Why do I wake up at 4am?

You wake up at 4 AM because you may be stressed. Try listening to calming music while falling asleep, or even counting.

I wake up at 4AM because my mind is racing about things that have happened, people I may have hurt and the huge problems of the world.

Waking up early can be a sign of stress, depression or anxiety. Some people have trouble falling asleep, waking up or having trouble sleeping all night. It's wise to discuss this with a doctor if it's really affecting your life.

There are several reasons to why you wake up through the night, it might be because you are going through tough situations and you are worried, you are not tired enough, your brain is overexcited, you might be having a nightmare at that hour, and others. You need to find the exact reason for this sleeping problem and attack it right away. I encourage you to read the "Sleeping Well" guide that 7cups provides.

It's a healthy sign and it shows that your sleep is complete and that you can begin with your day and make most of it

It sounds like you have some form of stress or anxeity keeping you from sleeping. In my personal experience, I have that problem in high stress times.

The body's natural defenses, though helpful in the wild, may not be applicable in everyday modern life. This may have a lot to do with the body's misguided internal clock or defense systems which are meant to be able to detect the passage of time and threats even while sleep. There may also be something constant in your environment at that time which you are not aware of, such as a loud car which leaves for work every morning at the same time or the alarm of another family member or a door being slammed, a pipe creaking. These things can often trigger us to wake up without us even realizing we heard them or felt them.

people wake up at 4am because you may have had unresolved issues that you are anxious to seei the results so you wake up with the unresolved issues on your mind causing you to have a restless night. also sleep pattern can be off where sleep more during day up most of the night.

Waking up at 4am is not that bad of a habit. You may have a small amount of insomnia. Your body is telling you that you've had enough sleep.

You might have to go to bathroom, or you are stressed when sleeping and might be affraid you will over sleep or wake up too late.