Posted by foreverLaur on February 05, 2008 at 21:59:29:I seem to lack the ability to wake up! I have zero problems falling asleep, I have zero problems staying asleep, and once I finally get out of bed I am happy and energized the entire day. Other than the inability to wake up, I am perfectly healthy and normal.
I have been known to sleep until 4:00 pm. I have been known to sleep for 14-16 hours. I sleep between 8-10 hours per night, depending on how much schoolwork I have.
I am 21 years old and this has been a problem for as long as I can remember.
I have been known to get up, walk across my room, shut off my alarm clock, and go back to sleep. When I finally wake up naturally hours later, I don't remember turning off my alarm at all. I will hit snooze for as long as snooze will go off and never actually wake up. Other times, I won't even hit snooze. I'll just sleep straight through the alarms.
When my cousins visit, they wake up super early and apparently are as loud as a marching band down the hallway outside my room but I never hear them. People can come into my room and I'll never know.
I don't know what else to do. I have tried multiple alarm clocks placed around my room. I have tried using the radio, using my ringtone on my cell phone...
My grandma suggested it was because I didn't get enough sleep so I slept for 10 hours per night (bed at the same time, wake at the same time) for three weeks. I experienced zero change.
Any ideas on how to wake up? I'm going to be graduating soon and working as an RN. I have to be at the hospital at 7:00 am and if I can't fix this, I'll get fired from being late so often.
Please help.
- Re: I can't wake up! Please help. Sandman 22:49 4/20/08 (0)