Are you me?Hey Everyone,
Even though I have chronic insomnia, my system usually wants to wake up at 4:30 in the morning. As I like awake catching up on things like the news and CC, I sometimes here the alarm clock in the apartment next door go off -- and I smile to myself at how long it sometimes take the poor person to shut it off.
If I'm feeling extra motivated, I'll get up and go for a walk around my apartment complex before I start my day, and often hear the ringing of alarm clocks from behind the doors and windows... A few days ago, I heard one alarm going off -- and it was still going off when I walked by again, about 15 minutes later. The poor person -- I prayed that they would be able to get the extra sleep they need.
I'm always paranoid about being on time (preferably 30 minutes early,) so before the days of having a phone, I would set two alarms -- one that ran on batteries, and one that ran on electricity. I always had a backup just in case either the batteries ran out in one clock or the electricity went out to the other.
These says, I set 2-3 alarm notices on my phone. And if it's REALLY important, I'll still set an old-fashioned alarm clock, just in case.
Thankfully, I'm usually the person who's able to turn off my alarm almost immediately, and my insomnia keeps me awake. But I always wonder what other people, especially those who rely on the "Snooze" button or aren't morning people, do to cope.
* What kinds of alarms/systems do you need to wake yourself up in the morning? Alarm clocks? Your phone? The fact that someone else in the household gets up before you?
* Do you have a pet or other living being that routinely wakes you up?
* Do you naturally wake up as the sun floods through your room? (What do you do in winter?)
* If you're someone who has a really hard time waking up, do you have to take drastic measures? (Like those alarm clocks that roll away from you if you don't shut it off?)
I'm always interested in hearing about people's relationships -- this time, I'd like to hear about the relationship between you and your alarm clock.
I wake up at like 3am in the morning, and I don't know what to do except post on CC. It calms me down and then I go back to sleep after pouring my heart out. Especially the Midnight Confessions thread.
I've always woken up at the wrong time, it's till dark, and maybe the moon is shining right in my window, or the cat has climbed through the window.
I've not need an alarm for this. But now I have programmed my oh-so-smartphone to turn off at 10pm, and wake up at 7am. I wake to birdsong on the ipad, in case the real birds have a cloudy day and don't realise the sun is already up.
But as my macbook (hah, I have THREE apples now) is now working again, the pull of CC is strong. It's like some sort of gravitational force is telling me that I must post on CC otherwise I won't be able to function in the morning.
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