r/GetOutOfBed

This happens to me so often and it’s honestly kind of spooky. I’ll have an alarm set for 7:00 AM, but my eyes will just snap open at 6:55 AM naturally. Is there an actual biological mechanism or internal clock that triggers this, or is it just a weird psychological coincidence?

So the standard advice for waking up at night is don't look at the clock, and thats it's right, the second i know it's 3am i'm doing the "4 hours left" math and i'm awake for good.

But here's the thing nobody accounts for. i pick up the phone to use the flashlight to go take a piss, and that's literally it.

Im not scrolling etc... the lock screen clock is right there when i grab it. so i've seen the time without ever meaning to.

I know its simply "just use a real torch" or "leave the phone in another room." sure... but that's the whole problem, it is genuinely hard to not reach for the thing that's right there and does the job. That's the honest reality.

Personally I got annoyed enough that i built a small open-source app for myself to track how often this happens, and it turns out it's a lot more than i thought.

But tracking it after the fact doesn't fix it, no app can hide the system clock, that's an OS thing.

I'm sure I'm not alone in this one.. pretty sure this happens to others...and would you want a "hide the time till morning" toggle in bedtime mode if it existed,

I tried raising a request on Android/google issues, and it got flagged as an Android "help" request by the bots,

Atleast samsung oneUI should really consider this and so should other apps,

this would help keep track of folks who don't really use a sleep tracker the whole night, just a passive way to track (just like digital wellbeing)

Idk what it is, but I tend to sleep more than normal, I’ve done sleep test for sleep apnea but that was ruled out. And I just cannot figure out why I’m always sleeping/feeling groggy when waking up.

25M and try to work out 4-5 days a week

I would say I’m fairly healthy except for my sleep pattern, it’s killing me slowly and I cannot figure out why I’m always waking up like this.

Yes sleeping 10-13 hours is one thing

But part of it is just because I tend to wake up with the groggiest feeling. It usually last 2-3 hours and, Especially if I wake up earlier than 11am, I tend to not remember anything in those first few hours. Maybe a little but my brain is usually running on overtime in those moments. Sadly I end up falling back asleep because it’s just too annoying to stay awake. I’d say it is sleep inertia that is prolonged, but it genuinely feels like it could also be something else?

minha bateria LITERALMENTE quase explodiu quando usei o Alarmy.

Eu baixei em um dia, dois dias depois no maximo estava descarregando toda hora, ficando quente.

uns 3 dias dps disso minha tela saiu pra fora e ele nao ligava mais.

Tive que colocar outra bateria e estava acontecendo a mesma coisa.

Quando fui ver, o Alarmy estava ocupando 48% da minha bateria e eu desinstalei e ela magicamente voltou a durar muitas horas e parar de esquentar.

Estou procurando outro aplicativo que substitua as funções dele, estava funcionando comigo...

For past 10-12 days, this is happening, no matter how early or late I go to bed, I just wake up after 10am. I have tried going to bed early around 10pm , but I only fall asleep around 12.30 to 1am. So i decided like, let's go to bed around 1am, then I fall asleep soon, but I wake up late. I kept my phone out for 3 days, same result. It's like I hate going to the bed, but when day sets in I hate waking up overall. I feel like a different person while asleep, like I can sleep over my consequences, throw at me whatever like that. My final exam is in 2 months. I have to review topics and looks like my sleep is my first enemy in the last minute..

Something that functions similar to the IOS app alarmly but cannot be bypassed by powering off the device. With an internal battery that cannot be removed. And would require some kind of task like scanning a barcode or taking X amount of steps to shut off.

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I have trouble waking up, it's a big issue in my life, I keep snoozing, etc etc.

The QR code / barcode apps that require you to go somewhere else to turn off the alarm are exactly what I need, but the issue is I have roommates and carrying a loud alarm throughout the house is certainly a bad idea.

Is there an app with an alarm that temporarily turns off the alarm while I go to where the thing to scan is (and turns on again if I don't scan it)? I'm on Android if that helps. Anything is appreciated!!

Everyday i get up after sleeping for 8 hours and feel so groggy, it takes me an hour to climb out of bed and start my day, sometimes even two hours, the only time i can get up promptly is when a friend sleeps over, i take a magnesium glycinate supplement before sleeping as i was told it helps w quality of sleep, i exercise 4-6 times a week(4 days weightlifting and 1-2 days tennis and 1 day football)

How do i fix my mornings, it helps when i yet up and do some physical movements, but how to get rid of the snoozing alarm problem, I’ve tried phone not in the room but then sometimes i forget to keep it out at night and then it’s back to square 1, i feel very frustrated w this problem, please help me out of y’all can.

I like to snooze my alarms and I’ve tried the apps like alarmy but I tend to end up deleting the app and/or powering off my phone and going back to bed. I’m wondering if there are any apps out there that can get around that. I also have a physical alarm clock but I will just turn it off and go right back to sleep.

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The classics are "Five more minutes." or 'll go tomorrow." Tomorrow always wins because it's free. That's why I built Commity

1. Stake a small amount on a daily goal (gym, run, library — wherever you need to be)

2. Pin your spot on a map

3. Show up, tap "I'm here" → GPS confirms it → $0 charged

4. Skip the day → you're charged

5. But you get a comeback: 5 check-ins across 5 weeks and __2/3 comes back__

That 6am alarm hits different when skipping actually costs something. It's not about guilt - it's about giving your brain a real, immediate trade-off.

Free for 14 days, no card needed. After that, it's $0 as long as you get out of bed and go.

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Hello, i have been waiting a month and a half for the local institution to assign me my psych appointment. This is ruining my life

A year-two ago, i have been able to wake up even if I didn't sleep 8-10 hours. Sometimes you have to get a project done and that's how things work. I prefer doing things later in the day because that's when im home alone.

I have used alarmy, with various or multiple tasks like scanning a qr code in the furthest room away from mine, shaking my phone, doing math. Nothing gets me to wake up. I think im in a state of sleep inertia when that happens and I don't know how to explain it but at that moment, it feels like I don't have thoughts. Like im a doll someone is moving just so i can turn off my alarm. Besides alarmy, i have a physical alarm clock, and a basic alarm on my phone. While in sleep inertia, i am able to turn off the second alarm in alarmy by typing a long sentence, then turn off all of my upcoming alarms. I don't know why i do that.

I wanted to mention that i have also had situations where i fall asleep in the train, again not a thing i want to do. I have ended up missing my station twice. It's uncontrollable like i unironically have to hold my eyes open with my hands or stand the whole 2 hours so I don't fall asleep, even if in doing something like drawing or doing a crossword. I am not like this in other situations.

I take zoloft 50mg, but as far as i noticed it doesn't have any connections to my problem. It's a big problem for me and nobody gets the fact that i DON'T want to go back to sleep. Everyone including my mom calls me lazy and scolds me that i need to be "more responsible" it's exhausting.

I’m trying to stop thinking of “getting up” as a full morning routine.

Some days the idea of journaling, exercising, cleaning, studying, etc. is too much, so I’m testing a smaller rule:

Do one physical action that breaks the loop.

For me today it was just sitting up and putting both feet on the floor before touching my phone.

It sounds tiny, but it worked better than trying to motivate myself into a perfect routine.

What’s the smallest action that actually helps you get out of bed?