For anyone who has trouble getting out of bed in Winter....
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:56 pm
Something that has changed this whole procedure for me in the winter which is normally a nightmare is the following....
Basically, hook up a dim lamp in your bedroom to an electrical timer. Set it to switch on half hr before your alarm clock. This stimulates your subconscious to believing it is daylight - it really works. Shouldnt be bright at all...just enough to light up the ceiling - your eyes will pick this up. If its too bright you might hide under the covers.
Set alarm clock to radio mode with Classic Fm - personal preference ( wake up material only btw
).
As back up, if your room is cold, hook up an electric blanket set to Full along with the lamp on the timer half hr before the alarm. You dont want the blanket to be just a little warm - this will prolly make you Stay in bed!....its supposed to make you a little TOO warm, by the time the alarm goes off, so that the cool room is a relief and actually a stimulant - the cool temp, when you get out of bed, will constrict the peripheral blood vessels in your skin forcing more blood to your brain for a moment.
Ive found this to be better than the tradiional piercing alarm clock sounding in complete darkness when your brain thinks you havent had enough sleep yet because its still "night time".
With this, I find im already half awake by the time the alarm goes...aaah thats better
Basically, hook up a dim lamp in your bedroom to an electrical timer. Set it to switch on half hr before your alarm clock. This stimulates your subconscious to believing it is daylight - it really works. Shouldnt be bright at all...just enough to light up the ceiling - your eyes will pick this up. If its too bright you might hide under the covers.
Set alarm clock to radio mode with Classic Fm - personal preference ( wake up material only btw
).As back up, if your room is cold, hook up an electric blanket set to Full along with the lamp on the timer half hr before the alarm. You dont want the blanket to be just a little warm - this will prolly make you Stay in bed!....its supposed to make you a little TOO warm, by the time the alarm goes off, so that the cool room is a relief and actually a stimulant - the cool temp, when you get out of bed, will constrict the peripheral blood vessels in your skin forcing more blood to your brain for a moment.
Ive found this to be better than the tradiional piercing alarm clock sounding in complete darkness when your brain thinks you havent had enough sleep yet because its still "night time".
With this, I find im already half awake by the time the alarm goes...aaah thats better
