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Sleepy Sophomore
Im 15 years old. I recently switched school because of bullying and things are a lot better at my new school so far I've only been going for about 3 weeks but it seems I don't have a lot of energy. When I wake up its really hard for me to make myself get up and get ready. I haven't really made any friends yet. It also seems I sleep a lot! Sometimes I come home and sleep for 2-4 hours then wake up and then go to bed at like 1 or 2 in the morning. In the morning Im so tired still I often fall asleep in class. It kinda seems like I have no motivation or something to look forward to. Why am I so tired? I'm not sure if I really like my new school yet because I haven't been going very long but somedays when I wake up in the morning I try to make excuses in my head. I think about if I should pretend to be sick or something just so I can sleep more and stuff. Is there something wrong? Please help.
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it sounds like depression and the bae experiences from your last school might have something to do with it.id talk to your doctor about it before it gets worse.bullying can scar it really sucks.
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I don't think the problem is the new school. The problem is your sleep schedule. You can't go to bed at the times you are and expect to get up refreshed and ready to face the day. It is just not possible.
Part of the problem may also be that with all the problems at your other school you were so stressed out you came home and feel a sleep. That would be normal. Now you have gotten into that routine which is not normal and your falling asleep in class. It will be hard as in awkward but you are going to have to force yourself to stay awake and go to bed at a reasonable hour. Possibly as early as nine or ten at night.
You cannot make up for lost sleep so don't allow yourself to sleep in on the weekend, not at first anyway. You have to get yourself on a sleep/wake schedule that works for you before you start sleeping in on those cold winter mornings.
Exercising helps. Running or bike riding are good exercises that you can try. If you wake up in the middle of the night it is okay and you should get out of bed. DO NOT TURN ON ANY BRIGHT LIGHTS. If you need a light use a night light, walk around for a few minutes and get back in bed and go back to sleep. You'll have to trust me here but this will work. Just don't turn on a bright light which will interrupt the sleep cycle.
This may take a week or two to get a schedule that fits you. During that time you have to fight off the desire to take a nap. There is nothing wrong with the occasional nap. We all need one form time to time but not every day.
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