I used to regularly snooze my alarm which i had set for 7:00, however recently i have noticed that i directly wake up by my alarm at 7:10 and don’t remember snoozing my alarm!

Of course my phone can’t automatically snooze so i think that i have developed a habit and subconsciously snooze with minimal brain activity so i don’t remember

Has anyone else experienced this?

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    11 months ago

    All the fucking time!

    I had a run of several good years where I was able to get out of bed after a few alarms.

    Prior to that, and recently, it’s been “automatic behavior” that is damnably difficult to control.

    Context, significant sleep disorder here - but setting that aside, you’re not alone.

    Stuff I tried and discarded, but that might work for you

    • $friend please call me until I am awake enough to have a conversation

    • Boss, please ping me a ton of times in the AM (requires understanding and/or them to know what’s going on)

    • Alarms all over the damn house .

    • Alarms locked inside of analog safes and other related silliness.

    What worked ultimately, was a comb of meds and an amazing partner who helped support me through the various diagnoses, and etc. that came with it.

    Sometimes, I still bump it be an hour, but I know that I did it. From where I sit, the idea of having no recollection of the 7:00 that you reset, but waking up for the 7:10, well that sounds likely to degrade going forward - and probably at the worst moment possible.

    Last week was positively brutal to me, for a bunch of reasons. As the week wore on, my loving and persistent partner is the only reason I made it to the office. Two things net saved my tail - meds made a real difference once we sorted doses and such, but I would absolutely NOT be a productive professional today if not for my wife.

    Some days, she just nudges when she hears the alarm go off. Some days, she has to hit me with a brick to get my attention. Neither is ideal, of course, but a supportive and loving person who is right there and knows how hard to shove you; and what to do when shoving that hard isn’t enough. is life changing.

    I know what works for me, open to a chat, might give you some ideas.