Which method is the better way of waking up? When I use a alarm clock i feel more tired than without using one..

For instance today I got up mintues before the alarm came on and I felt not tired but when I wake up with it I do feel tired

I'm not used to wake up with the alarm so whenever I have to set it up it's a stress and I wake up every hour in the night worried for it

Personally i need to use an alarm clock because i hv to wake up for working at 6am. But you're bit right tho, i feel like whenever i have my day-off, i can wake up without using my alarm clock and don't feel tired. Idk how to explain. Lol

Yes i hate normal alarms. But a couple of months ago i found this alarm app called "sleep cycle" , you basically put it face down on your bed while you are asleep and it detects when you are in deep sleep or light sleep and will wake you up gradually so it feels natural. it is soo good

Waking up by yourself = Your body got the rest it needed
Waking up by an alarm = Your body didn't get the rest it needed

I purppsely put my face in the area where I know the sun will hit my face. The sun is my alarm clock. Works 100% of the time.

This thread is bringing old memories to the surface

I tend to be compulsive in my alarm clock (which is on my phone), where I frequently wake up early to check if I haven't over-slept The result? I lack sleep and rest I'm working on it, and I'm slowly getting better I'm trying to trust my alarm clock and not over-think what I'm doing (i.e., how I'm sleeping, trying to sleep, etc.). All of this is making me realize how sleep and rest and important. I wish my sleep patterns were a bit more normal.

I used to have an alarm just to set myself on a schedule even if I had no where to be and I would just keep putting it on sleep for HOURS until I finally woke up at the same time I'd wake up without an alarm

Alarm clocks are like training wheels for me.

I'll set an alarm clock for a month or so, so my body get used to waking up at the desired time (but it is indeed kinda stressing) and then once my internal clock get used to it, I stop.
I know I won't need the clock anymore when I manage to wake up before the alarm.

I set the alarm for 645am Monday thru Friday and I'm off weekends so Saturday for example I got up around 630 without the alarm and I felt fine but on weekday mornings with the alarm it's harder for me get up because I feel more tired, it's hard to explain

I shall try this on a weekend and experiment

I sometimes wake up at 630am naturally and I feel fine but if I lay back down for a mini sleep till 645am and the alarm rings i instantly feel more tired despite feeling fine 15 mintues prior without the alarm clock

+1!!!

Sleep cycle is a saving grace, I don't know how it works but I never wake up feeling completely shattered anymore.

It's natural for me to wake up at whatever time I need to wake up. I rarely ever use alarm clocks (which is why I'm never late to school either)

wow i wish i could live a life where i didn't need to set an alarm

I've noticed this too tbh, but I need my alarm to make sure I don't sleep too long though
Life goals is not needing alarms to get up, that would be amazing.

Have the alarm wake you up 30 mins before your actual wake up time, then keep hitting snooze until its time to wake up, that would help a bit.
The alarm sound is probably conditioned with you waking up tired, so your brain associates the two. Try changing the alarm noise

Hate them but gotta do watchu gotta do

Lol at y'all being so lucky to wake up when the sun is up

I used to wake up when I wanted to..after that I became lazy and started using an alarm..at one time I was too tired and couldn't hear the alarm at all and my parents had to get up to wake me up and make me turn off my alarm....and now..I wake whenever I wake up :I i dont care at all now