How to feel more awake in the morning

[Conspiracy.]

Whenever I wake up before 11am I feel so tired I'm on the verge of being sick. I've been to the doctor's who can't find anything physically wrong with me :|

What could help? I have insomnia so I find it really hard to sleep before 2am.

I've tried opening the window as soon as I wake up, having a cold shower (which makes me feel worse) and drinking **** loads of coffee. Help? :/

[Inseriousity.]

I always find a walk wakes me up. I used to walk to school/college for this reason even though I could've got a bus. Not sure if it works for everyone but it's something you could try. :)

[Charlie]

I already replied to your thread on the other forum but whatever.

You could try splashing your face with cold water, a warm shower, having a good breakfast, setting an alarm for a bit earlier then you're getting up so you can wake up rather than getting out straight away. Going to bed at a decent time can help also, I know you said you have insomnia so that might not be easy but if you try and start to wind down for sleep early, maybe having a bath, getting into your pjs and getting into bed with a book or something, it might help you feel a bit sleepy.

[Neversoft]

Insomnia isn't when you find it hard to sleep before 2am. People are too quick to labels themselves as insomniacs these days. You just need to adjust your sleeping pattern or get used to waking up early with little sleep. I used to be really tired in the morning unless I got a good seven hours, but over the years I've just been reducing the amount of sleep I get and now I'm okay with around four or five. Otherwise if you want to force yourself to wake up then have a shower or slap yourself in the face or buy some smelling salts or something.

[Kyle]

cold shower and a long walk

[Jurv]

i usually find listening to music wakes me up in the morning, perhaps listen to it in the shower or when you're getting ready? :o

[cocaine]

I have insomnia so I find it really hard to sleep before 2am.

that isn't insomnia. that's just not sleeping before 2am. i always find that if i force myself to get up early and have a coffee (early being 6am) even with <4 hours sleep, I feel tired when I next go to bed; you'll find your sleep length and quality improves if you follow a routine.

[Catchy]

If you class yourself as having insomnia then god knows what I have! Like others have said though, that isn't insomnia. When I have to get up I just do it, I always feel so disorientated in the mornings but after I've been singing to a bit of music and having a bit of a cheeky dance by myself I feel great!

[Chippiewill]

that isn't insomnia. that's just not sleeping before 2am.
Technically that's a mild form of insomnia (Assuming they're attempting to sleep before 2AM that is..)

If you're genuinely struggling to sleep you might be able to get your doctor to prescribe you something to help you. I suspect the "sickness" type dealio is likely due to an alarm forcing you up or something similar, if a body wakes up due to sunlight or being well rested you'll feel wide awake when you get up. Try to wake your self up slowly instead. The main thing that needs sorting though is your heart rate, go for a walk or do some light exercises and that should wake you up. Caffeine really doesn't help with this sort of thing to be honest.

[GirlNextDoor15]

Remember insomnia, remember chairman Mao!!

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[Stephen]

Doctor won't give anything for sleep if you can actually get to sleep. If you're struggling with sleeping early then try going to bed 5 minutes earlier everynight. Slowly get yourself back to a normal sleeping pattern

[Lee]

For me personally, when I make the move of getting out of bed I'm fine, its just when I'm in bed! Soaking my face in cold water also helps.

[beth]

i do have sleeping problems, but i can usually manage it by pulling an allnighter and then going to bed about 8pm the next day.

[Ellz]

For me personally, when I make the move of getting out of bed I'm fine, its just when I'm in bed! Soaking my face in cold water also helps.

same really!

[Conspiracy.]

Well 1/3 of the time I do just lay there for hours on end with thoughts going through my head I can't seem to stop, so that is insomnia.

[FlyingJesus]

If you're not getting up until gone 11 usually then being unable to sleep before 2 is definitely not insomnia regardless of how hard you try, because you probably aren't doing enough to get tired in the time between waking up and what you might classify a "normal" bed time - and drinking loads of coffee won't be helping with that. It sounds more like you've just shifted your sleep pattern a few hours out of sync with what people generally have, which you can train back either by attempting to utilise naps (although that then can become a necessary norm and interrupt a full day if you work or have college) or when you have a spare day pulling an "all nighter" and forcing yourself to stay awake until say midnight the next day. Doing this for a couple of days will allow you to feel better refreshed in the mornings rather than afternoons if it's becoming a problem for you

[cocaine]

Technically that's a mild form of insomnia (Assuming they're attempting to sleep before 2AM that is

not it isn't that's not doing enough to ensure you're tired enough to sleep

[beth]

Well 1/3 of the time I do just lay there for hours on end with thoughts going through my head I can't seem to stop, so that is insomnia.

no yr just not wearing yr MIND and body enough to settle down to a good night sleep. insomnia is when you're completely exhausted but you lie there for hours with yr mind still with NOTHING happening.

[Samantha]

I find myself odd in this sense as I can sleep at any time whether it be 10pm or 2am and I will still find myself tired when I wake up. I'll probably be up about 7/7:30 moat days for college and because I don't.particularly like coffee I drink tea and.it brings me around. Sometimes like in the holidays I get really tired but again a cup of tea helps. I would suggest going for a walk like some others have said, it doesn't even have to be a walk outside you could just use your house. Keeping yourself occupied might help.

[Aaron]

Well, maybe don't have a cold shower.. have a nice loop warm water shower or bath, what ever your interested in. I myself can't really do showers in the morning because as soon as I step into the shower I feel like I'm going to bloody die because of my body not being used to showers in the morning time.

Perhaps go for a jog in the mornings, have a bite to eat.. see if your doctor can perhaps prescribe something for that. Yeah try more coffee or maybe a cup of tea. Or try get to bed a bit earlier (I'm aware of your insomnia) but try maybe getting a routine to settle you.

Best of luck though! :)

[David]

fresh orange juice and cold water on my face wakes me up properly :P

[Stephen]

why do you put fresh orange juice on your face

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[The Don]

Insomnia isn't when you find it hard to sleep before 2am. People are too quick to labels themselves as insomniacs these days. You just need to adjust your sleeping pattern or get used to waking up early with little sleep. I used to be really tired in the morning unless I got a good seven hours, but over the years I've just been reducing the amount of sleep I get and now I'm okay with around four or five. Otherwise if you want to force yourself to wake up then have a shower or slap yourself in the face or buy some smelling salts or something.

I thought this too, however I am almost 100% certain I have DSPS, it's just a matter of going to the doctors to get this clarified.

[David]

why do you put fresh orange juice on your face

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[Cerys]

I just wake up and lay in bed until I feel comfortable to get up properly.

[GirlNextDoor15]

why do you put fresh orange juice on your face

ikr so weird

OT : Breakfast is very important to kick start the day. Make sure you have a light bfast by eating food with low calories like toast etc. Stop eating bacon or any other meat cause it'll make you feel sleepy. I know there's a biological reason for that since I've learnt that before but I forgot. Anyhow, good luck with your sleeping patterns! :)

[JerseySafety]

walk, cold shower & an energy drink usually do it for me and I get really tired.

[Eric]

i usually splash my face with cold water

[Martin]

I really struggle some mornings and even when I'm out of bed I'll like bump into things and still be half asleep haha. Normally once I get into the bathroom and start chucking water at maself I kinda wake up

[Kasabian]

Pretty much wake up to a can of Monster/any other energy drink in the morning.

[:odey:]

I actually find the less the amount of sleep I have, the easier it is to get up in the morning...

But a shower is usually my first port of call, definitely get's you woken up :)

[Andii]

i normally just dip my head in freezing cold water lmao or take a shower :D

[Jordan]

All the methods people have given above help a lot. Normally I go bed and only have 7 hours sleep which makes me feel so sleepy in the morning. It's hard waking up in the morning and actually getting up, but when I am up I feel fine and I have a shower in the morning anyway. You really need to make yourself tired one day and forcing yourself not to sleep until suitable time, an all nighter is best as someone suggested above.

[iLogan]

have a cup of coffee

[Chris]

I always feel so tired in the morning! Walking around and doing something active wakes me up though.

[=Lizzy]

cold shower wakes me up, and a walk to school
not too sure what to suggest really
eating more healthily idk

[Hollie]

I usually feel more tired in the morning if ive had a good nights sleep but usually walking to school helps me feel more awake

[SaintsDead]

spray yourself with a bottle of freezing cold water, and then JUMP out of bed .. like really quick with out thinking about it.. then have a shower :3

[Empired]

If you can't sleep it's often because you haven't had enough to do during the day, both for your mind and your body. You need to do some sort of exercise for at least 20 minutes each day that gets you out of breath even just a little bit. You also need to do something to exercise your mind, even if that's just doing the crossword or Sudoku in the paper.

[Walks06]

I think panicking can really wake you up! lol

[dbgtz]

Well I always found the best way was from natural sounds like birds, as it can wake you up and isn't alerting at all. However you can't rely on tweeting to wake you up, infact it rarely happens so I have a horrible sounding alarm then have a shower.

[Smurfed-]

What helps me is I usually go out on my trampoline and jump around there for five minutes. It sounds weird but it really works for me :P