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Why do I wake multiple times an hour at night for several hours?

1 Answers Moderated by D'Anna Davis, LCSW Updated: Jun 11, 2018
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Anonymous on Mar 6, 2018
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You may wake up multiple times an hour at night for several hours because something caught your attention and you're trying to figure it out or an event happened and you're trying to wonder why it occurred.
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