tips for heavy sleepers?
hi friends,
do you have any tips on waking up on time for heavy sleepers?
background story: i tend to sleep through my alarm and it has affected my lifestyle a lot!! i am always late for meet ups and classes. i have sensed that a change is needed long ago but i cannot find ways to curb this issue. my plans are always disrupted because of oversleeping!! even the most annoying sound can turn to lullaby when i set it as my alarm. today, my mom called me 38 times and i did not even hear it.
help is very much needed and appreciated.
getting enough rest is definitely not a useful advice for me because i can sleep up to 14 hours and still not get "enough" sleep. in the past (2 years ago), i used to be able to sleep for 2 hours and still wake up on time. now, i can't even wake up, and i can't even hear my alarm!! ):
to solve this oversleeping issue, the plan i have came up with is to not sleep at all so i won't oversleep. which is very bad because i'll tend to be super unproductive. i tried sleeping on the floor instead of the bed but i can also sleep through my alarm. i tried sleeping on my study table and sitting up and sleep BUT i don't get a restful sleep in this case.
@haphapz honestly i do not think this is inherited by genes because my parents and grandparents are all light sleepers. even when some far relatives are not light sleepers, they can at least wake up to sounds.
For the alarm issue itself, there are options other than sound, a combination of methods may be helpful like light and movement. If you're shutting off your alarm while semi-asleep (fairly common, although from what you said it sounds like you just keep sleeping through the sound?) I have found it helpful to set a second alarm to go off shortly after the first in a location where I actually have to get up to turn it off.
The length of time you're able to sleep for is not typical. Checking in with a doctor may be beneficial if you aren't aware of something that's causing that. It could be a sleep disorder or something causing fatigue. I deal with the need to sleep lots due to illnesses, so I understand how that can be difficult.
@AffyAvo thank you for replying to this thread!!
honestly i set more than 40 alarms in the morning, each at 1-2 minute intervals but they don't really work. usually my phone would vibrate as well i think that's for movement. i have another alarm that i would put far away but i can also sleep through that because it's so far that i cannot even hear it.. ): for a moment i did thought that it may be a sleeping disorder or something alike but this didn't occur in the past, so i am kinda skeptical about it. i was thinking it could be because of my mentality..? maybe because i've been oversleeping so often that it becomes a habit and i've became numb to it.
but i'm honestly pretty glad to have someone to understand how it feels to need large amount of sleep!! thank you for letting me know, i don't feel so alone now xx (: i don't necessarily need that amount of sleep to function, but sometimes no matter how much i sleep it just feels insufficient. i did hear people talk something about the more you sleep the more tired you get, but for odd reasons i just get tired.
@haphapz
I am so sorry to hear that you are dealing with this and that it is having negative affects. Always feeling tired is just awful. :(
You mentioned being able to sleep through various audible alarms. Have you tried setting lights on a timer to coincide with your alarm...or maybe even a fan or something of that sort to turn on? What normally ends up waking you?
Do you have a regular sleep schedule - going to bed/waking up at the same times every day (even on the weekend)? If not, doing this can really help your body readjust.
It sounds like you aren't getting restful sleep, no matter how many hours you are "asleep" since you still feel tired upon waking. It might be beneficial to check with your doctor or with a sleep specialist to determine if there's something causing this that you aren't aware of.
Sending big hugs!