it is a privilege to get to know yourself all over again, to leave behind who you used to be and meet who you want to be, to reintroduce yourself to the world as a new embodiment of who you knew you always were, to reacquaint yourself with your magic.
When people ask you how you stay motivated for the gym and you really wish you could tell them it’s not motivation, or discipline you just *have* to go for your mental health.
Why is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Twitter arguing with Cardi B? Y’all are a federal agency. Your job is national security, not clapping back at celebrities because they criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This is so dangerously weird.
your body runs on an internal clock (circadian rhythm) meaning your body has a 24 hr biological clock controlled by the brain (the hypothalamus)... it controls body temperature, hormones, immune system activity, hunger, mood and even alertness
so at night , this system switches into recovery + low alert mode and that changes how everything feels.
why sickness feels worse at night is because of lower cortisol at night, cortisol is a hormone that reduces inflammation and pain. high in the morning and very low at night
so at night, pain feels stronger, fever feels worse, coughing increases, asthma attacks are more common... the sickness isn’t worse, the body’s anti-inflammatory system is weaker.
there are also several reasons why many deaths happen at night; the body is in maintenance mode, heart rate slows, blood pressure drops and brain alertness drops... so if someone is very sick, the body has less reserve power to fight failure
why you feel more hungry at midnight or at night is because leptin (fullness hormone) drops, ghrelin (hunger hormone) rises, blood sugar tends to dip, brain craves fast energy (sugar/carbs)... also your brain is tired, so willpower is weaker and cravings feel stronger.
the raeson why depression and dark thoughts hit at night, this is BIG... at night there is no noise, no tasks, no social interaction so your mind turns inward and ruminates.
brain chemistry changes, serotonin drops at night, melatonin rises (makes you sleepy but emotionally sensitive), dopamine (motivation) is lower... the brain becomes more reflective, emotional and vulnerable.
there’s also an evolutionary reason that humans evolved to be alert to danger at night, so the brain naturally scans for threats and negative possibilities.
why everything feels more intense at night (general effect) at night: less sensory input > brain amplifies internal sensations, body is tired > pain and emotions feel stronger, logical thinking decreases > emotional thinking increases... this is why breakups feel worse at night, anxiety spikes at night, memories hit harder at night, overthinking peaks at night
there’s also a psychological illusion, when it’s quiet and dark, your brain has nothing external to focus on, so pain feels louder, hunger feels louder, thoughts feel louder, loneliness feels louder... the night acts like an emotional amplifier.
a fun fact, crazy but true, doctors and psychologists say: never make big life decisions at night because your brain is chemically more pessimistic and emotionally biased after dark
learn something. 👍