to wonder if most people get up as soon as they wake up?

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Just curious. I struggle to get enough sleep most nights, so that's part of the issue, but even when I do, I find it excruciating to get straight out of bed as part of me is invariably still in 'sleep' mode. (In particular, going straight from sleep to shower is hugely unpleasant, although part of that is down to sensory processing issues which mean I dislike the sensation of getting wet generally - I do still shower in spite of it, though, before anyone starts thinking I'm a soap-dodger. ) This leads to me having to set alarms a bit earlier than I actually need to be up, which I know is barmy, but I would actually rather sacrifice 20 mins or so of sleep and work my way up to getting up a little more gently, than have to get out of bed the minute I wake up.

Anyone else the same?

When I was at boarding school, I was expected to be at my table, in the dining hall next door, about 20 minutes after the bell that woke us up. 20 minutes might sound like a long time just to shower and get dressed in school uniform, but on average five people needed to use each shower, so queuing time is included.

I don't know if it's because of that, but throughout my life I've leaped out of bed and straight into the bathroom when the alarm goes off. I feel lucky that I don't have to queue for the shower. (Or stand in bare feet at a urinal wondering if the wetness of the concrete floor is water...)

My alarm is a traditional clock so no snooze function - when the alarm beeps, I switch it off and immediately get up out of bed. It's very much like ripping the sticking plaster off quick; I love being warm, my bedroom is always cooler (window always open, even if just a crack) and it's hellish getting out of it. I couldn't snooze though, because I would just fall asleep again, or lie and worry that I might fall asleep again and with no snooze, it's a risk I can't take...

Clothes are put out the night before, anything to make the transition from cosy bed to being up mode easier will help.

I quite enjoy my time alone downstairs: breakfast and tea snuggled on the sofa with a blanket and MN, some peace and quiet before I have to go get DS up for school

Alarm goes off at 6am, DH and I snuggle up for 10 mins, then I'm up and out and in the car by 6.50am.

I never snooze, it's too painful. I love my big warm bed with my gorgeous DH usually still in it, but if I don't stick to my routine, there is all manner of hell to pay (missed trains, resulting in missed meetings, stress, etc) just not worth the hassle. I make sure my room is warm and all my clothes for the day laid out to ease the pain. I get ready in the spare room as I like to watch talks on YouTube / make noise.

Weekends I'm usually awake at 7am on my iPad or just relaxing with breakfast in bed, then I get up at 8am ish to make the most of it.

I am awake anytime from 5:30 am. BUT I don't get out of bed until 7 to 7:30. I love that time when the house is quiet and I catch up on tv emails fb etc. I am in bed and asleep most nights by 9:30 pm.

I used to love having a lie-in of a weekend, but now I suffer from arthritic joint and back pain which is worse in the mornings, so I tend to get up as soon as I'm awake. On the occasions when I've tried to sleep on or sit up in bed and read, I've paid the price in pain! It's crap, really, cos I used to be a champion sleeper in my student days.

Interesting to see the variety of responses to this! A few good suggestions here too, thanks. I do have a Lumie bodyclock which does help a little, especially on dark winter mornings.

I'm self-employed now but when I was salaried I really struggled, my wake-up times were only about the same as most people's, but because my sleep and general health aren't brilliant, it's always an issue to some extent. Things are much easier now I have more leeway over when I wake up, though I still tend to linger in bed for a little while each morning. Gawd knows what I'd have been like if I'd had kids!

If I have an alarm I get up as soon as it goes off. If I have nowhere to be by a certain time so no alarm I shall lounge in bed maybe put my tv on. I hate hate hate snoozers just get up with the alarm. My dh is a snoozer and it pisses me off.

I always wake up and get before my alarm goes off! In my 20s i would sleep all day. I even get up at 7 out of choice on Sundays and do some extra work before familysurfaces 2 hours later..i’m just sad....

I usually wake up at 3.30 to 4am ish for a couple of hours, so no I'm definitely not going to get up then. I hope to get back to sleep by 6 and get up at 7.30. That's a really good night for me. A bad night is when I don't get back to sleep.

It used to kill me getting up in the morning until I decided to go to bed much earlier on an evening.

Now I practically fly out of bed at 6am

Gawd knows what I'd have been like if I'd had kids! Your sleep patterns/habits/tendencies would probably have changed. For example, I used to be a heavy sleeper until I had DS, and even now 13 years on I'm a light sleeper. DS thinks I never sleep because anytime he walks past my bedroom at any time of the night, I'll sit up!

I get straight out of bed at 5 AM, feed the cats, shower, dress for work, prep lunch and dinner, make a to go breakfast for myself, and fix a cup of coffee for my wife. At 6AM give DW a wake up call with the coffee on her bedside table a kiss on the check and a I love you as I leave for work.
I'm told DW will enjoy the coffee in bed until 6:30 ish at which time she'll struggle out of bed and start moving.

Getting up is so hard, but I do it most days super early as I love the time to myself. My coffee, my candles, my book and some quiet. Every morning is that critical time from alarm to getting up or staying and I always think about how happy I am that I got up on those mornings that I do. It makes such a difference to my day and I feel happier rather than flapping and stressing through the day xxx

I press snooze about 5 million times. Then, I am in a rush because I am almost late. 🙈

I'm out of bed within a minute or so of waking

dp is snooze hitter so I like to be up and away from that nonsense before it starts. I naturally wake up between 10 and 30 mins before his first alarm