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Nurse explains why setting multiple alarms is a habit you need to break
If you are one of the many people who regularly use multiple alarms to get up in the morning, a nurse’s wise words might make you rethink that “traumatizing” habit.
Sleep is one of the most important bodily functions, and yet, very few of us are getting the recommended amount of rest a night. Though hacks like the sleepy girl mocktail can help, the best solution to your sleep woes is lifestyle changes and healthy habits.
You shouldn’t set multiple alarms if you want a stress-free morning
While you might know that Sencha is the best iPhone alarm available, setting seven different times for it to go off is actually working against your overall sleep health.
The shocking revelation was shared by nurse Jordan Bruss (@jordan.bruss), who has since received upwards of 2.5 million views and 250k likes on TikTok.
“Waking to multiple alarms every morning really disrupts your REM cycle,” the medical professional explained. “This actually increases sleep inertia, drowsiness, fatigue, and mood swings, and it also raises your Cortisol levels.”
Jordan continued to highlight how numerous alarms keep you in this constant fight or flight response, therefore increasing your stress before you’ve even gotten out of bed.
After over 1,900 comments on her initial video, Jordan took to TikTok once again with further advice on the multiple alarm conundrum.
Instead of setting numerous alarms, she suggested prioritizing going to bed and getting up at the same time. This way, your body naturally gets into a cycle that is not dependent on the jingle of your iPhone.
Though it might be difficult at first, the nurse said our bodies are “very capable” of forming new habits, you just need “a little bit of work and a lot of consistency.”
The world is full of sleep issues
Though Nurse Jordan was applauded for her no-nonsense approach to sleep care, it’s clear that sleep quality is a very real issue for people across the globe.
One person admitted: “Listen I somehow learned how to turn my alarms off in my dead sleep so I have to have multiple bc I dont know how many I’m turning off in my sleep before I finally hear them.”
“What can you do to help you get out of bed though? Morning time is an absolute dread to me. Like I legit feel like I physically cant get out of bed,” someone else revealed.
A third chimed in: “‘Just get up’ was wildly unhelpful when you just told me my only way of waking up is bad for me.”
