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First, it’s important to note that waking up at night is normal. In fact, most of us do it a handful of times throughout the night, but we fall asleep so quickly we don’t even notice. This is because we sleep in cycles. In one sleep cycle, we transition from wakefulness to sleep, light sleep, deep sleep, and REM sleep. REM stands for rapid eye movement and is the part of the sleep cycle where we will have the most dreams. Typically we have longer deep sleep cycles earlier in the night and longer REM cycles the closer we get to morning. (1)
When you wake up at 3 am, however, and can’t get back to sleep, this is problematic. Though it can be challenging to identify why you might be waking up, it’s important to try so that you can bring an end to this nighttime wakefulness. These are the reasons why you might be waking up, unable to sleep, in the middle of the night.
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