# What is your mood when you wake up in the morning? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 31, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003 "2012-07-31T23:10:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![applebetty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@applebetty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/applebetty)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/21 "2012-08-01T03:07:02Z")
Irritated. Either I HAVE to get up to go to work or I HAVE to get up to pee. Sometimes I bribe myself. “If you get up you can have a cup of coffee.” “If you sleep too long you won’t get to sleep at a reasonable time tonight and you know you have to get up early tomorrow.” I feel much better after an hour or two, and am more likely to have rational thoughts. Maybe I just hate being ‘forced’ to do something, even if it’s getting to work so I can pay the mortgage so I can keep the house. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/22 "2012-08-01T03:13:41Z")
Ever since I moved here to the mountains, I wake up cheerful. No commute! Yea! ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/23 "2012-08-01T03:14:24Z")
I wake up every morning with a smile upon my face. My natural exuberance spills out all over the place. I’m the [Urban Spaceman](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbLDI5lNdRQ), baby. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/24 "2012-08-01T03:20:28Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > “Automaton” is the best way to describe it. My mood doesn’t kick in until I get to work. This sums me up perfectly. There’s no “mood” to speak of. Usually I’m in a fairly good mood by the time the day gets going, though. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/25 "2012-08-01T11:37:07Z")
I wake up in a good mood, but anybody who’s singing audibly at the hours I wake up should be shouted at in a very low voice, smacked, drawn and quartered. 5am is not a decent hour to be singing, whether you’re coming from a party or fluffing up the bedcovers. I’m one of those people who “get kicked out by the bed” and have always been so. It appears to be a birth defect, as well as a social one. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/26 "2012-08-01T12:20:07Z")
Generally pretty neutral and functional. I never lie in, never hit snooze, but after leaping out of bed, I’m only really thinking about the details of my morning ablutions. Once I’m out of the front door, I start to have a mood - it’s usually quietly optimistic. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/27 "2012-08-01T12:22:55Z")
Depends on what I have to do that day. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/28 "2012-08-01T12:41:40Z")
I’m either groggy as all fuck, or full-on startled and alert. I never get the happy “gosh, I’m so refreshed” feeling. ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/29 "2012-08-01T12:51:47Z")
Idontwannarun, Idontwannarun, Idontwannarun… holy shit how’d I get to the track? After that I am generally optimistic and happy. So basically, I am a zombie until I hit a magical wake up point, then I’m right as rain. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/30 "2012-08-01T13:14:30Z")
I wake up instantly - fully awake and alert - and can do extremely complicated things. DON’T, however, expect me to be social and friendly. I will be quiet and serious and just answer as briefly as I can if you must engage me in conversation. After a shower, coffee, breakfast, I am usually pretty cheerful for the rest of the day. ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/31 "2012-08-01T13:17:39Z")
Fuuuuccck! ---
**Author:** ![Ruby\_Slippers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@Ruby\_Slippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby_Slippers)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/32 "2012-08-01T13:22:52Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Generally pretty neutral and functional. I never lie in, never hit snooze, but after leaping out of bed, I’m only really thinking about the details of my morning ablutions. Once I’m out of the front door, I start to have a mood - it’s usually quietly optimistic. This is a near-perfect description of me in the morning. Except I don’t “leap” out of bed. I sort of stagger around for a minute or two but get my bearings pretty quickly ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/33 "2012-08-01T14:10:04Z")
I am not a happy camper when I wake up. It’s all around better if no one speaks to me for awhile. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/34 "2012-08-01T14:40:20Z")
Gloomy, but not mean. I’m good by about 9:30. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/35 "2012-08-01T14:47:42Z")
I was born at 6:37 AM - and that was the first and last time I got up early on my own free will. Just don’t talk to me in the morning, and really - don’t even think about asking me a question that needs thought. Give me half an hour to cruise internet, drink my Diet Coke and settle into the day. Then I am just fine and dandy! If I had my druthers, days would begin at noon. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/36 "2012-08-01T15:27:47Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > “Automaton” is the best way to describe it. My mood doesn’t kick in until I get to work. This is an excellent description of me in the morning as well. No actual mood unless quiet counts as a mood. Once I get moving and settled I tend to start out happy but it takes about half an hour. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/37 "2012-08-01T15:32:57Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > I’m fine as long as I wake up on my own or my own alarm clock that I set to wake me at a particular planned time. If someone else wakes me, or noise from outside, or the damn cat licking my nose before I planned to be up, I’ll likely come up swinging and be grumpy for at least an hour. Same. I remember being a kid and having my dad pound on my door a few minutes before my alarm was set to go off, and I’d feel absolute heart-pounding murderous rage at him for waking me up so rudely and robbing me of the last two minutes of my sleep. Like, really, if I could have killed him without leaving the comfort of my bed, he’d be a goner. Now I feel that toward my alarm clock if it wakes me from a dead sleep (I usually wake up a few minutes before naturally and just lie there resting my eyes until it rings). Why the hell do they have to be so shrill? I need some gentle chimes to ease me out of the embrace of sleep, not HONK HONK HONK. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/38 "2012-08-01T15:33:49Z")
> [@Battle\_Pope](#): > > Fuuuuccck! Lately and much too often, this has been the first word I say in the morning if it’s a work day. That being said, I’m normally another wind-up toy. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/39 "2012-08-01T16:12:35Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Depends entirely on how much sleep I’ve had and how well I slept. Same for me. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003/40 "2012-08-01T16:21:03Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Depends entirely on how much sleep I’ve had and how well I slept. And whether or not I shit the bed again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mood-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/630003.md?page=3)