Popping awake at 5:30 am

Yeah. Except for the boyfriend part. And the cat part.

I slept really late and woke up really early.

Very unusual.

No matter what time I set it for I wake up 5 minutes before my alarm goes off. It's been happening to me for years.

Now that is strange, for the last few days, it has been happening to me too. Usually wake around 7, but these last few days, I've been waking up around 5.30 am cet too.

that always happens. it usually means you are on of the people that get up and actually go to work.

and might even care about doing your job.

Do you feel rested when this happens? I mean, I feel exausthed all the time, even when I sleep well...

yes but it's not always 5:30, sometimes earlier...this never happens to me.

... and the popping awake part

Your probably just aging. When I was younger, I could sleep untill noon any day of the week. Around the time when I was 23-25 I started waking up at the crack of dawn, 5-5:30, everyday. Most days I do pop wide awake first thing in he morning.

I only popped out of bed at 4:30 this morning because I took Coq10 before bed.. which turned out to be a mistake! I had too much energy to lie there any longer.

Happened to me this morning. I was awake but not happy.

I've been seeing 3:30 lately. I'm on the west coast.

..well, yeah...that too

I had a very unusual dream and just poped awake at 3:40 AM two nights ago.. I document the experience in a post.

Check it out here

Thread: Strange Dream and Strange Sensations after waking at 4 am

Not sure what it is..I have never been a morning person, for work the earliest I would need to wake up is 8am. I typically sleep in til about 11am whenever possible.

I feel refreshed, like I could get up and run. No feeling of anxiety or adrenaline. Just dreaming one second, eyes open and awake the next. I can go back to sleep about half an hour afterwards no problem too.

I was just wanted to know if there was anyone else experiencing this..

If you think age is a factor, I am 26.

Yes, I've been a IT guy for a long time and lived the lifestyle of late nights (2am min) and late mornings (10:30am) for 20+ years.

These days I wake up without fail at 3:30am (ADST) and again at 5:30am. Usually the 5:30am wakeup, I'm so awake, I just get out of bed and watch the sunrise. (no Nibs btw sorry, and I watch the sun come up every day lately)

I don't understand why it's changed, I don't go to bed any earlier but I'm always up just before dawn. Not terribly tired either?

I have no idea why things would change now.. But I guess maybe this is a new stage in my life. I woke up again without fail at 5:30 am.. Looked around and settled back in and fell back to sleep until 7:30 (time to get up for work)

I know that I am usually up about 5 minutes before my alarm in the morning (Good biological clock) but the 5:30 is still too weird for me. Feel good though...

Yah but i keep waking up horney! sorry if too personal

hahaha!! If you are a guy.. that's expected and pretty normal lol.. With a computer in front of you.. I guess nothing is too personal lol

yah happens allot

Yep! This is happening to my partner and I. Go to bed at the same time as we always have done, but waking up 2 hours earlier than normal on the dot at 5.30. Don't feel tired either.

It's better then pooping awake, trust me.

Lots of us Combat Veterans "Explode" out of Bed all night long, from Explosions that no one else hears.

PTSD is a Bitch

Okay, .....sure.....No one is judging You

You are probably using your brain as an alarm clock and don't realize it. If you are expecting now to wake up at 530, you will because somehow you've told your brain now. I learned this "trick" on the radio when I was like in 7th or 8th grade and it really works. I still use an alarm for backup, but if I tell myself what time I need/want to wake up, it works. Try telling yourself before you go to sleep at night that you need to wake up at 730 and see if it doesn't work after a few tries, maybe even the first time.

The only problem I have with this system, is now that I'm getting older, I have to wake up and pee during the night and that really sucks. But then I do still wake up at whatever time I want to.