Are there any ways to condition yourself to wake up without an alarm clock?
I’ve heard of many ways to set an internal or biological alarm to wake up without an alarm clock, however the best one I know (and experienced myself) is the one teached by the Silva Method to Mind Control. You can buy a “Silva Method” basics book in almost any bookstore (or get one on your local Library). The “Awake Control” is one of the entry level techniques. It’s also part of the Silva BLS Program. For more information go to: http://www.silvamethod.com (you will be amazed with the variety of simple but useful techniques they teach, from self-relaxation and sleep control to self-headache-relief and memory improvement). Just in case, I’m not connected in any way with them, I’m only a user of the method who has very satisfactory results.
Just do it. I’ve been waking without an alarm clock for years now. I never had any special training or anything. In my school days and early working days, I absolutely HATED being startled awake out of a sound sleep by a $&*# alarm clock! One day, I got a good expensive clock that had a volume setting on the alarm. Each day, I gradually set the volume slightly lower and lower to see how low I could get it so that it would still wake me up but not startle me awake. I discovered, after all that, that I didn’t even need the alarm! I woke up, looked at the clock, and saw that it was within 10 minuites of the time I normally get up. I’ve even discovered, over the years, that I can “set” my internal clock to wake me within 10 minutes of whenever I need to wake! Uhm, this won’t work, however, if you don’t go to bed at a reasonable hour. If you stay up well after midnight, your internal clock WILL NOT wake you up for work early in the morning! Now, mt will take you a little courage to risk bei
The best way is to get into a routine whereas you go to bed at the same time and wake up the same time as your body will naturally set its own alarm clock. Also it is better to have an alarm clock that gradualy turns on music or a light as mentioned, as you will awake when you are not in a period of deep sleep or REM sleep but in a period of sleep where you are more easily woken – this means that you should not feel as tired as if you were startled awake by a loud beeping or similiar.
