medications, pain, hormonal changes, medical conditions, and other sleep disorders.
If poor sleep is regularly affecting your daytime energy, mood, concentration, or quality of life, consider discussing it with a healthcare professional.
A Better Way to Think About Those Early-Morning Awakenings
The next time you wake up at 3:30 a.m., you don’t necessarily need to decide that it’s either a medical problem or a spiritual message.
It may simply be your brain moving through a lighter stage of sleep.
It could be stress.
It could be your environment.