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Does anyone else take like 2-3 hours to wake up every single morning? (self.autisticandadhd)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by BackOnMyBS to c/autisticandadhd

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It's exhausting because I spend a good portion of the day waiting for my mind to start working, and it's pretty inefficient. I'm trying to figure out what this is all about, like is it temporary due to burnout, Strattera, or something else.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (10 children)

No.

Make sure you're well hydrated after getting up
Make sure you're always getting out of bed immediately after the alarm goes off
Make sure your alarm goes off at the same time every day
Make sure you're getting up at the first alarm
Make sure you're going to sleep at the same time every day
Make sure you're showered before sleeping
Make sure your bed sheets and room are clean before sleeping
Make sure you're off your phone for as long as possible before sleeping
Make sure you're not drinking coffee too late into the day
Make sure you're at least getting a brisk walk worth of exercise during the day

I am exhausted and dysfunctional on anything less than 8 and a half hours of sleep. If I sleep 8 hours a day starting Monday, I have a headache and killer migraine by the weekend.

Way more people are like me than people realize, but society has somehow normalized 8 hours of sleep. That said, good sleeping habits are worth so much and improve your day by immesurable amounts. Once you start taking sleep seriously, there's no going back.

Edit: Lol@ victim mentality. Up to you if you want better sleep or not

[–] EtherWhack 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Good luck keeping on a lot of that with ADHD

[–] ElectroNeutrino 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It also doesn't work for everyone even with following it strictly. Just because something works for some, doesn't mean it works for everyone.

[–] Captain_Waffles 3 points 1 year ago

Exactly. I simply don't wake up right away to my alarm. Never have. I have to have a second alarm because even with tasks to dismiss it I am not awake right away and will often fall back asleep. As for making sure you fall asleep and wake up at the same time, uh if someone is struggling to fall asleep and/or wake up, telling them to just fall asleep or wake up is like telling someone with asthma to just breathe. Not helpful.

Also, just because you do something and something else happens doesn't mean A caused B. I could say that going for walks is why I don't have heart issues but that doesn't make it true.

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