How to Get Up in the Morning
so
there was this one day where i fell
asleep very very late
it was almost 4 am before i realized how
much trouble i would be in
if i didn’t go to sleep so i forced
myself
to go to bed and the next thing i saw
was the sun starting to rise
in my head i knew that i didn’t get
enough sleep
i felt like i was a zombie
i pushed myself to get into the school
building and with every step i took i
kept reminding myself that i need to go
to sleep earlier
now us teenagers love to label ourselves
as night owls and trading stories of
all nighters and sleeping away an entire
saturday
along with the more obvious hormonal
changes that
transforms a child into a teenager are
shifts in the production
of melatonin which is the sleep hormones
this is why us teenagers see more awake
at midnight rather than
in classes while staying up late at
night may sound like a blast to some of
us
there may be some serious repercussions
if we do not get enough sleep
according to johns hopkins pediatrician
teenagers need nine to nine and a half
hours of sleep per night
additional sleep supports our developing
brain
as well as our physical growth spurts
it also helps protect us from depression
and addictions like drug use
we often see ourselves trying to stay
awake during classes
or like myself just giving up and going
to sleep
but the one time i tried to stay awake
and listen to what the teachers have to
say
i tend to lose focus and start to
daydream
some studies have shown that sleep
deprivation
leaves people vulnerable to attention
lapses
reduced cognition delayed reactions and
mood shifts
insufficient sleep and all-nighters can
also lower your body’s
resistance to illnesses and infections
it has also been suggested that people
can develop a sort of
tolerance to chronic sleep deprivation
even though their brains and bodies
struggle due to the lack of sleep
they may not be aware of their
deficiencies because
less sleep feels normal to them
teenagers and students who do not
receive a sufficient amount of sleep
can implement some positive lifestyle
and sleep habits
to log in the nine to nine and a half
hours of sleep
this includes establishing better sleep
habits
i myself am very guilty of not being
able to stay off of electronics
including going on social media for
hours
and even playing games all night
some research indicated that the light
exposure from screens
disrupts the traditional cues sent to
the brain
to wind down so something you can do
to stop yourself from doing these things
is to charge your phone in a different
room
so this can reduce the temptation at
bedtime
to go on your phone now
this may sound like a very difficult
thing for us smartphone addicts to do
but this is the first step into getting
a better sleep
while being on our phones may be one of
the bigger factors of
us not being able to sleep early we have
this thing that we
all love called homework although it is
easier said than done finishing our big
tasks
right after we get home from school will
prevent
us from completing important deadlines
at the end of the day
which will make it easier for us to wind
down for bed
your body’s internal clock aka the
circadian rhythm
plays a very big role in regulating your
body’s internal clock
this clock tells your body when it is
time to wind down for bed
and to wake up in the morning therefore
you should stick to the same sleep
schedule every night
so that your body can find its natural
rhythm
and settle into a regular sleep wake
cycle
this way you would not have trouble
waking up in the morning
no matter how tempting you may be to
stay up late at night
we should always always prioritize
getting a good amount of sleep
so that we could live a long healthy
life
thank you