Experts confirm the one thing you should always do if you wake up in the middle of the night
Many of us handle a 3 a.m. wake-up the same way. We lie still, close our eyes, and wait. When that fails, we reach for the phone. Sleep specialists say the first instinct is the bigger mistake.
TL;DR
- Many people wake up around 3 a.m. and lie still, waiting to fall back asleep.
- When lying still doesn't work, the next common action is reaching for a phone.
- Sleep specialists consider the first instinct—lying still—to be the bigger mistake.