weekends are another story. I don't set the dawn simulator, but the real daylight wakes me up by about 8. The latest was today--8:40 am. Then, I went back to sleep. What gets me up and out is having to pee, too.
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> Other things that have helped me are to have something pleasant to do first thing after getting out of bed, a transitional activity, like reading, playing a computer game, watching a morning show. I take my adderall first thing and then by the time my transitional activity is over, the stimulant is working anyway. And, during this time, I get my light box treatment.This could also work for coffee drinkers, I guess.if you are a coffee drinker.
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> Years ago, I set an alarm next to my stove top, and when I turned the alarm off, I put up a whistling kettle of water for tea, and would get back into bed. Then, when the hot water whistled, I'd have to get up to turn it off, and then since I'd set out the tea, I'd pour myself a nice cup of tea and that would be my transition activity.
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> Of course, having a morning activity does mean waking up earlier. But if you know that the first thing you have to do for the day is something other than getting ready for work, it might be easier to get up.
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> My main problem these days is on weekends, I may be out of bed, but I am still in my pajamas and in the house when I wish I were out and about. I just feel SO lazy and unable to get my act together. Often, if I can get it together, it is by mid to late afternoon. Today, I left the house at 2 pm. And this kind of routine gives me a headache.
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> I definitely need to get more sleep, though. I have a habit of going to bed way to late for me, since I have to be up so early in the morning. Then on the weekends i think I try to make up for it, but it doesn't really work.Noa,
Glad that things are working for you! I have noticed the increased light intensity of late. It is accompanied with increased mild mixed-state-stuff, but that's OK! No more disinterested depression anymore. IF we all could go to work and SING!
Mitch
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