10/22/2025
Sometime around 3am appears to be the sleep witching hour. I hear over and over again, from friends, family, and clients (and personal experience), that this is when they wake and have difficulty falling back asleep, sometimes never truly doing so. Many people find meditation or journaling helpful at this time of day. Finding a calm, dimly let spot in the house to go read for a short time can also help to reset. Avoid phones, or screens of any kind, even if you have blue light filters on; these wake our brains, which is the opposite of what we want at this time of day. Try not to force yourself to "tough it out," just laying in bed until you eventually go back to sleep, as this creates poor sleep habits and typically results in a much lower level of sleep.
There can be many reasons someone consistently wakes up around 3 a.m. Learn what it says about our sleep and our bodies.
