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Did someone experience something like this?

This happened to me 3 times this week . I keep waking up at 3:00 AM and 6:00 AM . Idk why and how . The thing that wierded me out is that its always the exact same time , not a minute later . Is there any scientific or psychological meaning or explanation for this . I honestly don't even know where can I ask this.
gpt
Working with patients with sleep disorders: Our brain is incredibly good at remembering a specific time and specifically waking up for it. Right now your brain probably gets a small dopamine kick every time it wakes you up at 03:00 and 06:00 AM. You see the time and think "wow, it did it again" which reinforces the mechanism every time it happens.

The easiest way to stop your brain from being obsessed with those two timestamps is to stop looking at watches at night. Have a clock next to the bed? Turn it around. A watch in line of sight? Take it down. Smartphone to the other side of the room so you don't feel tempted to check.

There is no actual benefit in checking the time at night. Most people will see what time it is, start calculating how much sleep they will get now, get stressed, and sleep worse for it afterwards.