What helps YOU go to sleep?

[Joseph Valdez]

When you can't sleep what techniques do you use to help yourself?

 

[hittite]

Socio-Linguistics textbook and I'm out like a light.

 

[Sacman]

Pop some advil, sit on your hands till they fall asleep, and masturbate not much to it...
Or alternatively put on some relaxing music...

 

[Blue_vision]

Hug my pillow, listen to emotional music on my ipod sleep timer on, and think about things.

If I can't get to sleep, sit in my desk chair in the dark and continue to listen to emotional music, maybe try to msn/text/call someone and talk for a bit.

 

[Firoth]

Nothing. I fall asleep when my brain no longer has the ability to function and nothing can force it sooner.

 

[YouCallMeNighthawk]

Just stick a DVD on and switch the light off, does the trick for me.

 

[Glamorgan]

Well, insomnia is never fun, so I just lay in bed, and think. Sometimes, I will listen to my iPod, but not that often.

 

[Julianking93]

masturbate profusely play video games chat with girls

Yeah, that.

Though, if I want to go to bed as quickly as possible, I masturbate.

 

[blankedboy]

Lie down.

 

[Dango]

I always have a cold glass of milk before I go to sleep, helps me quite a bit.

 

[no oneder]

Drink a glass of milk. Warm milk is better. Suudsu [http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Suudsu] is even better.

 

[Ryuo]

I can routinely fall asleep as long as I hear a ticking clock.

 

[Aerodynamic]

Opening the window and getting a drink of water, having the TV on with the volume turned down also helps.

 

[Xojins]

I smoke when I can't sleep. In addition I'll put on my own relaxing playlist and turn a fan on blowing in my face.

 

[Jark212]

Listening to Metal on your MP3 might help. Or try thinking deeply about a yourself in a story, make it up as you go along...

 

[child of lileth]

I have to have some sort of noise. I usually just set the sleep timer on the t.v., and just turn the volume down a bit. It takes me forever to fall asleep in silence, or if anything is too loud for some reason.

 

[Necator15]

Benadryl. I love having horrid enough allergies that I can take that most nights without really needing to explain it... That is probably bad. Hope it's not too habit-forming. Otherwise that would explain quite a bit of my summer...

 

[JoeBattisti]

When you can't sleep what techniques do you use to help yourself?

Sleep medication. Sleep like a baby.

 

[Sacman]

I have to have some sort of noise. I usually just set the sleep timer on the t.v., and just turn the volume down a bit. It takes me forever to fall asleep in silence, or if anything is too loud for some reason.

I can't fall asleep unless it's completely dark and silent... even if I can't see the lights it bothers me that they're there...