What gets you outta bed consistently?

Here's THE way to Not Give ANY action (physical or mental) more time than it needs. KNOW what the limited life is good for for-YOU. This is also known as finding your Purpose in Your Life. Once you have a general direction, your North star, you Want to use your life span in that pursuit.

But such pursuit need to be more than what is good Only for me -- better health, more income, interesting friends. One can still then say: 'Okay, I Don't Want to be alive' -- end of every other reason!

But if I place myself any wider goal, even wider than one's family (families can be disinterested in Your Intentions! Or they are gone) such as I want to find out what average person (not experts) can help alleviate the problem of loneliness in our lives. So I've my day planned Before I get up. I start my day with stretches and healthy food because, it will provide me more energy for the goal I have for my life. I cannot then say 'it's my health and I don't care' cuz Another person Too will be affected by my decision.

But Often healthful choices are also pleasure-providing; Much physical activity is also Playful. Nutritious food is also tasty and feels good in mouth. Friends who enjoy each others company because they have, for example, common interests, also provide laughter, insight and surprise.

Academic studies done by Prof Patrick Hill going back to decades have substantiated this. In fact he says: Don't make New Year Resolutions to lose excess weight, just find purpose! It seems to help me up to my 8th decade.

(BTW I do not leave bed immediately because I often get my best Ideas about a certain issue Can be solved. Best solutions often come when we are most rested and uninterrupted.
Good Luck my Friend

In general it's all the possibilities the day will bring. But...

What gets me outta bed consistently: It's not the nearby freight train rumble masquerading as an earthquake, not the police sirens or the "eye-in-the-sky" with the spotlight looking for bad guys on the run, nor is it the "drive-by" gunshots followed by burning rubber. It's my bladder, and the kitty, meowing to come in!

It is my precious puppy needing a walk at 5AM and worth it.

Hi @hewhowantsachange, I wanted to check in to see how you are doing. Your question has generated quite a few suggestions and responses. It sounds like you're dealing with more than just motivation and that audio hallucinations make it hard to get out of bed.

Members like @dwheels8 @joyces @azotus have dealt with aural hallucinations and may have additional thoughts for you.

@hewhowantsachange, has it been determined what that source of the auditory disturbance is?

Like tinnitus, auditory hallucinations are sweet ol' Ma Nature's way of giving us something to listen to. What a thoughtful old person she is! I've noticed that when I wear my aids all day, I have no or fewer auditory hallucinations, less tinnitus. (I don't always wear my aid as I often use power tools, chainsaws, etc., plus, due to Meniere's, I have recruitment, which is sometimes downright painful when there are sharp, loud sounds.) When I go to bed after not wearing aids all day, there's a huge machine right under my bed that rumbles along...but, if I've worn aids most of the day, the machine is either not present or relatively quiet.

I am the same way . Don’t want to get out of bed . I am struggling with so much right now . My husband has cancer , I take meds but they not working anymore and I am scared to try new ones .

I turn to God and bless him for waking me upeveryday and giving me yet another day to live.

What gets me out of bed after a few hours of sleep is waking up screaming in pain (nothing new - has happened for the last 20+ years since getting hit by a car, so I’m very used to it now, and is just pain, not PTSD - that happens when I’m awake). And I need to get up and move around to settle it down, or it’s the drenching sweats that happen nearly every night from a bone marrow problem and consistent infections I get from low immunity. The sweat sometimes makes the sheets drip onto the floor, which feels like I’ve wheeled the bed directly into a shower and turned it on. It soaks through to the outside of all the blankets (not due to temperature of the room - this happens all year round with winter room temps at 17 Celsius). I have to actively dry the blankets and mattress each day. Yuck, I can almost hear everyone reading this saying hehe.
That’s what gets me outa bed multiple times a night, and then in the morning I’ve just had enough of it for the day.

Having to go to the bathroom at all times definitely gets me out of bed. Trying to add a little humor, but it's true.