It's 4:12 AM. The world is perfectly quiet, except for the high-decibel screeching of your own mind. Why is everything so much more catastrophic at night?
Why night thoughts are distorted
During sleep deprivation, your prefrontal cortex—the logical, adult-in-the-room part of your brain—takes a nap, leaving your amygdala to run the show. The result? Everything feels final, urgent, and terrifying.
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Gentle Reminder
The things you worry about at 4:00 AM are rarely as unfixable as they seem. Wait for daylight before you make up your mind.
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