I am Abby and I’m a Snoozeaholic. Hiiiii Abby… I read this article (Why Hitting Snooze is Bad for Health) a little bit ago and realized how bad my morning habits are. I am the queen of snooze. Just ask Josh, it makes him really happy every morning at 5:30. My alarm goes off and it’s a good 3-4 9 minute increments before I actually decide to wake up. At 5:30 in the morning, there is nothing that sounds better than those nine sacred minutes bundled up in my warm, cozy, blankets that are at the perfect temperature. Since reading this article, however, and doing a little bit more research, it appears those nine extra minutes (or 18 or 27) are actually hurting my body more than helping. They are confusing my body so it doesn’t know if it’s supposed to be awake or asleep, leaving the grogginess (sleep inertia) for up to 2 to 4 hours.
Before the holidays, I tried to break my bad habit of pressing the glorious snooze button and did great for about 2 weeks and I was feeling great! I’d broken my cycle and had more energy in the morning and less dark circles under my eyes. Then time off of work hit, the holidays hit, my binge watching of Game of Thrones hit, and I have relapsed. Bad. Yesterday was a 5 snooze day and drip system of caffein day. Thats when I knew I needed to get back on the wagon. I think that Josh and my body would appreciate me waking up with my alarm goes off rather than pressing the holy snooze button 18 times. Don’t even get me started on how many times I think I’ve pressed the snooze button but have actually turned off my alarm and wake up in a panicked frenzy because I’m late for an early morning meeting. I need your help and support.
What tricks you how to get you to wake up without pressing the button? Who is on this Snoozeaholic journey with me? Have you broken your habit? And how in the world do you cope with Mondays? HELP!
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