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So I’m waking up in the middle of the night at 3:30 am again. This is happening almost every night now, and I’m starting to get quite frustrated, as it takes an hour plus to get back to sleep and has significantly reduced my restfulness, leaving me tired and stressed for the next day. I have a couple thoughts on how to maybe tackle this.
Eat more food, but eat most it earlier in the day. This waking up might be hunger related, suggesting I’m maybe under fueling.
Reduce screen time across the board, but cut it out completely for an hour on either side of bed.
Try and reduce stress throughout my day overall. This means lowering expectations for myself, but also actually doing all the work I set out to do.
Any other ideas?
You might also consider adjusting the temperature at night in your bedroom if it isn't already in the 60°-65° F range. It sounds cold (and it is, so you'll need plenty of blankets) but since I've done this I wake up less frequently during the night, fall back asleep more quickly when I do wake up and have all but cured my early-morning insomnia. I don't have any high-quality sources for this. I just picked it up from a random youtube video.
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