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Hi, my name is Epsilonprodigy, and I am an MS-2 with a sleep addiction.
Okay, that's a misnomer. I'm actually a naturally early riser, but I've found that, especially as I get older, I will assuredly sleep right through any alarm/ruckus/natural disaster if I am sufficiently sleep deprived. This is particularly true if I have to be up before 6 am. Obviously, I'm going to have to find a way to correct this before my surgery and OB rotations, when we'll have to arrive at 4:30 or 4:45 am (and I live 40 minutes away) and on some days, won't leave until after 7 pm.
Now, I know that being late pretty much spells the end for us short-coated folks. I'm not complaining about the need to get up early: once I'm up, I'm up and will get moving accordingly. The problem is being in control enough to actually get myself in a vertical position and stay that way. Putting my alarm across the room and setting multiple alarms has NOT worked. It seems (although I never remember doing it) that I somehow manage to get myself across the room to turn it off, and hop right back into bed
Before you ask if I've ever held a job, or how I get to class, etc.... the answer is that I generally don't exist in a sleep-deprived state for long. This is merely a problem I've noticed when I'm ridiculously sleep-deprived.
Has anyone had success with those wake-up lights, wristbands or any other new-agey products?
Okay, that's a misnomer. I'm actually a naturally early riser, but I've found that, especially as I get older, I will assuredly sleep right through any alarm/ruckus/natural disaster if I am sufficiently sleep deprived. This is particularly true if I have to be up before 6 am. Obviously, I'm going to have to find a way to correct this before my surgery and OB rotations, when we'll have to arrive at 4:30 or 4:45 am (and I live 40 minutes away) and on some days, won't leave until after 7 pm.
Now, I know that being late pretty much spells the end for us short-coated folks. I'm not complaining about the need to get up early: once I'm up, I'm up and will get moving accordingly. The problem is being in control enough to actually get myself in a vertical position and stay that way. Putting my alarm across the room and setting multiple alarms has NOT worked. It seems (although I never remember doing it) that I somehow manage to get myself across the room to turn it off, and hop right back into bed
Has anyone had success with those wake-up lights, wristbands or any other new-agey products?