Why the hell have I started waking up at 4am?

**EWG** · 05-17-2023, 01:28 PM

Why? WTF? It's been going on for a while now. Wake up between 4 and 5. Sometimes I'll sleep longer, sometimes (rarely) I'll even wake up in the threes, but it seems like it's 3-4 days per week in the 4s or early 5s. Sometimes more. Anybody else have this shit going on? How do I fix it?

Ok, go.

**twat** · 05-17-2023, 01:30 PM

Wax on and go.

**muted reborn** · 05-17-2023, 01:31 PM

You are old and it's time to wake up that early.

**east or bust** · 05-17-2023, 01:40 PM

I've been waking up at 3:30-4am for the past two weeks.

Light sleeper and the birds outside the window are fucking loud.

**Bunion 2020** · 05-17-2023, 01:44 PM

When I started having to get up at 4:00 in the mornings I was in my late 20s. Now if I can sleep past 6:00 it is cause for celebration.

I suggest you explore the wonderful world of the afternoon power nap.

**XXX-er** · 05-17-2023, 01:46 PM

sometime reading a book will put me to sleep, more physical work is more tiring so I sleep better

more likely you will just learn to abide

**liv2ski** · 05-17-2023, 01:47 PM

There is an insomnia thread you may want to look at. I am awake a couple of hours a night, usually between 2:30 and 4:30. And the afternoon nap really helps.

**Elkhound Odin** · 05-17-2023, 01:48 PM

Your evening drunken stuper is wearing off.

**m2711c** · 05-17-2023, 01:49 PM

ya probably gotta pee…

**Cisco Kid** · 05-17-2023, 01:50 PM

Could be the A-G-E syndrome. Do you get up and pee or just lie there and go back to
sleep?

**AK47bp** · 05-17-2023, 01:52 PM

Welcome the world of biphasic sleep my friend.

We essentially take 2 long naps a day.

I got to sleep at 12:30am, wake up at 3, go lay on the couch until about 4, then sleep again until about 6-6:30.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/2...biphasic-sleep

**Danno** · 05-17-2023, 01:57 PM

Haha, you're getting old!

Edit: that was meant for EWG but could apply to everyone in this thread including me.

PB · 05-17-2023, 02:04 PM

Sex used to put me right back to sleep …. Now I’m sleeping better with no sex, so as usual, I’m confused.

**skaredshtles** · 05-17-2023, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by muted reborn

You are old and it's time to wake up that early.

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**Peruvian** · 05-17-2023, 02:25 PM

Are you falling asleep on the couch by 9:30?

**m2711c** · 05-17-2023, 02:26 PM

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**XXX-er** · 05-17-2023, 02:28 PM

Try googling 2 sleeps apparently it was common

turn on the light, read a book which alway puts me to sleep

probably the worst thing to do is try and fix it with sleeping pills

**Gcooker** · 05-17-2023, 02:34 PM

I find 30-50mg of CBD helps my fall back asleep after waking up in the middle of the night. Unfortunately for me 2-4am is when all my business thinking happens, it's a blessing and a curse.

**riser4** · 05-17-2023, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by EWG

Why? WTF? It's been going on for a while now. Wake up between 4 and 5. Sometimes I'll sleep longer, sometimes (rarely) I'll even wake up in the threes, but it seems like it's 3-4 days per week in the 4s or early 5s. Sometimes more. Anybody else have this shit going on? How do I fix it?

Ok, go.

U need to go kill the rooster.

**gravitylover** · 05-17-2023, 03:16 PM

^^^^Yup, yup, yup and yup, what they said (other than killing roosters). Either that or your brain is telling you to get prepped for 4:20. That's what happens to me so I go out on the patio and smoke one, then I come in and phart around on the forum until it puts me to sleep.

**Core Shot** · 05-17-2023, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by AK47bp

Welcome the world of biphasic sleep my friend.

We essentially take 2 long naps a day.

I got to sleep at 12:30am, wake up at 3, go lay on the couch until about 4, then sleep again until about 6-6:30.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/2...biphasic-sleep

I was gonna crack some wise ass shit about being old.
But that was a great read. Thank you.

Biphasic

Having woken up too soon, I figure that’s the shit. But. Maybe embrace it as normal. Do something. And take that second nap afterwards. Fkna.

**irul&ublo** · 05-17-2023, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by PB

Sex used to put me right back to sleep …. Now I’m sleeping better with no sex, so as usual, I’m confused.

Probably put her to sleep too

**AK47bp** · 05-17-2023, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by Core Shot

I was gonna crack some wise ass shit about being old.
But that was a great read. Thank you.

Biphasic

Having woken up too soon, I figure that’s the shit. But. Maybe embrace it as normal. Do something. And take that second nap afterwards. Fkna.

From the article. Great time for banging.

“For husbands and wives who managed to navigate the logistics of sharing a bed with others, it was also a convenient interval for physical intimacy – if they'd had a long day of manual labour, the first sleep took the edge off their exhaustion and the period afterwards was thought to be an excellent time to conceive copious numbers of children.

Once people had been awake for a couple of hours, they'd usually head back to bed. This next step was considered a "morning" sleep and might last until dawn, or later. Just as today, when people finally woke up for good depended on what time they went to bed.”

**nickwm21** · 05-17-2023, 04:47 PM

I’m an early morning fan. 415 wake-up, 45 workout, at work at 545. Get in, get shit done, get out. Enjoy your afternoon. Best way to live in my opinion. Key to success - no substances on school nights…

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