Is it normal that i wake up at the same time when i dont set my alarm?

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Occasionally i am too tired to remember to set my alarm for work. When i do set my alarm, it goes off at 6.15am.

However, when i forget to set it, i ALWAYS wake up at 6:40. I started noticing this pattern a few weeks ago, and have been purposely not setting my alarm some nights. I proably do this just 1-2 times a week, but its always 6:40 i naturally wake up.

is it normal for this to happen?

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  • dappled
    11 years ago

    I noticed myself doing the same. Furthermore, when I changed my alarm setting (say I had to get up at 4am), I'd naturally wake up about 3:50am. In the end I did away with alarm clocks.

    I also noticed myself knowing what time of day it was before looking at a clock. I don't wear a watch at the moment and all the clocks in my house are wrong because I never reset them after a power cut a year ago. In my house, there's no way to know the time without turning a computer on.

    There are so many natural clues about what time of day it is, even if your body clock is on the fritz, you can still work it out.

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  • MiaScarlette.
    11 years ago

    Uh, yes. I wake up literally 5 minutes before my alarm goes off sometimes.im like, woah.

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  • OswaldCobblepot
    11 years ago

    I usually wake up marginally later if I don't set mine. It's almost as if my brain goes "Oh shit! We missed something!"

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  • AbnormallyAwesome
    11 years ago

    Yeah, I got that too.
    Only problem is: I also set my alarm to 6:15
    but I wake up around 5:50. That gives me time to look at my alarm and think "Crap! it's too early to get up and too late to go back to sleep." And then I lie there depressed until the alarm goes off.

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  • thanksforthefreecar
    11 years ago

    You need 25 more minutes of sleep

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  • andreth
    11 years ago

    If I went to bed on time and slept well, I will always wake up 3 mins before my alarm goes off. It means that you are healthy and keep good routine. good for you :)

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  • thinkingaboutit
    11 years ago

    it's called your circadian rhythm.

    you don't need to know what time it is, your body does it.

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