For the last week or so, I’ve been waking up several hours earlier than normal and not being able to get back to restful sleep. I’ve never had this problem before, I’m just getting more exhausted by the day because I’m not getting to sleep much earlier
Then I find out other people are experiencing the same thing, same timeframe - around a week ago it just started for seemingly no reason
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If you live far from the tropiques like I do, that is just the sun. The sun is walking you up for behind your curtain. You body know it is day now. It has forgot you have been only sleeping for 4 hours.
Are you in the northern hemisphere? The sun is rising earlier and earlier.
Yes, but I’ve got blackout shades and my apartment is on the west side
Light intrusion isn’t the only factor, there’s also the temperature. It’s getting warmer earlier, so your AC is likely turning on earlier. You’re hearing the motors and wind and feeling the breeze at different times than a few weeks ago, which will also affect your sleep cycle. The birds chirping outside are active earlier, too.
All your mid-day stimuli are hitting sooner, basically.
Imagine having an AC.