For the last week or so, I’ve been waking up several hours earlier than normal and not being able to get back to restful sleep. I’ve never had this problem before, I’m just getting more exhausted by the day because I’m not getting to sleep much earlier
Then I find out other people are experiencing the same thing, same timeframe - around a week ago it just started for seemingly no reason
Yes, but I’ve got blackout shades and my apartment is on the west side
Light intrusion isn’t the only factor, there’s also the temperature. It’s getting warmer earlier, so your AC is likely turning on earlier. You’re hearing the motors and wind and feeling the breeze at different times than a few weeks ago, which will also affect your sleep cycle. The birds chirping outside are active earlier, too.
All your mid-day stimuli are hitting sooner, basically.
Imagine having an AC.
Fair, my AC has been on the fritz and I’ve been waking up sweating or freezing (it’s getting fixed tomorrow) but this is different
But I ask mostly because multiple other people who live hours away have been waking up at the same times, same time frame. Two is a coincidence three is a pattern and all that