Why do I have trouble sleeping at night but not during the day?

There are many possible causes and each person has their own reasons but you have watch your circadian cycle, that is, the pattern of your biological pattern. If you had a night shift or had a busy nightlife, probably you taught your body to be awake at night. Also, anxiety and depression are possible causes.

It may be because if you sleep during the day for too long you can mess up your night sleeping patterns. It could be many other things too maybe like a fear associated with night, but try to relax before you go to sleep at night and unwind.

Maybe you are too comfortable with the dark. I always close my eyes and say "blank" until I fall asleep. It clears my thoughts and allows my mind to ease for a peaceful sleep.

My brain wants to stay up and play, when it's time to go to sleep this happens a lot during the week

I think sometimes sleep is hard to come by at night because more distractions are available to us during the day. At night, things usually quiet down, and all the things we may have been avoiding or putting off when we were busy decide to pop up. It can be hard to quiet your mind when it's time to sleep.

its possible that your sleep cycle aka your internal clock is off, try staying up during the day so then you can sleep that night.

It's probably because at the end of the day, we tend to reflect what has happen throughout the day, thinking of alternatives of what could have gone wrong, or in a better situation; where as compared to the day, most of us work or either go to school in that way, our body has the need to feel sleepy every now and then due to stress levels. If one has trouble sleeping at night, please contact a specialist to help your problem if things like this has been happening for the past few weeks.

My personal experience is that sleeping during the day stems from the pure exhaustion of not being able to sleep during the night. At night, when you're supposed to be asleep, your senses seem to be heightened and as such, so are your emotions and your worries. That, in turn, keeps you awake, but during the day, those worries seem to be spared for the night, so you can sleep. To a degree at least.

Maybe because you like to be alone and think in the peaceful quiet and calm of the night. And also maybe you have a sleeping disorder.

We all have trouble sleeping at night because so much has accumulated over the day and its in our minds