Go to a doctor, get a sleep study done.

Maybe some deficiency? Get it checked out.

Do you routinely go to bed in time? Is your sleep environment right?

Do you suffer from depression or another disorder? Get help, if you can.

Possibly try to wake up according to your natural sleep cycle.

Are you on medication that could cause issues?

So many possibilities. A professional might be able to help best.

Anecdotal, might not apply to you. I knew a guy like this, was a roommate for a while.

He had a similar issue. He said he would literally set an alarm clock in the opposite side of his room, so that he would have to get up and walk over to shut it off, hoping that would wake him up. According to him, in his sleep daze he would go shut the alarm off and go back to sleep, and not even remember doing it… Crazy.

Regardless, I noticed he drank tons of cheap diet soda. This contains caffeine. He’d drink around one or sometimes two 2-liters of this shit per day, from the afternoon after work, until late into the night, usually gaming.

I told him about the caffeine. He said it made sense, and that also “it might be why he had trouble falling asleep at night”… Fucking DUH.

Long story short. He tried cutting it out for about a week. Mentioned a minimal improvement in being able to wake up, but said he felt like shit the whole time, so went back to his old habit.

He probably felt like shit due to the cold turkey caffeine withdrawal, which I tried to point out. He went back to his old ways.

Anecdotal, but check your diet, caffeine intake and times of day, exercise, consistent sleeping patterns, etc. That’s my 2 cents.

I do this even after cutting caffeine almost completely.

Got better after I got an Apple watch as I was able to see exactly how long I was sleeping for. Used that information to change when I went to bed. Will still sleep through a apocalypse, but at least I don’t usually oversleep anymore.

It may be that you’re tuning out sound, but there are alarms for the deaf. You might look into bed-shaking alarms? You put a puck on the bed and it vibrates the whole thing until you turn off the alarm (in an app or on the box elsewhere).

Whilst I sympathise and wish I had any idea, I am so jealous… I would commit murder for a full night’s kip

Same here. One solution is - sleep sooner. Force yourself to sleep an hour sooner than you regularly do. Also, tell yourself before you sleep that you’ll wake up at the same time you usually get up. Say it out loud, not just mentally.

Once you do these, your mind will be alert to wake up sooner and will actually try to wake you up whenever there is a disturbance. Also, the added hour of sleep will help you long term.

There may be loads of extenuating circumstances- kids, work pressure, your spouse wanting to spend time with you. Make a deal with them. Say you’ll pick up extra work around the house or spend more time with the kids or for work. Whatever it takes. In a few months time, you won’t need the extra sleep. But your mind will be more alert.

Hope this works for you. It did for me for the time I did it. Then I slipped and I again can’t wake up no matter what. I do wake up if someone calls me when I sleep sooner though. So that’s nice to retain.

Things that have helped me include:

• an alarm across the room that I have to get up to turn off.
• a light that turns on before that alarm
• an alarm app on my phone that can only be turned off by solving puzzles.
• having an engaging activity that I want to do ready for me and fit into my schedule
• getting up a little earlier so I have time to make a decent breakfast instead of grabbing some trash or just not eating.
• a TV set to turn itself on and set to a channel that shows stuff you can’t easily get used to (the history channel used to show random documentaries in the morning, no idea what it’s like now)
• strict discipline about never sleeping in even when I can.
• avoiding spending time in my bedroom when I’m not trying to sleep.
• setting a reminder to start getting ready for bed
• popping melatonin when that reminder goes off if I’m not already tired.
• drink water before drinking caffeine.
• stop caffeine at least 6 hours before bedtime.
• prescription medication in the morning. Not enough to replace all the other stuff, but definitely something that makes a huge difference with my sleeping disorder.

Kind of an excessive option. Join the military. They will train you to wake up to anything. Someone walks near me and I’ll wake up.

I tried all sorts of loud alarms, moving my alarm on top of a book shelf. Nothing worked, except an alarm that required some mental load. Found an app which let me set a challenge, solve some math sort numbers, that solved it for me. I am sure there are many options so feel free to pick what you like, but I use the app “I can’t wake up” on Android. Started with the free version for years but paid for it a couple of years ago as it has helped me so much.

I wish I had your superpower lol

A few things:

1. Prepare for sleep sooner, with dim light and a quiet place, and no screens.
2. drink a bunch of water
3. don’t set an alarm, but tell yourself when you want to wake up.

It might not work the first time, but after a few attempts it will. Oh, and no food or stimulants within 3 hours of your bedtime.

Increase the volume on your alarm. Set it to a ringtone that is less relaxing. Set multiple such alarms, a few minutes apart.

In addition to a sleep study, talk to your doctor about POTS.

Here’s a free online course about best practices for getting quality rest. Geared toward aviation but has practical content. www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/CourseLanding.aspx?cI…

What helps me is that I try to disengage 10 hours before I need to wake up. Usually takes a couple hours before I’m ready to sleep. So I’ll just lay in bed listening to music or scrolling through Lemmy.

See a doctor and ask for a sleep study. You might have sleep apnea, or some other condition.

Lots of great reccomendations here, highly reccomend looking into a sleep study or rework schedule like other folks are reccomending. Aside from that keeping a regimented schedule is always helpful, especially with reducing screen and bright light use near periods of rest.

Besides physiological stuff, reducing stress helps, learning what helps you personally sleep and wake up better and integrating that into you habits can help tons. I’ve found being able to even spend a short few minutes to properly reflect on the day can help change my mindset makes a difference.

Have you tried getting a louder alarm clock?

Like plug your phone to a powerful speaker system that reaches 100dB. That should wake everyone.

Doesn’t have to be expensive or HiFi, just loud.

May not be an option if you have neighbours tho.

Also, I’ve noticed that I can sleep through music and vaccum cleaner just fine, but I find certain sounds like TV speaking stressful, so maybe try finding an “annoying” sound.

I forgot to mention one thing… I take sleeping pills.

Stop taking the sleeping pills mate

A watch that vibrates might help.

Always fall asleep and get up at the same time every single day—even on your days off—and eventually your body will start waking up on time on its own without fail. Takes a couple of months of consistency, but once you’re in the habit, you practically won’t need an alarm clock anymore.

Of course this only works if you have a job where your hours are consistent. If that’s not the case, I feel for you.

Also consider a smartwatch (or even just a normal watch with a vibration motor). I find that the vibrations of the watch wake me up better than sound does for some reason. Try it for yourself and see if it help. Also, the sleep tracking features of a smartwatch could help provide some insight as to why you’re having an issue to begin with (along with a sleep study, as previously mentioned).

Sleep until you wake up. See how many hours you need. Then adjust your schedule until you are getting enough sleep. And pay attention to the number of hours - for me 7 can be more refreshing than 8! You may need 9, you want to be waking up at the right point in your sleep cycle, not while you are so very asleep.

I sleep pretty heavy, but when it’s time to get up I can. Do not go back to sleep, get up when you wake up. But really, try sleeping until you wake up.

Putting your lights on a timer may work better than an alarm, more gentle so you have time to come to awakeness more naturally.

Less weed? If not that, you’re probably staying up too late at night. Go to bed earlier than you have been. Get off the screens at least an hour before you want to to go sleep.

I started sleeping in the weekends as much as I wanted and improved my life a lot. Idk why but saturday for example I sleep until 2pm, wake up, have a meal, sleep again form 4 to 6pm, wake up, do something, midnight I go to sleep again until sunday about noon. It’s too much BUT I do start the week so much more alert! It improved my work life and my energy. Do I know why? No. Do I think It’s too much sleep? Yes But it works

You would hate me.

You’re lucky! I can’t even sleep through my own damn thoughts