Thread: Always tired when I wake up

It's called being young, I'm 22 and I get up for work everyday at 6 and i look like a zombie in the morning LOL...

there really is nothing you can do, other then drink coffee?

and theres nothing wrong with you.

happens to me whether i sleep 3 hours or 13 hours, same feeling.. eh..

I'm always tired in the morning too and I get half an hour more sleep.

Have you guys tried waking up 10 minutes earlier or later? Sometimes, if I wake up at the wrong point in my sleep cycle, I will be mad groggy no matter how much sleep I got.

Sleeping in 10-20 minutes can make me more tired.

I also wake up at around 7:00 AM to go to school. Usually, I'll have a lot of trouble getting up to get ready in the morning. However, I find that lucid dreaming actually helps me wake up feeling happy, inspired, and energized. Try to time your sleep cycle so that your night (well, morning) ends in a lucid dream.

Originally Posted by penguin

When I wake up at 7 to get ready for school, I usually most of the time am tired. I go to bed at 11:00 and usually fall asleep pretty quickly (5-30 minutes depending on how tired I am). So, I just about get my 8 hours of sleep, but I always wake up tired. What's wrong with me?

Go to bed at 9, you will have better dreams(Ld's) and you will feel alot less tired...

Originally Posted by Robot_Butler

Have you guys tried waking up 10 minutes earlier or later? Sometimes, if I wake up at the wrong point in my sleep cycle, I will be mad groggy no matter how much sleep I got.

Sleeping in 10-20 minutes can make me more tired.

This is the most likely reason. Sleep cycles actually last around 1hr30min though its obviously not exactly that for everyone. The 8 hours sleep thing is a myth its like saying everyone needs to wear size 6 shoes (uk). If you wake up during the sleep cycle your gonna feel like shit so like R_B said you may want to experiment waking up at different times so you wake up at the end.

You want something around 7 and a 1/2 or 9 hours sleep though as i said this is only roughly you need to experiment. You can wake up and feel great every morning!

Bushido

Green Tea. Drink it. Be happy.

lol. Green tea is good... In fact I'm gonna go drink some right now.

Well I remember when I was a kid (I'm talking 5-10 years old), I would awaken feeling refreshed and alert. However, ever since puberty hit, it's been relatively down hill from there.

I've recently picked up coffee as a morning pick-me-up. Perhaps not one of the better habbits, but it does make me feel -fan-tastic.

Man, you're lucky. I have to wake up at 6, sometimes earlier, to go to school. There should be a law that all public schools have to start at 8:00 or later. Who agrees?

Originally Posted by kingofclutch

Man, you're lucky. I have to wake up at 6, sometimes earlier, to go to school. There should be a law that all public schools have to start at 8:00 or later. Who agrees?

Yea, I wake up at the dreaded 5:30.

It's odd, in my county (not country, for those who are skimming ) they just bumped the high-school times to 9:30, and everyone's complaining about it (students). Unfortunately I'm graduating, so I won't get to reap those oh-so-sweet extra hours of sleep. Nevertheless, I can not figure out what there is to complain about. I -love- waking up later. Those crazy kids...

Originally Posted by Ailos

It's odd, in my county (not country, for those who are skimming ) they just bumped the high-school times to 9:30, and everyone's complaining about it (students). Unfortunately I'm graduating, so I won't get to reap those oh-so-sweet extra hours of sleep. Nevertheless, I can not figure out what there is to complain about. I -love- waking up later. Those crazy kids...

Well 9:30 is a bit late. I think the perfect time is between 8:30 and 9:00.

You know, I think I was tired for the first 25 years of my life, but then I finally got used to getting up in the morning and it hasn't been so bad the last few years. And if you throw in responsible things like exercising and eating right, you should be ok. Make sure you eat a good breakfast (not bacon and greasy eggs) and have snacks often (handful of almonds, an apple) and drink lots of water. Your body will start to feel good, and will start to feel less tired eventually.

Well, that's what happened to me anyway.

Also, make sure you have a good mattress and pillow. Seems obvious, but I just took that for granted and my life changed when I went out of my way to make sure my sleep area was right for my body.

I've got a nasty case of fibro myalgia. So I'm pretty much drained of energy 24/7. I'm always still tired and in pain when I wake up no matter how much sleep I get. I'm only 22. It gets to me sometimes. Just gotta somehow find the energy to push through it though, and keep pushing.

I'm 19, and I have the same exact problem. It doesn't matter how long I sleep for, what time I went to bed, or what time I woke up. I always wake feeling groggy and tired. I usually just go back to sleep, which is crazy when I just slept a good 7-10 hours