How do I wake up??

[codienne]

If I slept the night before...usually panic at the time or some other thing..Grab a smoke..try to clear my mind and smile but end up thinking of every possible stressfull thing i can. Dont feel awake till after 3 coffees and a few hours. And then a lot of the time fall back asleep because I get too depressed or anxious to do anything else or go find some kind of drug...there are better days...but this is the majority and im soo sick of it. I find it almost impossible to wake up at a certain time. No matter how early I go to sleep nothing wil wake me up. Sleep through anything every alarm and always wake up in a panic..even if i did wake up at a decent time. I remember years ago..I used to wake up stretch in bed for a bit...get up...put on some music light an incence get back in bed and just lay there for a bit wake up naturally and calmly. Even in very stressfull times...or times i was using. Now that seems like a life time ago. Its almost impossible for me to wake up enough to even jump out of bed...and when i do im always exhausted and panicky..never quite feeling like i woke up till late at night if then. if i do lay back down even for a min i fall right back to sleep. then when night time comes cant sleep again. Sorry this makes no sense lol.

Basically what Im asking is how do I wake up without instantly freaking out? How do I help my brain to wake up when I do not hours later? I know this whole thing dosnt make sense and ppl may not be able to answer it ha. Just kinda venting i guess? Im sorry...one of those confused as fuck days.

 

[addictivepersona]

^ IMO, it sounds as though you are depressed or have something else going on, and you should speak with your doctor about it. Self medicating with recreational drugs may work for now, but in the long-run, it isn't going to do you any good.

 

[Beachcat]

You have to implement good sleep hygiene and it should eventually come if you have no other underlying issues.

Go to bed at the same time every night. Turn off all music, lights, etc. you may not sleep very well for the first several nights. Set your alarm for the same time every morning, and immediately get up when it goes off even if you are exhausted. Maybe hop in the shower right away. After several nights of this,my our body should begin to reset its clock. Lazing around in bed to wake up naturally is definitely not the way to go if you want to be able to get up and go!

 

[CHiLD-0F-THE-BEAT]

^ IMO, it sounds as though you are depressed or have something else going on, and you should speak with your doctor about it. Self medicating with recreational drugs may work for now, but in the long-run, it isn't going to do you any good.

Agreed. You might like to make a post in The Dark Side if you're looking for support. Best of luck getting to the bottom of it.

 

[B1tO'RoughJack]

you might want to sort out your depression(I remember you as a previous poster either here or in SLR), and immediate things - if your pillow is facing the north, change that that will hook you up with less REM sleep and plenty of astral dreams/projection even.

Head in the south and you will sleep deep, west is never a good idea allegedly, and east is perfect. I suggest either east or south, but if in the south make sure you prop your neck/head up extra amounts as head into the south is DEEP sleep.

Most importantly OPEN YOUR CURTAINS AT NIGHT!!! The sunshine waking you up is the most beautiful and natural way of waking up - when you can re-condition yourself to do this, you will notice IMMENSE change in your life(2 other reasons why head in S/E is don).

 

[THC_LSD_OC]

definitely in a depression with trait anxiety it sounds like. I was there a few years ago myself. A college freshman, I thought that drug abuse would solve all my problems. Eventually it became a downward spiral causing me insanely high amounts of anxiety that I never had and put me into a serious depression.
Honestly, the most frustrating but true answer is that TIME will be the only thing that will help you with this. all this stuff about north south west east, waking up to the sun, getting good nights sleep that bullshit doesnt matter when your going thru a depression and a drug addiction. Those are the things that you must learn to appreciate once you've come out of your drug addiction/depression.
However, I have personally found that when I was in the midst of my depression all of that stuff sounded bogus.
I would have a few main recommendations that helped me.
1) Again, time. This sounds frustrating and many times it will seem like it will never end, but believe me 25% of individuals experience anxiety in their lives and 20% experience depression. You are not alone, and eventually it DOES come to an end.
That being said,
2) Meditation--meditation is something that when I was a heavy drug user I laughed at thinking it was a joke, but after I began to reap the benefits of it, I realized how useful it truly is. At times when your head is spinning and you feel like the world could come to an end right there, simply sitting in meditation for a small amount of time helps reduce the crazed feeling.
3) Typically I wouldn't recommend drug use to cure drug use, but LSD is something that helped me quit benzos for good, and helped open my mind to a different, healthier way of living, both thru the mind and body.
4) Therapist. As much as I hated going to a therapist, learning how to express your feelings properly and get them out of your head is crucial in helping yourself get out of this depression.
5) find HOBBIEs. I honestly couldn't stress how important this is. If you don't have anything to do that you can enjoy and can help take your mind off whats going on in your life, you will never get out of the slump.
6) this goes in with 5, As much as so many drug users dislike exercise, it is something that can seriously aid in your feeeling of well-being. People who exercise MODERATELY (3-5 times a week) are known to have lower levels of depression and higher feelings of well being. Exercise releases endorphins during exercise, but many people don't know that Post exercise your body releases
ENDOCANNABINOIDS. These act on the same cannabinoid receptors as marijuana, activating reward signals in the brain.
Do Not give up!

 

[The Liberal Media]

Are you coming off any drugs in particular, sounds like a Circadian thing

I havent slept well for years and always wake up dozens of times a night ...probably due to having had to wake up at 5.30 am for years for work, If I need the 8 hours its impossible to be in bed by 9.30

I compensate by doing Yoga Nidra which I really feel gives me an "extra" 2 hours of sleep if I practice it for 25 mins