What do you do when you can't sleep?

noramalina_96 wrote: Oh goodness, I can never fall asleep at night. Even when I try, my mind keeps racing through random thoughts. The worst part are the days when I end up thinking about depressing things such as me or my relatives dying, or wondering if I'm gonna die in my sleep. (Okay, I'm an extremely paranoid person, lol) Anyways, I usually end up going on youtube to get my mind off of things, or if I'm too lazy to get my laptop, I mess around with my ipod to read e-books and download random apps that have no logical purpose. :')

boredandtwitchy wrote: Okay, don't judge, but what works best for me is a warm glass of milk spiked with amaretto (almond-flavored liqueur). There's just something very soothing about the warmth and creaminess and nuttiness of it that just knocks me out. Or it could just be the alcohol.

Yeah, it's the alcohol.

Tvlioze wrote: To be sincere I have serious sleeping problems.
Normally I sleep only 2-3 hours/night or I can't sleep at all many days in a row.
I can't sleep for more then 2 hours during the day either so:

1. Either I wait to drop from lack of sleep after a while. - last time I fell asleep after 3 days and slept for 12 hours straight. (My maximum was a week and a half without sleeping at all).
or
2. I try different solutions that usually don't work like : reading my school notes or try to learn, read books/mangas or I watch series. But as I said this option doesn't work every time.

Also there are cases when I tire myself too much and a migraine is forming. When I can't concentrate to read something or watch a series and not even pain killers help..I just stay in bed and suffer until I finally fall asleep from the pain.

I don't wish anyone to be in my place and I would love to find some solutions. I have to say that I also tried some like : drinking warm milk, tea, applying different compresses, eating/not eating before, doing sports, listening to music, yoga, I even tried getting drunk but I got more dizzy and sick than sleepy..etc..

So if someone has some advices, give me some too..

P.S. I have to add that I have this problem since a year ago as I had a very busy schedule until recently : I was trying to balance school, a job and also working part time, most of the time I was on the run. Now I quit my jobs to try to get back on my feet a little but it seems I can't return to normal anymore.