I need to sleep LESS !

BeautyFromPain

It seems that almost every night I go to bed around the same time of midnight and get up at around 10-11. I know that this is not good for me, I always feel fatigued, very out-of-it and worn out. Although I know the amount of sleep I should be getting is only 7-7.5 hours for me to really be awake and alert, although I get too lazy to get out of bed most of the time and will hear my alarm, wake up and reset the alarm for an hours time and just keep doing this.

Any advice?

Heather75

When you hear your alarm, get up. Move your clock to a place where you have to get out of bed to turn the alarm off.

rankailie

It seems that almost every night I go to bed around the same time of midnight and get up at around 10-11. I know that this is not good for me, I always feel fatigued, very out-of-it and worn out. Although I know the amount of sleep I should be getting is only 7-7.5 hours for me to really be awake and alert, although I get too lazy to get out of bed most of the time and will hear my alarm, wake up and reset the alarm for an hours time and just keep doing this.

Any advice?

Are you actually able to fall asleep at midnight? Or do you tend to toss and turn a lot before falling asleep.

There are many sleeping disorders that can account for being unable to wake at a socially acceptable hour so its not necessarily laziness.

I would recommend seeing a sleep doctor and look into both Restless legs syndrome, Sleep apnea and circadian disorders like delayed sleep phase syndrome.

Good luck! I have delayed sleep phase syndrome myself and I spent years doing exactly what you described and thinking I was just socially inept and unable to conform. Come to find out I have a three hour delay to my natural body clock. Its definitely worth seeing a doctor for. Because if you actually have a sleeping disorder no amount of sleep hygiene will help, or if it does it'll work for a short while then resurface again.

Shweedog

I slept a lot too when I was only 19. Are you working? In school? Are you on break from school? If that's the case then enjoy the sleeping while you can! If this is new, the being tired all of the time thing, maybe you should speak with a doctor? I read in your profile something about depression? Not sure if you meant you are sad about your weight or if you are actually diagnosed as depressed. If you are that can cause fatigue but medicine can help. Personally, I choose not to do the depression med thing because it caused more issues than it fixed. Lol. Also, exercising can help increase energy levels.

drolla

probably wise to have a check up with your gp, rule out thyroid problems perhaps....

CharlieBarleyMom

Make an appointment to get up. Make an appointment with exercise. Make sure you know you MUST get up... and you will and you'll feel better.

BeautyFromPain

It seems that almost every night I go to bed around the same time of midnight and get up at around 10-11. I know that this is not good for me, I always feel fatigued, very out-of-it and worn out. Although I know the amount of sleep I should be getting is only 7-7.5 hours for me to really be awake and alert, although I get too lazy to get out of bed most of the time and will hear my alarm, wake up and reset the alarm for an hours time and just keep doing this.

Any advice?

Are you actually able to fall asleep at midnight? Or do you tend to toss and turn a lot before falling asleep.

There are many sleeping disorders that can account for being unable to wake at a socially acceptable hour so its not necessarily laziness.

I would recommend seeing a sleep doctor and look into both Restless legs syndrome, Sleep apnea and circadian disorders like delayed sleep phase syndrome.

Good luck! I have delayed sleep phase syndrome myself and I spent years doing exactly what you described and thinking I was just socially inept and unable to conform. Come to find out I have a three hour delay to my natural body clock. Its definitely worth seeing a doctor for. Because if you actually have a sleeping disorder no amount of sleep hygiene will help, or if it does it'll work for a short while then resurface again.

Yes it usually takes me at least an hour or 2, or 3 to fall asleep, but other than this I also randomly wake up every few hours.

marquesajen

Move your alarm away from you. It's too easy to turn off if it is next to you. Maybe consider putting a clock radio in the next room also so you have to walk there to turn it off, then post a sign over it that says "Stay up, it's too late to go back to bed!"

BeautyFromPain

I slept a lot too when I was only 19. Are you working? In school? Are you on break from school? If that's the case then enjoy the sleeping while you can! If this is new, the being tired all of the time thing, maybe you should speak with a doctor? I read in your profile something about depression? Not sure if you meant you are sad about your weight or if you are actually diagnosed as depressed. If you are that can cause fatigue but medicine can help. Personally, I choose not to do the depression med thing because it caused more issues than it fixed. Lol. Also, exercising can help increase energy levels.

I am working atm.
Yes I have depression, PTSD and anxiety which have all lessened due to healthy lifestyle changes, but they are still there to some extent.
I was using medicine quite recently too, but with the advice of my GP stopped using it after a recent event occured.

joejccva71

Learn some dedication and discipline.

/thread

rankailie

It seems that almost every night I go to bed around the same time of midnight and get up at around 10-11. I know that this is not good for me, I always feel fatigued, very out-of-it and worn out. Although I know the amount of sleep I should be getting is only 7-7.5 hours for me to really be awake and alert, although I get too lazy to get out of bed most of the time and will hear my alarm, wake up and reset the alarm for an hours time and just keep doing this.

Any advice?

Are you actually able to fall asleep at midnight? Or do you tend to toss and turn a lot before falling asleep.

There are many sleeping disorders that can account for being unable to wake at a socially acceptable hour so its not necessarily laziness.

I would recommend seeing a sleep doctor and look into both Restless legs syndrome, Sleep apnea and circadian disorders like delayed sleep phase syndrome.

Good luck! I have delayed sleep phase syndrome myself and I spent years doing exactly what you described and thinking I was just socially inept and unable to conform. Come to find out I have a three hour delay to my natural body clock. Its definitely worth seeing a doctor for. Because if you actually have a sleeping disorder no amount of sleep hygiene will help, or if it does it'll work for a short while then resurface again.

Yes it usually takes me at least an hour or 2, or 3 to fall asleep, but other than this I also randomly wake up every few hours.

It could be DSPS then, which actually is normal for teenagers, most grow out of it by the early 20's, but not everyone does. Definitely go see a doctor and keep a log of when you go to bed and how long it takes you to fall asleep and when you get up. If you can try to find a sleep specialist that is at least familiar with circadian rhythm issues.

BeautyFromPain

probably wise to have a check up with your gp, rule out thyroid problems perhaps....

Possibly it's the lazy gland.

Make plans, set an alarm and get up.

Possible for you to be less rude?
After reading the posts on here I am thinking that I actually do have a sleep disorder as it usually takes me couple hours to fall asleep plus I randomly wake up every couple hours.

rankailie

Learn some dedication and discipline.

/thread

You know, unless its an actual medical disorder.

I have a personal peeve against people who just think its laziness considering I spent years feeling like crap about something I have zero control over.

Go research circadian disorders, restless legs and sleep apnea and then tell me its just all about discipline 100% of the time.

The correct answer is see a doctor that specializes in sleep related issues and make sure its NOT a medical problem.

Avalonis

Easy solution my dear no worries..

Step 1...
set alarm clock

Step 2
Go to sleep

Step 3
Hear alarm clock

Step 4
Get your lazy *kitten* out the bed..
There.....

Gonna go with this one as well. Best guess for why you don't sleep well is because you are never truly tired, because you are literally sleeping nearly half your life away.

Try forcing yourself to get out of bed. Make plans, set two or 3 different alarms, and have some freaking self control to get up.
Sometimes I feel the exact same way you do, and once in a GREAT while I will sleep in like that as wel, but for the most part, I force myself to get up.

If you still feel tired during the day, take a nap.Then you know you are ACTUALLY tired, not just lazy.

Way too many people make excuses for not getting out of bed after decent sleep, when the reality is 99% of the people are just lazy. Very few have a true disorder that causes this.

Oh, and for the record, when I was in college I was the same way as you.... until I realized I was wasting my life in bed.

BeautyFromPain

Look guys, there is no need to be so rude.
I thought that MFP was here for support.

Btw, I do have dedication and commitment, not that that is any of your business.
When my alarm goes off my body actually feels like I have had no sleep at all so I don't know.
Is there a dr that specialises in sleep or just a normal GP?

joejccva71

Although I know the amount of sleep I should be getting is only 7-7.5 hours for me to really be awake and alert, although I get too lazy to get out of bed most of the time and will hear my alarm, wake up and reset the alarm for an hours time and just keep doing this.

Sounds like what MrsCon said, and what I said are pretty accurate to me. Call me crazy.

Avalonis

Look guys, there is no need to be so rude.
I thought that MFP was here for support.

Btw, I do have dedication and commitment, not that that is any of your business.
When my alarm goes off my body actually feels like I have had no sleep at all so I don't know.
Is there a dr that specialises in sleep or just a normal GP?

Look, I am not trying to be rude, I am trying to point out other viewpoints. Its far more likely to be "I don't feel like getting out of bed syndrome" than any other issue.

Simply agreeing with you and saying "Oh its not your fault, don't worry about it" doesn't help you. If after forcing yourself to get up all the time, you still feel crummy, go see a sleep doc.

deadstarsunburn

A lot of you are being quite rude.

For someone who has depression, for example, actually falling asleep is hard then waking up is even harder.
There are a number of uncontrollable things that can cause anyone to sleep so much.

Seriously we're all in the SAME boat, stop being so mean all the time. If you get irritated with a post DON'T COMMENT it's that simple. Do you troll around just looking for boards to be mean on???

I wish you all the best regardless of your callousness. I hope whatever causes you to be so angry and disrespectful gets better.

joejccva71

We aren't trying to be rude. But from the wording of your post you made it sound more like you were complaining about you being too lazy to get up. Well after sleeping 11 hours a day, thats too much and you actually are more tired than just getting 6-8 hours.

I mean this section of the forums is called Motivation and Support for a reason. We aren't here to sugar-coat things or to try to baby you. We want to MOTIVATE you. Thats the entire purpose.

Besides I don't sugar-coat anything in real life. Not to my friends, not to the people I help with their training or their diets. Nothing. I am about as real as it gets when it comes to this stuff. If what I say offends you, well I can't do anything about that.

If you truely believe you have a disorder of some kind other than sleeping 11 hours a day, then by all means go see a doctor and see what they say. Not sure what else to tell you.

kportelli70

I would go see a doctor. A friend of mine had the same problem and his wife told him he had to sleep in another room until he saw a doctor. It turned out he had a medical disorder. Can't remember what it is though. Go seek medical attention to get this figured out.
I only get 6 hours of sleep a night and I feel great. I get up, have coffee, do some cleaning before my kids get up and total chaos errupts. LOL
I hope you get this figured out. Best of luck to you.....

BeautyFromPain

Look guys, there is no need to be so rude.
I thought that MFP was here for support.

Btw, I do have dedication and commitment, not that that is any of your business.
When my alarm goes off my body actually feels like I have had no sleep at all so I don't know.
Is there a dr that specialises in sleep or just a normal GP?

Look, I am not trying to be rude, I am trying to point out other viewpoints. Its far more likely to be "I don't feel like getting out of bed syndrome" than any other issue.

Simply agreeing with you and saying "Oh its not your fault, don't worry about it" doesn't help you. If after forcing yourself to get up all the time, you still feel crummy, go see a sleep doc.

I did try this for about 6 months, and it made me feel WAY worse, I started falling asleep at school and work. I just never thought it was something you would need to talk to a dr about and would go away on its own, but about a year after this attempt and it has not.