How can I fall asleep?

Question:

I have a lot of trouble falling asleep. I might have insomnia, because sometimes even if my body is dead tired I sit in bed for four hours and can't sleep. Next thing I know its 3 or 4 AM and I have to get up at six the next morning. I've tried different methods of falling asleep. Counting sheep does not work. I find myself unable to stop thinking! I even tried doing geometry, which works during math class, but still couldn't sleep! I exercise, which makes me more awake. Eating just fuels me to further stay awake. Plus I'm paranoid, and I sleep next to a window [not fun at all].

Anyway--How do you fall asleep?

Answers:
put something noisy in your room. a fan AC something that makes noise. Also get your room pitch black. This helpos so when your eyes are open and you cant fall asleep you dont have anything to visually concentrate on. The noise and nothing to look at should help you fall asleep. It did for me.

maybe moving your bed...listen to soft music always helps me.

and relax, try not to think so much.

i have a friend who has insomnia and she takes pills, but i don't think that's the greatest choice.

so yeahh..relax..don't think so much..try hard not to.

hope it works.

Read the Holy Bible. I dunno why, but not only does it calm my paranoia (from too much silence with little tiny blips of noise), but it also gets sooooooo boring. (Sorry God, but it does). Or if it's a good parable, I will ponder and think how it relates to my life or someone in it.

Try some Valerian root capsules. You can get them is the vitamin aisle or at a health food store. Do NOT get the tea though, it is totally disgusting.

Vodka and orange juice

Insomnia occurs when the body cant go to sleep or stay asleep. There are reasons. Some of them are or can be:
you are overtired
stress will do it
do you have a bedtime pattern at the same time and get up at the same time each morning. If you answered no here this can be another problem.
check the temperature of the room if its too hot or too cold this is another reason.
don't do a heavy exercise workout this is what get the blood going causing overtiredness.
instead you can do some gentle exercises
a warm bath may help you to relax
abstain from drinking coffee tea have your last cup 4 hours before you go to bed.
Eating a small meal like toast can help don't have a 3 course meal.
Its okay to go to bed an hour earlier to relax, you can relax by reading,
Just relax. I heard doing meditation is to help you to relax.
To get a good night sleep give yourself about 90 minutes before you are asleep.
don't trying to force yourself to sleep as long as you relax you can lie awake and get a perfectly good night sleep.
Nap during the day will screw up the night sleep
if you have a nap make sure its no longer than 30 minutes.

Insomnia (sleeplessness) is due to stress,
dietary and medical problems. By making
small lifestyle changes like having a fixed
daily routine, relaxing and eating properly,
insomnia can be cured. I found the information
at http://www.nosleep.in/insomniacause.html...

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