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What does it mean?
Deep spiritual despair feels like it lasts forever at 3 AM.
In plain terms
Anguish feels endless in the dead of night.
What can you take from it?
Pain feels worse in the middle of the night.

Where it applies

  • personal grief
  • depression
  • sleepless nights

Putting it to work

  • track sleep patterns
  • acknowledge darkness

Questions to consider

  • Why does night amplify pain?
  • How to cope with 3 AM thoughts?

Another view

Not everyone experiences night as equally painful.

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