What helps you sleep?

[The Candyman]

When answering, please do not include drugs of any kind. This includes caffeine or prescription meds.

Example: What helps me go to sleep is the sound of rain. It comforts me knowing that I am warm and dry inside. Also, a hard days work or a few days of bad insomnia earlier will let be sleep pretty quickly.

 

[Jon Etheridge]

I usually listen to a George Carlin album on my iPod.

 

[UAProxy]

Rain, a heavy comforter over me (no matter the temperature), and a pillow/stuffed animal/pretty lady to cuddle.

 

[grimsprice]

the rain outside my window.

 

[Helmet]

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters.

I, at one point, loved Aqua Teen Hunger Force. I thought it was hilarious.

Then it started going downhill. Then the movie came out.

I see two or three movies a week. I have for years. I love movies. This was the only one I slept through.

 

[justhereforthemoney]

Alcohol. Or a moving warm car.

 

[Scolar Visari]

Nature sounds and certain running machinery get me to sleep.

 

[Tiroe]

Music. Lately I listen to "In the court of the crimson king" because I find it relaxing

 

[twcblaze]

the sound of my jacked up fan... it's un-balanced, so it make a rhythmic pulsing noise that I find hypnotic

 

[Azure-Supernova]

Silence and darkness.

On very rare occasions the Beatles help me sleep

Goodnight by The Beatles is a sure winner to knock me out.

Also it helps when I have someone to cuddle, but I'll be sleeping alone until May -_-

 

[Neonbob]

I usually listen to a George Carlin album on my iPod.

That seems like it'd bring about some interesting dreams...

As for myself, I can't think of a sleep aid.
I just try to sleep around a given time(it varies).
But if I'm still up at 3am, I've done something wrong most of the time.

 

[Sleekgiant]

I just lay in bed, make sure it is silent and get comfortable

 

[the1ultimate]

Rain, a heavy comforter over me (no matter the temperature), and a pillow/stuffed animal/pretty lady to cuddle.

Definitely.

Otherwise music helps sometimes.

The best thing is just to be really tired though.

 

[The Candyman]

When answering, please do not include drugs of any kind. This includes caffeine or prescription meds.

Why the hell not?

I don't want drugs mentioned because they are sometimes obvious methods and I want people to try to post other means as sleeping aids.

Also, I found out staying up on the Escapist helps me sleep too ( 3

 

[Erana]

A good dream the night before makes me more eager to sleep.
Unfortunately, the opposite is also true.

COmbine a nightmare with my medication that likes to make me nauseus and the possibility of my being narcoleptic, and you have an unhappy Erana.

 

[Blanks]

*after reading some other answers*

Definitely listening to the rain with a cool breeze blowing through my window but that's a spring/summer thing; for winter just being warm and often anything on my ipod playing

though i'm still having trouble figuring out what helps me sleep, if i can't sleep exhaustion usually wins out eventually

 

[rainman2203]

Barring NyQuil or a copious amount of alcohol (both drugs I suppose), I find that a nice constant sound like a fan or rain is quite soothing. When the opportunity presents itself, a nice bit of... intimate relations... is quite effective at knocking me out as well.

 

[Marter]

Knowledge that I will feel better in the morning.