Why Waking Up at 3 AM Isn't Just Part of Getting Older
Waking at 2 or 3 AM. Foggy mornings that take hours to shake. Melatonin that worked for a while, then stopped. It's easy to call it aging. It isn't. Deep sleep is when your brain runs its overnight cleaning cycle — and every night you miss it, the signs start showing up in the smallest moments of your day.
Waking between 2 and 4 AM and staring at the ceiling
Waking up already tired — foggy hours before you feel yourself
Melatonin and sleeping pills that worked for a while, then stopped
Blanking on a name mid-sentence. Forgetting why you walked in a room.