And you have to be up at 7 am?
You’re not getting enough sleep on the front end.
Most of the population is sleep deprived as a matter of course. The reasons for that are varied, but include having too much to do, the rise of cable tv, and being online. The parents of small children never get enough sleep until the kids leave for college, to give another example.
Time just flies by and the next thing you know it’s the middle of the night and you have to be up in a very few hours.
I’ve met quite a few people that state, “Oh, I never need more than 4 or 5 hours a night, max. Been like that for years.” Okay, for one night don’t turn on the alarm and tell me what happens. Most of 'em sleep and keep on sleeping . . . 8, 10, 12 hours. One guy I know was so sleep deprived after years of “never need more than 4 hours a night” that for a bit there every time he sat down he fell fast asleep. Going to bed earlier for a couple of months improved his waking life considerably.
I’m not talking about real sleep disorders; those are all too real. (One of my best friends had apnea, damn near killed him.)And Seasonal Affective Disorder is equally as real and problematic. (Best solution; get more of the right kind of light in your life, from sunlight to building a light box or light room in your house. An hour a day in the right light is often all it takes to keep that autumnal depression from settling in.)
Never been able to understand why getting a good night’s sleep is considered so negatively in the first place. For many people sleeping more than a few hours a night is something to brag about and the very notion that someone might need more is a sign of their moral failings.
Perhaps you need to look at your own body rhythms a little more closely. All of us are different and for every person that’s singing with the larks in the am there’s someone doing the boogie with the owls. Just how they’re wired.
For instance I’m a night person by nature, but if I go to bed before midnight I’ll probably sleep the night through. If I stay up, I usually catch a wave of energy that can keep me going until way later. This is not helpful when you have to be up and at 'em in those bright and early times.
Hope you find your solution, whatever it might be. And sweet dreams.
your humble TubaDiva