How many times do you wake up in the middle of the night?

By Toni
@toniganzon (82296)
Philippines
September 6, 2026 6:45pm CST
Normally, I'd wake up once to pee in the middle of the night. However, for the past couple of days I've been waking up too many times. I would wake up to check if someone was there next to me. It's as if I could feel the person being there, but there's no one. I didn't feel scared though. I just feel alone.
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@rsa101 (42099)
• Philippines
7 Sep
It depends on how I spend my waking hours. If I’ve been busy and tired, I usually sleep straight through the night without any trouble. But if something is bothering me, I tend to wake up around 2:30 a.m. and fall back asleep after half an hour to an hour, depending on the situation. That’s usually my routine. When my anxiety was high, there were times I couldn’t sleep deeply at night and was always half awake.
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@rsa101 (42099)
• Philippines
7 Sep
@toniganzon I sometimes track my sleep, and it usually shows around 6 hours total, with about 2 hours of deep sleep and the rest mostly light sleep.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
7 Sep
@rsa101 Only two hours of deep sleep. My Apple Watch tells me I only have an hour or less than that most of the time.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
7 Sep
Yeah, I can understand when anxiety hits.
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• Northampton, England
7 Sep
you need a handsome man in your bed
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
7 Sep
Where can I find one?
@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
8 Sep
• Northampton, England
7 Sep
@toniganzonyou wont have to look far
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@JESSY3236 (22545)
• United States
8 Sep
I do get up at least twice to pee. But I am on a water pill for my high blood pressure. But I do wake up when my cat gets on the bed. I let her climb on my chest.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
9 Sep
Oh you are taking pills for your high blood pressure? My friend does too and it does affect his sleep as he goes to the toilet quite often at night.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
15 Sep
@JESSY3236 yeah, that's the best thing to do.
@JESSY3236 (22545)
• United States
14 Sep
@toniganzon Yeah. I take my pills when I get up so I wouldn't be going to pee all night.
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@Deepizzaguy (126117)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Sep
I usually wake up once a night just before dawn to go to the bathroom.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
8 Sep
That's really nice. Your sleep isn't disturbed at all.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
9 Sep
@Deepizzaguy Oh so that explains it.
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@Deepizzaguy (126117)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Sep
@toniganzon Thank you since I am taking medicines to get more sleep at night.
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@aninditasen (18444)
• Raurkela, India
7 Sep
I am sleeping well these day but do wake up thrice in the night to pee.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
7 Sep
Three times can be a bit troublesome.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
10 Sep
@aninditasen Oh, I could never do that.
@aninditasen (18444)
• Raurkela, India
9 Sep
@toniganzon Yes, it is but I can't sleep too controlling the urge.
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7 Sep
Hey there. I wake up several times during the night. Not with weird feelings, but because I'm not blessed with sound sleep LOL You're right, your loneliness makes you feel something like that. If you live alone, then call a friend over and if you stay with your family, then sleep beside a a family member like Mom. You'll feel better. Please let us know if this works.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
9 Sep
@Lone_Wolf82 Yeah, I'm ok being alone.
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8 Sep
@toniganzon Sorry to hear that dear. Wish I was in your vicinity, I'd have kept your company.
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@AmbiePam (131555)
• United States
7 Sep
I used to just wake up once to use the restroom. Lately, it’s been twice, although I usually go back to sleep the second time after about an hour. It’s annoying.
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@AmbiePam (131555)
• United States
7 Sep
@toniganzon Oh, no, the second time I wake up isn’t to use the bathroom. I just happen to wake up another time for no apparent reason.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
7 Sep
It's annoying to be awaken by the call of nature several times a night. Could it be the meds you're taking?
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
7 Sep
@AmbiePam OH I see.
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@May2k8 (20187)
• Indonesia
7 Sep
depending on how much I drink before bed, usually I only pee in the morning
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@May2k8 (20187)
• Indonesia
7 Sep
@toniganzon Only sometimes, if I have a nightmare.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
7 Sep
Yeah, but you don't wake up in the middle of the night at all for any other reason?
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@crossbones27 (54072)
• Mojave, California
7 Sep
Its usually once or twice and usually brought on by strange dreams. People say I yell in my sleep like bad, scary bad, but its not all the time. Just once in a blue moon. Some of my dreams kind of scary but never the way they describe I scream. Maybe I should do one of those sleep studies. I never feel alone either.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
7 Sep
I would have nightmares and cry in my sleep. Sometimes I'd wake up sobbing because my heart just aches so much. It would take me a few minutes to recover.
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• Mojave, California
7 Sep
@toniganzon Thatt's not fun and those bad dream do take time to recover from. If is so bad dogs work great, its not fun for them but they more focused on if you OK and the they love that propose.
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@Juliaacv (57759)
• Canada
7 Sep
Just once, but for the same reason as you do. Sometimes, if I wake later than usual, my thoughts get going about things I have to do the next day, and then I have trouble falling back asleep but will stay in the bed and rest. But that rarely happens.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
7 Sep
Hard to sleep when our mind is active.
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@LadyDuck (504857)
• Italy
7 Sep
I wake up once to pee and another couple of times just because my brain cannot stop thinking.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
7 Sep
Yeah, when the brain is active it's quite hard to fall asleep.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
8 Sep
@LadyDuck Right.
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@LadyDuck (504857)
• Italy
7 Sep
@toniganzon - When you start to think, the sleep cannot come back.
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@Traceyjayne (14753)
• United Kingdom
8 Sep
I sometimes sleep through the night. Usually though I am up once or twice.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
8 Sep
Once or twice is reasonable.
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@MoonMaa (836)
• United States
7 Sep
Sometimes I get up to go to the bathroom once or twice at night.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
7 Sep
That's reasonable.
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@Wrexxo (10041)
•
7 Sep
Maybe once or twice
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
7 Sep
Reasonable. What wakes you up?
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@Wrexxo (10041)
•
7 Sep
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@snowy22315 (214055)
• United States
7 Sep
Just once, but I stay awake after I do.
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
7 Sep
That happens to me too.
@TheHorse (240725)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Sep
I wake up when I get a leg cramp. Ouch!
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@toniganzon (82296)
• Philippines
7 Sep
Ouch! I had that when I was pregnant. Waking up in the middle of the night because of leg cramp is something I don't want at all.