Do you also wake up with alarm? Don't do this, BP will increase, body will become junk, dim light is the answer.

Last Updated:November 26, 2025, 15:22 IST

Alarm Harm your Body: Employed people often wake up when the alarm rings, but if you also wake up in the morning when the alarm rings, then do not do this because there is a risk of high blood pressure and stress hormones increase so much that it can lead to waste of the body. In such a situation, scientists

Instead of setting alarm, dim light is beneficial.

Alarm Harm your Body: Suppose you fall asleep around 2 am in the night and because you have to go to office in the morning, you are forced to set a loud alarm at 6 am every day. What will happen then, in the hurry to go to office, you will have to get up even if you don’t want to. This will feel like a shock. You must be feeling upset. Head will start hurting. You might be feeling angry at yourself from within. Have you ever wondered why this happens? Actually, when you wake up with a loud alarm, emergency activities get awakened in the body. That means emergency response activities start in the body. But such situation does not happen. What will happen then? This will release stress hormones which will gradually start hollowing out the entire body. Therefore, a new study suggests that instead of waking up with an alarm, you should wake up in dim light.

Damage caused by sudden alarm awakening

According to TOI news, if you wake up every morning to a loud, ear-splitting alarm, your day starts with a mini attack on the heart. Scientists say that when you wake up suddenly in the morning to a loud noise, you feel a shock. It is not only irritating but it also activates the same fight or flight response in the body that occurs in an emergency. A study from the University of Virginia found that those who were forced to wake up by an alarm had 74% higher morning blood pressure than normal people. When a loud alarm forcibly wakes someone from sleep, this noise increases the body’s emergency response, causing a sudden increase in heart rate and BP. This also increases stress hormones. In this the brain remains in a sleeping state. That is, we wake up but our brain does not wake up properly, hence we feel lethargy, tired, confused and irritable. Also, while doing any work, our brain becomes unable to work as per its capacity.

Practical Tips for Waking Up with Light

A new study says that it may be better to wake up with soft light instead of a loud alarm. Light light means fit the light in the room in such a way that at the time of waking up there will be gradually dim light and then it will increase. This is called Dawn Simulation. Dawn simulation is artificial light like sunrise. In this, the cortisol hormone controls the awakening response in such a way that it causes less shock. Waking up with dim light or pleasant or specially designed sounds reduces prolonged drowsiness. Actually, when it is morning, our brain comes into alert state only after recognizing the sunlight. This is the biological clock of any organism. Therefore, when dim light comes on, the brain senses that natural light and comes into an alert state. According to the study, controlled experiments have shown that dawn simulation alters the hormonal awakening response and increases subjective alertness without the stress induced by sudden noise.

If there is no alarm then how to get up in the morning?

According to the study, use sunrise alarm or dawn simulator. It gradually increases the light over 20–30 minutes, creating a natural sunrise-like atmosphere. This reduces morning drowsiness and sudden increase in stress hormones. If sound is required, choose a soft sound. Soft music or nature sounds can help wake you up along with light. Repeatedly pressing snooze disrupts the waking process and increases sleepiness. People who work shift, have sleep disorders or have certain medical conditions may need different measures. Therefore, you can moderate or slow down the speed of light as per your convenience.

Disclaimer: The information given in this article is only for awareness purposes. Before taking any health related decision, definitely take expert advice.