What Causes Insomnia?

What causes insomnia? Why you’re tired all day, but as soon as the evening comes you feel more awake. And what keeps it going night after night. Your sleep is run by two forces: sleep drive, the pressure that builds the longer you’re awake, and your body clock. When the alarm in your brain switches on at night, it pushes both aside. This video explains how insomnia starts, why it stays, and the first steps to turn the alarm down so sleep can come back on its own. 0:00 Tired all day, awake at night 0:40 The two forces that control your sleep 1:30 What starts insomnia 2:10 The fear loop that keeps it going 2:20 How trying to sleep makes it worse 2:55 Why it can feel like you didn’t sleep at all 3:14 When to see a doctor 3:36 What keeps insomnia going