Why You Keep Waking Up at 3 AM, According to Science
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Why You Keep Waking Up at 3 AM, According to Science
If you’ve been noticing people around the internet talking a bit more about how they’re constantly waking up at 3 AM no matter what they do, no matter what sleep aids they take, no matter what time they get to bed, know that it’s a conversation topic that humanity has been having with itself for […]
Psychology says people who wake at 3 am and can't stop thinking aren't anxious by nature — the body starts raising its stress hormone in the small hours to get ready for morning, and a mind woken during the climb wakes up already running
The 3 a.m. wake-up is never the gentle kind. Five minutes earlier, you were asleep. Now your heart is pounding, your brain has decided to review your entire life. You’re thinking about tomorrow’s meeting, the bill you forgot about, the weird thing you said three days ago, and whether you’re ever going to fall asleep...
Do you wake up at 3 or 4 a.m. with anxiety? Know why it happens, how cortisol and melatonin influence and what experts recommend to go back to sleep.
It's 3h47, or 4h23, or 4h58, and without realising why, you're awake again. If this happens to you often, know that you're not alone and that science has some explanations for this phenomenon.
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