Sleeping Patterns

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Alright... this is about my sleeping patterns, and how to effectively change them. First let me explain:

I just got my GED a little under a month ago. Will be going to college in the fall. Right now I don't have a job. Let's start with what I used to do. I used to say... wake up at 4 PM, stay up until 6 AM, and repeat the process. And sometimes I would even sleep until 5,6,or even 7, staying up until 6-9 AM differing. And if I felt like sleeping later I'd just do it, since I don't really have a reason or any motivation to wake up and do things. I mean I could get a job, but I don't want a job, and certainly don't want to get one simply to change my sleeping habits!

Somehow, I've now gotten into an even stranger worse sleep pattern! Let's say I wake up at 8 AM some day. I'll then stay up for 26-30 hours! And then I'll get around 24 hours of sleep before waking up! (And will sleep even longer sometimes when my mom's friend comes around, because let's face it I don't like the fact that she's probably dating him, because she does things with him and he comes around aaallll the phuxxing time However that isn't the reason for my sleeping habits, just makes me sleep a bit longer sometimes, as if I don't sleep waaaaay too long already!)

I don't have any reason to wake up really, as I don't have much important to do. And I'm not motivated. I'm also one of those people who could set 3 different alarms to go off within a 10 minute period, but just wake up each time, turn them off, and go back to bed!

Any ideas? I'm not sure how to get back into the regular 8 AM to 12 PM type deal. I'm simply just not motivated to wake up or adhere to a regular, normal sleep schedule, and I don't know how to get motivated. Any advice is appreciated.

wow im basically the same way .. and i take ambiens .. sleeping pills ... and i take them at 1030 at night and i wake up at usally 10 or 11 the afternoon .. yeah its alot of sleep still .. i could take it earlier but i dont ... so if you yourself cant make yourself get back into a normal habit sleeping pills is the best way and when ur in the habit you can stop taking them. and some other things is not to do anything in your room, like watch tv, read, computer, even like sex ... just stay out of your room and use it for sleep. that will kinda trick your body into okay this is a place for sleep. and go to bed and after 30 minutes you cannot fall asleep go do something, read,tv,drink tea, shower, whatever, just not in your room. and you should get yourlsef on a pattern .. it takes LONG! prob like 3 to 4 weeks. and it sucks not being able to do anything in your room. but it works. lemme know if this helped!

Lack of motivation is the problem here. I'm sure if you had someone throw water in your face every morning if you weren't up by 8am then you would be motivated. lol. My dad used to do that to me.You need to find yourself a mode of motivation. I can sleep in until 2pm if I don't have anything to wake up for. Perhaps a morning ritual will help.... but it really depends on you.My grandma would have died much earlier in life if it weren't for her dog wanting to be let out to go to the bathroom each morning.

Originally Posted By: websexinfoMy grandma would have died much earlier in life if it weren't for her dog wanting to be let out to go to the bathroom each morning. Well, I can't say that's exactly an enticing argument... lol. But I'm not sure what kind of morning routine I could get into that wouldn't seem tedious though...

Originally Posted By: websexinfoYou need to find yourself a mode of motivation. I can sleep in until 2pm if I don't have anything to wake up for. Perhaps a morning ritual will help.... but it really depends on you.All I know is that if I make a morning ritual or find a way to get motivated JUST to wake up, I won't do it... but if I find something I genuinely want to do every day, maybe that'll work. The only question is what..

When I made the suggestion of a morning ritual, I meant for it to be something that you want to do every morning. That's the point of motivation. Generally it's something you want to do.If you're excited about going on a trip somewhere and your flight leaves at 9am. You wake up, look at the clock, and it's 6am, you're probably going to jump out of bed right away and get your butt in gear.Or for me, if I wake up and check my clock and it's 7:30am and I have to be at work at 8am, then I jump out of bed very quickly.But, you're right, the question is what. Out of everyone on these boards, you should be able to best answer that question.

Alright, thanks for the advice.