Dat Song of Solomon, man

If this forum was only for adults I'd tell you what I do when I can't sleep. Well, after drinking some beer first. ;-)

However, waking up and being unable to sleep again is a different issue... I stay awake then, play a bit at the PC and go to bed after one or two hours again. Or just stay awake if I don't get tired.

two words: white noise generator

I smoke a joint with one of those "ocean noises" soundtracks playing.

I knock back some bourbon when I can't sleep. Supposedly alcohol worsens your sleep, but I dunno. Seems fine to me.

This...this is the best of things.

Sorry to hear, I've too had sleeping problems many a nights. I found that it got slightly easier to fall asleep if I had a small bowl of cereal before I went to bed. Also believe it or not a warm glass of milk can help too. I'm hoping your in dream land right now, so you won't need this, but, if there is a next time, you may find it helps a little. The key is to remember, it's not that huge of a deal, one night of bad sleep isn't a deal breaker, you'll be fine. Of course, this can be hard to convince yourself of when it is happening, but, it's true more often then not. Goodnight. ;)

music or i start to watch long gameplay videos on youtube

I get high and watch The Passion of the Christ. Always mellows me out.

warm milk helps

I've heard that you have to choose the correct color for the sheep or it doesn't work. Or at least that's what I heard from some woman that's from what's now Russia.

In Soviet Russia sheep count you?

I wait in bed for hours. Sometimes it helps to try and work through a map (in your head) you've been through before, roll the wheel to pick the game.

Visualization sometimes works, although the latest fail-safe seems to be to do some physical activity early in the morning.