Why do I wake up at 3am?
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Updated: May 2, 2022
Anonymous
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Nov 27, 2015
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Sometimes it could have to do with your 24-hour mind clock so you naturally wake up at 3am usually. Sorry that was probably badly explained!
gracefulSunshine62
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Nov 27, 2015
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Your body's internal clock could just be off if you have not been having a regular sleep schedule recently. Mental health as well as physical factors such as diet, exercise, and a history of sleep problems could also be a factor. For me when I am particularly stressed my quality of sleep is much poorer and I wake up more often.
Susannah82
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Nov 28, 2015
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I wake up in the early hours often when I have stuff on my mind. I find it helps me to get up, go to the loo, have a drink and a snack (if I'm hungry) then do something that relaxes me like read or watch one of my favourite TV shows.
Anonymous
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Nov 28, 2015
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It could be that you are having a lot of thoughts that you are not in a deep sleep. Maybe you are having a dream around this time however cannot remember it.
Jerome28
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Nov 29, 2015
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If my sleep schedule is off, I might wake up at some odd hour of the early morning. If something is on m mind, or some issue is unresolved, or if I'm looking forward to getting a particular thing accomplished, I might wake up very early.
Sethly
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Nov 29, 2015
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It can be many reasons, for example, a loud noise or maybe a pet climbed onto you in the night. Sometimes there could be medical reasons behind it too. If you feel that's the case, then you should seek medical advise to get a diagnostic.
humancontactEXPRT1
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Dec 4, 2015
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Sometimes people have multiple thoughts racing through their mind. Depression also can cause early morning wakening.
lovelyDew79
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Dec 5, 2015
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There are a lot of reasons actually...sometimes am just hungry...sometimes it's when something is really bothering me or sometimes when I have something really important happening the next day! It could be anything! Just know your reason and calming yourself usually helps me going back to sleep
Anonymous
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Dec 6, 2015
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Because your body probably was woken by a sound , waking you up and making it hard for you to fall back to sleep .
MyBookHero
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Dec 6, 2015
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may be you're anxious or overthinking about something or someone .
try a hot shower before sleeping , listen to something calm and keep couple of apples near to your bed , their smell will do the rest
best luck ;)
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