What do you do when you cant sleep?

Lie awake at night and try to think of questions that I haven't yet asked and see if I know the answers to them, and if I don't, I make a point to google those questions later. Often the things I think of are questioning my own philosophies and beliefs, and thinking of psychology, and how my own brain would be processing information at that moment.

I've made quite a nasty habit of sitting for up to 9 hours on my laptop just reading answers to my questions, and answers to subquestions that arose when reading the answer to the first question, and reading interesting looking links from the page that I was originally reading, and asking more questions that occurred to me while reading.

Luckily, it's summer vacay, so I don't have to worry about getting up early for school the next day :-P

Stress exacerbates my insomnia, so I try and relax by listening to some music or by taking a nice, long, warm bath. Get into something nice and comfy, grab any books I've been meaning to read, journal, drink tea, watch a movie in bed, cuddle with my partner, go for a run, do some work related things, etc.

I'll take a benadryl if I really can't seem to fall asleep, but don't like doing it too often.

Don't take sleeping pills. Who ever suggested that is quite silly.

You can get addicted and eventually depend on them. I read until I fall asleep. Find a good book and get comfortable. Make sure you've gone to the toilet already so you don't have to get up. Try not to drink much water before you go to bed, and try to have your last meal 2 hours before you go to sleep. Turn the lights off so there are no bright lights distracting you. If worse comes to worst just go lay in bed until your in a comfy position and close your eyes. Think calming thoughts and eventually you will fall asleep.

When I can't sleep, I close my eyes and make up a funny story in my head. It seems super childish, but I don't care. Sometimes I even dream about the stories! I usually sleep with my ipod playing, or the radio on. That helps me sleep, too.

Depression causes my insomnia... usually i just stay awake until i finally feel so tired that i can't help but sleep, on desperate nights, i suffocate myself with a paper bag so that i pass out, some times i am out 15 min, sometimes the whole night

i dont really like sleeping at night because of my lifestyle and my work. i intended to sleep at day. sometimes its hard to sleep at day so i try listening to music, mp3 or texting on my cell until i passed out.

I dont go home when im not really super fatigue.

You might actually want to try an energy drink about an hour before you go to bed.

It'll make you crash hard.

I'll be honest. NO THUMBS DOWN!

Ipod, count sheep, or if im feeling frisky enough...yeah you get the picture.

Try taking some sleeping pills. Works for me. :D

watch a boring movie, in the dark, with blankets....