{"id":8721,"date":"2018-07-15T16:03:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T14:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=8721"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:53:40","slug":"what-causes-insomnia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/07\/what-causes-insomnia\/","title":{"rendered":"What Causes Insomnia?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you struggle to go to sleep even though you are tired? Or do you wake up in the middle of the night and lie awake for hours, tossing and turning,&nbsp;anxiously checking the clock?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Insomnia is&nbsp;a very common problem and most&nbsp;of us experience this some time in our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what is insomnia? Is there any way to break the cycle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video as&nbsp;Dan Kwartler details the science of insomnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"What causes insomnia? - Dan Kwartler\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j5Sl8LyI7k8?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What usually keeps you up at night?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you ever had any difficulty sleeping? Talk about it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are some ways to help you fall asleep easily?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you use, or have you ever used, any special methods that help you get to sleep? Talk about it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you know anyone who suffers from insomnia? How do they cope with it?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Do you struggle to go to sleep even though you are tired? Or do you wake up in the middle of the night and lie awake for hours, tossing and turning,&nbsp;anxiously checking the clock? Insomnia is&nbsp;a very common problem and most&nbsp;of us experience this some time in our lives. 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