Why Your Brain Saves Its Worst Thoughts for Night - The Biology of 2AM Anxiety

Описание: It's 2 a.m. You're exhausted, but your mind is wide awake—replaying embarrassing moments, resurrecting old arguments, and scanning for threats that don't exist. You're not broken. You're running ancient survival code in a modern world.

In this episode, Willow breaks down the 8 biological reasons your brain spirals at night—from backwards cortisol curves to evolutionary panic, from your offline prefrontal cortex to the neuroscience of rumination. You'll learn why silence makes anxiety louder, why your body mistakes rest for danger, and why your brain genuinely believes it's protecting you by keeping you awake.
This isn't insomnia. It's biology. And once you understand it, you can start working with your brain instead of against it.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 – Intro: Why Your Brain Attacks You at Night
1:02 – #8: Your Cortisol Curve Is Backwards
2:09 – #7: Darkness Triggers Evolutionary Panic
3:15 – #6: Your Prefrontal Cortex Is Offline
4:26 – #5: Silence Removes All Distractions
5:38 – #4: Your Brain Processes Emotion at Night
6:43 – #3: Your Body Thinks You're Dying
7:56 – #2: You're Chemically Wired for Rumination
9:09 – #1: Your Brain Is Trying to Solve What It Can't Escape
10:20 – Outro: How to Speak Your Brain's Language

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💬 Comment below: What's the weirdest thought your brain has ever ambushed you with at night, did you suddenly kick out like you were jumping over a wall or that you were chasing rabbits in your sleep? Haha!