Do you ever glance at your alarm clock, night after night, and see… 3:00 AM? As if your internal clock had decided on a nocturnal rendezvous. Strange, right? And above all, tiring. If this scenario sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Many women experience these interruptions in their sleep at fixed times, without really understanding why. What if it was your body sending you a discreet little SOS?
The natural rhythm of sleep, a fragile ballet
Our sleep is not a long, calm river. It consists of cycles of approximately 90 minutes, with different phases: light, deep, paradoxical… Waking up at 3 a.m. may simply coincide with the end of a cycle. Nothing abnormal then… unless returning to sleep becomes difficult .
Added to this is our biological clock, which is influenced by light, temperature, or even the time you ate dinner . A change in these parameters can be enough to disrupt your night.
Stress, mental load… what if your brain doesn’t want to sleep?
We all know that the day never really ends in our heads. A mental to-do list that keeps going on and on, worries that creep up under the covers… The result? The brain activates, the body follows, and there you are, waking up in the middle of the night.
The good news? There are some simple techniques to calm that little hamster in your head: deep breathing, a thought journal, a relaxing routine… Try it out without moderation.
