WBTB dilemma

[Ingenious zealot]

I am a very heavy sleeper. Simply thinking about waking up during the night before I go to bed has never worked for me. My internal clock just can't seem to acknowledge it. I rarely wake up randomly in the middle of the night either (maybe once every two-three weeks). Using an alarm clock seems to be the logical option here. There is only one problem: I sleep so heavily, the alarm clock that is inches away from my face manages to wake up everyone else in the house, but not me! I'm completely dumbfounded by this. Is there an way for me to still pull off a WBTB intentionally?

[wildcat]

there are many kinds of alarm clocks... i discovered that some sounds in my cell phone`s alarm don`t do it for me so i use the most annoying one. but even without changing sounds.. you can try a much louder alarm clock.. sometime i turn off my alarm clock and get back to sleep and cant remember it... so i would reccomend placing it away from you so you`d have to actually move in order to turn it off

[Ingenious zealot]

The alarm clock that I use is big, loud, and annoying. On the loudest setting (the only one that can wake me), I only wake up about half the time. The problem is, whether or not I actually wake up, other people do. This makes using an alarm clock risky.

[The Enterer]

Maybe try it on a day when you don't have to be up at any certain time? Just wake up naturally and try it.

[lagunagirl]

sometimes I'll sleep through the sound of my alarm clock, but when my phone vibrates, I wake right up. I dont know why. Maybe you should just experiment with different ways of waking up and see what works. also, autosuggestion might help. Just repeat as you go to bed "I will wake up when I hear my alarm clock" hey if we can use autosuggestion for lucid dreaming, why not use it for other things as well?

[rookybeats]

Keep dreaming, keep trying. Soon you'll discover an amazing alarm clock - your own brain! It sounds weird but I'm able to wake up at any time I want, I just have to say that I will before I get to sleep.

[Ingenious zealot]

Maybe try it on a day when you don't have to be up at any certain time? Just wake up naturally and try it. Right now this is my best bet. I'll have about 3 months free of schedule in the near future. It's funny - after creating this thread and thinking about the subject intensely, I woke up in the middle of the night for the first time in weeks.

[MrBeelzy]

Drink a whole lot of water before going to sleep and see where that takes you.

[james-25:22pm]

Do you have a mobile phone? If so, put your alarm on vibrate and put it in your pillowcase. Doesnt matter where in the case, it will vibrate the pillow and wake you up. Though, I dont know anything about the 'radiation' thing with fones. Put your phone on 'flight mode' just in case! I hope that should stop any dangers.

[psychology student]

I am a very heavy sleeper. Simply thinking about waking up during the night before I go to bed has never worked for me. My internal clock just can't seem to acknowledge it. I rarely wake up randomly in the middle of the night either (maybe once every two-three weeks). Using an alarm clock seems to be the logical option here. There is only one problem: I sleep so heavily, the alarm clock that is inches away from my face manages to wake up everyone else in the house, but not me! I'm completely dumbfounded by this. Is there an way for me to still pull off a WBTB intentionally? Try drinking lots of water as an alarm. On try auto-suggestion.