There is something uniquely unsettling about waking up in the middle of the night—especially when the clock reads somewhere between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m. The world is silent, the darkness feels heavier, and your mind seems to move in ways it doesn’t during the day. Thoughts become louder. Emotions feel closer to the surface. And no matter how much you try, sleep doesn’t come easily again. For many people, this experience is not a one-time occurrence but a pattern. Night after night, they find themselves waking during this same narrow window, caught between exhaustion and alertness. It can feel frustrating,...
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