/u/WhichWayzUp on ELI5: Why do you people have higher levels of anxiety about minor problems when they awake in the middle of the night? Many issues that seem trivial and are easily ignored during the day can cause severe anxiety in the middle of the night.
It's a way for the mind to clearly focus on what needs to be addressed. For example a couple times I woke up at 5 o'clock in the morning with my heart pounding thinking about something I need to tell my son, When a million other details during the day would have drowned out that quiet necessary thought, the stillness and clarity of the early morning bring out clarity in our minds.
Posted Jun 25, 2019, 12:57 PM UTC
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