Woman says key action at 3am is foolproof way to get a good night's sleep
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A woman has divided opinion by sharing her 'unusual' sleeping habit, which involves setting more alarms than is necessary. But while some believe it's a great idea, others say it's only going to disrupt your REM sleep and make you more exhausted in the day.
In a post shared on x (formerly Twitter), writer Beth McColl said: "Saw someone on TikTok who says she sets herself an alarm at 3am so she can have the satisfaction of turning it off and going right back to sleep. then her regular alarm goes off at 7am. So many ways to be a person, aren't there.".
Commenting on this, one user said: "I do this but not 3am because that’s the witching hour that woman is insane… I do 4:30am." Another user added: "My daughter has been doing exactly this for several years because she says the best sleep is always after the alarm. Her alarm is set for 2.50am!".
A third user said: "Only thing worse are the people who have 10 different alarms 5 min apart." One more user added: "Yikes this is horrendous. That being said my body clock does wake me up before my alarm most days." While another user said this would give them even more anxiety as the extra alarm would startle them in the middle of the night.
Another user questioned: "Isn’t it better for you to just stay sleeping instead of restarting your sleep cycle.. assuming she sleeps 8 hours if you waking up halfway in between how are you ever spending time in deep/REM stages.". One more user argued: "This is actually terrible for you! Like taking a cake out of the oven halfway through- it won’t rise! Your brain will not fully recover at that! Also a great way to teach your brain to ignore plus sleep through your alarm.".
