I used to think that I could do this. But whenever I told myself I had to wake up by a certain time, then I just woke up every few hours in a mild panic and desperately checked the time. So now I either set an actual alarm, or depend on the kids to wake me up ha.
Can you set a mental alarm and wake up at that time?
persimmon / 1230 posts
No way! My mom claims she can, so maybe I'll inherit her skills after I'm more experienced as a mom.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
More or less, I can. My internal clock is set to wake up at 5:15, though, so most days, regardless of weekday or weekend, my eyes open!
watermelon / 14206 posts
Nope. My DH can though. He always wakes up a few minutes before the alarm goes off.
honeydew / 7909 posts
No way! I had a boss that could do this... which is crazy because she'd always be at work by 430.
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
nope! if I need to wake up extra early for a flight or an appointment or something, I will usually wake up several times before my alarm, but that's more out of anxiety/fear that my alarm won't go off than any internal clock
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Nope. I'm like you, I get worried and end up waking up frequently to check the clock. I just set my alarm.
pear / 1718 posts
@Running Elley: Ditto! I would never be able to relax enough to fall asleep...
papaya / 10343 posts
You've been watching too much seinfeld 
No way can I do this. I never have any sense of what time it is. Which is super apparent now that I'm pregnant and waking up multiple times/night. Sometimes I think it must be 6am and it's only 12:30. Other times I think it's 1am and it turns out it is 7!
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@Mae: Haven't watched Seinfeld in forever! Was this an episode? I thought I had seen them all!!
papaya / 10343 posts
@mrbee: Yep! The one where Elaine has the olympic runner staying with her to run the NYC marathon. He was famous because he had missed the Olympic race because he overslept. So she was in charge with getting him to the race on time. But something happened (I think her power went out or something?) and so he went to Jerry's, and then somehow Jerry's alarm didn't work, but Kramer was supposed to be the back up because he has a "mental alarm" that he can set for any time. He didn't wake up either though and was like "Hmm… I must have hit the snooze."
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
I can when I have enough sleep over a period of time, but when I've been sleep deprived, all bets are off!
bananas / 9899 posts
I can't really set one on a day to day basis, but I tend to wake up right before my alarm goes off.
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@Mae: haha that sounds familiar now that you mention it!! We're trying life without tv lately, so haven't seen Seinfeld in a long time!
pomegranate / 3393 posts
I can, but like you it means I wake up a few times to check the time! I also experience the phenomenon of waking up a minute before an alarm goes off-what's that about?!
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