I’m sure most if us struggle getting out of bed I was wondering if anyone has any tips for waking up and getting out of bed I need to put my alarm 2 hours before when I need to get up to be on time would appreciate it if anyone has any advise that seems to work for them

When my OCD is bad, getting out of bed is extremely difficult for me too. Someone once told me that as soon as you wake up, get up. If you're like me, you just lay there with your mind racing and can't really fall back to sleep completely anyway. I still struggle with it, but if I make myself get up as soon as I wake up and get busy starting the day, the anxiety seems to weaken some. Maybe not the best advice, but I hope this helps.

I find if I have somewhere to go it helps. If I have a day off and doing things for my own business that’s when I lack motivation and will sleep longer. But even on the days when I have somewhere to go, I find myself not getting up earlier to do other things first because lately I’ve been extremely depressed. But I eventually pull out when I realize it’s 8:00a or past it because then I feel either bad or like I’m wasting the day. But I plan to get on some sort of medicine soon because the depression is bad, so maybe that’ll help me to get out of bed more promptly.

Also putting your alarm at least 10 feet away from you so you’re forced to get out of bed to turn it off.

I had this struggle the past few days. My advice is probably not the best, but I'll make a deal with myself like "if I get out of bed on time I can buy a candy bar when I get to where I'm going." or something like that. Reward system works most times but sometimes I'll admit the fear of leaving bed is stronger than my want for chocolate.

I struggle some days with this too. What helps me sometimes is not going on my phone in the morning, getting out of bed right away, and doing something uplifting in the morning like meditation or gratitude journaling. Hope this helps a little:)

I just thought of another. Get one or a few of the following essential oils: lemon, peppermint, wild orange. I’d say try peppermint first. Rub a bit of that right under your nose when you get up! ? If u have anything with menthol in it, like Tiger Balm, Mineral Ice, Icy Hot, you can experiment with these first to see if it works. Even if it slightly works, then get the pure essential oil. Keep it pure, it’s a healthier choice to avoid rubbing extra unnecessary chemicals on your face, especially if you’ll be using it every day.