Getting up in the AM

[purl1]

Does anyone else have a hard time getting up in the morning? I wake up between 5 and 6 AM and I just lay there with my eyes closed tossing and turning until 8. I just want to get up, but I don't. My mind is usually all over the place thinking about stupid stuff. This morning it was a bunch of what ifs. I had to take anti anxiety meds to calm it down. I just wish I could get up take a shower and start my boring day. I can't seem to find any motivation to do anything anymore.

[JAYnLA]

Hey Purl. I went through that for a long time. For the time being, I wake early, take care of my animals, take .5mg of Ativan then go back to sleep for a bit until it's time for work. (I work from home.) It is not 'how I want to live', but getting enough rest is extremely important. We all go through such similar experiences, don't we?

[purl1 in reply to JAYnLA]

I just wish I could get myself up when I wake up. the laying there for 2 hrs is irritating for me. I just want to get up and take a shower. It's getting so hard to just shower nowadays. I wish it would all go away and I did't have these issues.

[JAYnLA in reply to purl1]

I know. I really do. Pushing through them is how to get to the other side. Dr. Claire Weekes is big on 'rising upon waking' and taking a shower... I guess I'm violating my hero's advice at the moment. I just don't want to give too much time for rumination.

[RubberDuck123]

Why get up? What reason do you have other than "starting a boring day" because if my only reason to get up was to be bored... boy...

Had the exact same problem, getting up late, and never leaving the bed. The only time i left my bed was to buy food...

You need a reason! Other than basic survival.

I still i have disciplin problems, but when task include others, it gives me a bigger motivation

Make a schedual. Make your day relevant

Get a reason

Get a why

[Dutch-girl]

That's me everyday.

[Puzzled57]

Its hard to wake up everyday at 5 am only to head to a non fulfilling job that saps every bit of energy I have! I’m stuck!!

[Booklover0219]

Yes I am having a horrible time getting out of bed. I never used to be like this.

[Kitten58]

I know your pain. I suggest from this also. I will hit the snooze about 20 time and then get of bed at the last minute.

[car103]

I do the same thing. I lack that reason - the why, to get going. It makes me feel bad about myself. Right now I try and be gentle and remind myself that I'm still a worthwhile person. Just struggling.

[marheart]

Sure can relate. I'm like a ticking time bomb, waking up several times during night, then forcing myself out of bed to eat protein breakfast, which I don't want but Doctors said my body needs it after the long nights fasting.

Staying in bed and stressing out is the worst thing to do even tho getting up sets off alarms of the disorder.

Have Gastro Cancer so things that go down the intestines are rejected. I get relief within 15-20 minutes spraying Rescue Remedy on and under my tongue.

Use it during day too when the whole situation is overwhelming.

Going for talk therapy weekly helps. Finding something else topical is the goal now. Suggestions anyone?

The disorder has taken over the medical angles.

[Arniestal]

Yes I am smiler I always got up as soon as woke. But now can't at all could stay in bed till 9 so unlike me. It's very hard and you get in routine of it.