Anyone here know any tricks for getting to sleep? I've been having some bad Insomnia lately, and I want to find a way to fix it.

well, you take a hammer and.....:D

perhaps try warm milk? It's supposed to help.

I have one, but, erm, I've never been banned, and now's not a time to start.
Just gotta figure it out for yourself.

I've heard (though never tried) that a little salt helps, as well as socks. Meh, they seem like they'd only make minor changes to me, but worth a try. Tylenol PM always helps... ;)

Exercise during the day is usually the trick, and don't do anything on your bed apart from sleeping. Apart from sex, of course.

Well, my bed is a couch in the living room so I play games and watch TV on it too.

I really need to get a mattress...

I find that taking a shower just before bed is what generally keeps me awake. The thing that gets me to sleep is a nice cool bedroom with heavy blankets in the bed. Drink a glass of water after brushing your teeth and lay in bed for a little while before trying to pass out.

It's good to keep your mind entirely blank. Relax your feet. Relax your calves. Relax your thighs. Relax your waist. Abdomen. Chest. Arms. By this time, you should be capable of relaxing your brain. Just fall asleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...zzz

Play Phantasy Star Online, World of Warcraft, or any game that revolves around endless grinding. Works best when started with a new character.

Or do the opposite of what Duck said... and use some energy... Avoid caffeine after 12, avoid food for a bit before bed... I'd say maybe read a 'mild' book in bed for a half an hour or so before trying to pass out... Nothing too exciting that will keep you turning the page, just something interesting or a book you're trying to finish that's a killer during the day...

Other then that, a lot of the above look really good!!
You could also learn to Meditate, though I'm not sure if that would really help or not. It helps me clear my mind when I'm too anxious, and I can usually fall asleep faster after though.

Good luck!!

Gradually tensing the muscles all the way up your body helps-do it for about 10 seconds, starting with feet, and you will feel more relaxed.

Thanks for you help everyone!

Reach down ... between your legs ... ease the seat back ...

Is there something on your mind that is bothering you Churchman? It is only stress and worry that ever keeps me up. Most of the time I am unconscious before my head touches pillow.

Well, I will be homeless soon, but thats of my own accord, so I doubt its that. Besides that, I dont have any stresses in my life. at least, any I know of.

Usually whenever I get insomnia, it comes from excitement (ie, something good is going to happen the next day and I stay up thinking about it), or nostalgia ("oh man, those were good days. I wish I could relive them.").

Try getting up early the next day and not sleeping until night. That just might do the trick.

Valerium root. I too am an insomniac and it helps.

I've grown a habbit of eating hot made ramen in the cabinet to help me feel sleepy.

warm milk and read a book, grab an orielly book, i suggest something on protocols

Don't "try" to sleep until you feel both physically and mentally tired. On the opposite end, if you do, don't convince yourself to stay up "a little longer"

At the risk of sounding callous, this is a question for a doctor, not an internet forum.

Read Fight Club, and I sincerely hope y'all get the reference.

You're hilarious, PuL. Four Hundred Copters.

My reccomendation is to simply relax and think pleasant things, like kittens (that are not covered in spikes), animusic, the GO! Tema's music, how awesome it would be to have your own Combine Depot, and other things that make you feel all fuzzy inside.

My advice is to live with it. Just don't sleep. Too many people think of insomnia as a condition; it's not. It's a f#cking life style. Right now it's 5 in the morning where I am. I woke up at 3 in the morning. After going to sleep at 2:30 in the afternoon yesterday. I'll probably be up until 2 in the morning today.

It keeps my enemies guessing.

Alternately, if you work or have to be somewhere or just don't want to become a weird nocturnal subhuman abomination like myself (trust me, it's worth it) than I suggest valerium root. It works, its natural and it actually tastes pretty good.

nilcypher:
At the risk of sounding callous, this is a question for a doctor, not an internet forum.

Well, I dont have a doctor, or health care, so im kinda stuck with what I have.

Don't look at your clock when you're trying to get to sleep.

Limit the amount of caffiene you drink or quit for best results. (You actually go through withdrawel during sleep if you're addicted enough)

avoiding caffeine after 12 is the best recommendation so far. Or give it up entirely for a few days, you'll be knackered, which is kinda the idea i guess.

Listen to relaxing music? something like Albatross by Fleetwood Mac or a really long Pink Floyd snooze fest
but if you cant stand that music it'll probably make it worse.

Stammer:
I find that taking a shower just before bed is what generally keeps me awake.

Really? It's the exact opposite for me - a shower before bed, and I fall asleep before I know it. Different stroke for different folks...

Pink Floyd The Wall (Album) will put me right out...That or watching Cops

I agree with what most people have said. Kind of sucks that you sleep in a couch, but as long as its comfortable then its fine. Try to exercise 6 hours before you sleep and never eat before you sleep.

Russ Pitts:
Reach down ... between your legs ... ease the seat back ...

I see what you did there. Panamahahahaa

B-12 vitamins, the nice pink ones. Down two of those and you'll be unconscious for six hours. Highly recommend not operating heavy machinery after you do it.

Exercise is key to good sleep. Try to eat regularly and not too late as well.

A spot of simple meditation can work wonders for just clearing your mind that might help if your insomnia is stress related or anything.

You could of course just watch the first 45 minutes of "The Hulk". (Not the new one that was awesome lol)

WolfMage:
I have one, but, erm, I've never been banned, and now's not a time to start.
Just gotta figure it out for yourself.

The words you are looking for are "exercise" and let people's mind run from there, standard exercise works too.