So someone who has chronic insomnia regularly has difficulty getting enough sleep.

所以长期失眠的人通常很难获得足够的睡眠。

This he says is a positive way to approach chronic insomnia.

他说这是治疗长期失眠的积极方法。

This is probably one of the most effective ways to prevent chronic insomnia.

这或许是预防长期失眠最有效的方法之一。

Acute insomnia lasts less than a month, whereas chronic insomnia lasts over a month.

急性失眠症发作持续时间小于一个月，慢性的则会持续一个月以上。

When these cycles of stress and restlessness last several months, they’re diagnosed as chronic insomnia.

醒来时却感到累坏了、 很困惑，且有压力，这个过程又再次重演。

Because lying in bed awake can form an association in your brain that can lead to chronic insomnia, Grandner explained.

格兰德纳解释道，因为醒着躺在床上会在大脑中形成关联，从而导致长期失眠。

The National Institute of Health says 10% to 15% of the general population struggles with chronic insomnia.

国家卫生研究所说，10%到15%的普通人患有慢性失眠。

For example, one of my students-Ira Sandner, of 173 Overpeck Avenue, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey-was driven nearly to suicide by chronic insomnia.

例如， 我的一位学生——来自新泽西州里奇菲尔德公园奥弗佩克大道 173 号的艾拉·桑德纳 (Ira Sandner) 因长期失眠而差点自杀。