Why Can't I Sleep —
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How often getting to sleep, staying asleep, and the next day's cost have shown up over the last two weeks — a screening-style read of the insomnia pattern, not a diagnosis.
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The science behind it
Insomnia is described in the clinical literature by three things together: trouble falling asleep, trouble staying asleep, and a daytime consequence — because a short night that costs you nothing the next day is not the same problem. This check uses that three-component shape over the last two weeks, with a five-point frequency scale and items written for MoodyWonder. It is not the Insomnia Severity Index or any licensed instrument. A high score is a reason to talk to a doctor, not a result in itself. Read the full methodology →
This is a screening-style questionnaire, not a diagnosis. It reads how often certain experiences happen to you and compares that with other people; only a clinician can assess what it means for you. If the result worries you, take it to one.
What you get — free
- ✓Your three component scores against other people's — onset, maintenance, daytime cost
- ✓Which component is carrying the problem, because they have different fixes
- ✓What a score at your level usually means, what it cannot, and where to take it
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Common questions
How is this different from the Sleep Quality Check?
They ask different questions. Sleep Quality measures how good and how restoring your sleep is overall — "am I sleeping well". This one measures the intensity of one specific pattern — "why can't I sleep". You can sleep eight hours and wake unrefreshed, which the quality check catches and this one does not. You can also lie awake for two hours every night, which this one catches. If you are not sure which you have, take both.
I go to bed at 3 a.m. and get up at 11, and I sleep fine. Is that insomnia?
No. That is a late chronotype, and it only becomes a problem when the world makes you get up at seven. Insomnia is wanting to sleep and not being able to. If your sleep is good once you are in it and the trouble is only that your hours are unfashionable, the Chronotype Test is the one that describes you.
Can this tell me if I have insomnia disorder?
No. It measures how often three kinds of sleep trouble have shown up in the last two weeks and compares that with other people. A doctor decides whether it is a disorder, whether something else is causing it, and what would help. A high score here is a good reason to have that conversation.
Two weeks is short. What if I just had a bad fortnight?
Then the score reflects the bad fortnight, which is what a screening window is for. A deadline, a cold, a trip, a grieving month — all of these raise these numbers in people who usually sleep fine. Retake it in a month. If it stays high across windows, that is a pattern rather than a stretch, and the pattern is what to take to someone.
Could something else be causing this?
Very often, yes. Insomnia is a symptom at least as often as it is a condition on its own: anxiety, depression, chronic pain, sleep apnoea, several common medications, alcohol, a new baby, and shift work all produce exactly this profile. These are not lesser explanations — they are different ones, with different help. If you snore and someone has seen you stop breathing or gasp in your sleep, or if you are sleepy enough during the day that driving is not safe, that is a see-a-doctor-now thing rather than a try-a-technique thing.
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