What causes insomnia? - Dan Kwartler?

Insomnia is when your brain doesn't want to go to sleep, it’s like trying to fall asleep while a loud radio is on in your head.

Your brain is like a busy kid who just finished playing outside and doesn’t want to stop running. When you're tired, your brain should slow down, but sometimes it keeps thinking about the day's adventures or worries from school or dinner time.

Imagine you’re trying to go to sleep, but your brain is still doing jumping jacks in your head, that’s like having a party inside your skull while your body wants to rest. That party makes it hard for your eyes to close and your body to relax.

Sometimes, the reason this happens is because of stress, or not getting enough sleep at night before, which is kind of like telling your brain, “Hey, you didn’t get enough time to play, now you want to run forever!”

So, insomnia is when your brain doesn’t know it’s time to stop running and start resting. It's like trying to go to bed while still being on a merry-go-round. Insomnia is when your brain doesn't want to go to sleep, it’s like trying to fall asleep while a loud radio is on in your head.

Your brain is like a busy kid who just finished playing outside and doesn’t want to stop running. When you're tired, your brain should slow down, but sometimes it keeps thinking about the day's adventures or worries from school or dinner time.

Imagine you’re trying to go to sleep, but your brain is still doing jumping jacks in your head, that’s like having a party inside your skull while your body wants to rest. That party makes it hard for your eyes to close and your body to relax.

Sometimes, the reason this happens is because of stress, or not getting enough sleep at night before, which is kind of like telling your brain, “Hey, you didn’t get enough time to play, now you want to run forever!”

So, insomnia is when your brain doesn’t know it’s time to stop running and start resting. It's like trying to go to bed while still being on a merry-go-round.