Fun fact about me:
I wake almost night from 2am-4am. Doesn't seem to matter when I fell asleep, or when I wake the next day. 2 hours, then back sleep.
My mom calls it The Witching Hour.
Technically I get two though.
If you're ever awake, say hello.
Do you take any sleeping aids? I take 2,10mg Meltonin tablets before bed,and I'm out for 8 hours. There also the sleep aid z quil for really deep sleep. Both are over the counter types.
Oh I tried natural aides, prescribed medication, alcohol.
After 20 years, I just realized this is how I sleep.
There was a point in time when people went to bed twice. It was basically what you described. People would read, or whatever, for a few hours and go back to bed. This was around the Victorian Era.
Segmented sleep includes two sleep periods, both of which occur at night. A person experiencing segmented sleep will sleep for 6-8 hours but in two shifts during the night.
It works for me...
@Nichole765 it is rather interesting. I've been through it several times. It doesn't happen all that often for me though.