Getting better sleep when you have insomnia. What Mayo Clinic experts wish you knew.

Do you have nights where you just can’t fall asleep no matter how hard you try? Or maybe you find yourself waking in the middle of the night, not able to fall back asleep. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep or stay asleep. Nearly everyone has experienced insomnia at one time or another. But this condition is about more than losing sleep or feeling exhausted the next day.

Sleep is how your body resets, repairs and recharges itself, from your brain to your bones. Insomnia, especially if it happens regularly, takes away from that repair process. The result can affect your physical, mental and emotional health.