{"id":8721,"date":"2018-07-15T16:03:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T14:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=8721"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:30:21","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>C1 &#8211; Advanced<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"begin\" class=\"topBd clearfix\">\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"container\">\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;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">anxiously checking the clock?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Insomnia is<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp;a very common problem and most&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">of us experience this some time in our lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">So what is insomnia? Is there any way to break the cycle? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Watch the video as&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dan Kwartler details the science of insomnia.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><iframe title=\"What causes insomnia? - Dan Kwartler\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j5Sl8LyI7k8?start=35&#038;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><\/p>\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 know anyone who suffers from insomnia? 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