What are the best ways to fall asleep?

Question:

Just like I said what are the best ways to fall asleep?

Feel free to give me a laundry list. I'm really having trouble with this one.

Answers:
i've suffered from insomnia my entire life. i've yet to find anything that can get me to sleep regularly but there are some things that making falling asleep a little easier/less stressful.
1. don't use your bed for anything except sleeping and love making. this is a hard one especially on restless nights. if you know you won't be sleeping in the next hour, go elsewhere. i keep a comfortable reading chair in my bedroom for this reason.
2. don't fall asleep anywhere but in your bed. if you feel yourself nodding off on the couch in front of the TV, go to bed.
3. if you're light sensitive, black out your room. this includes digital clocks. its easy as putting a small paper in front of the display.
4. no midnight snacking or drinking. i don't have anything other than water at least an hour before my desired bedtime.
5. this one is toughest for me. go to bed and wake up at the same hour every day even if you don't have to. don't lay in bed more than necessary and start moving around as soon as possible.
6. drink body temperature water as soon as you awaken. this is an amazing trick. it has made an enormous difference in my health as well as my sleeping habits. the water wakes up your body from the inside. why body temperature? this saves your body from feeling a cold shock. you want to wake your system gradually. start with half a glass the first day and gradually work up to a couple glasses everyday. i usually have my first bottle (16 oz) before i get out of bed and drink another one as i get ready for work. it took no more than three days for me to see a change in my habits and my attitude.

i don't have answers to give you. i can only suggest to you the techniques that have worked so well for me. i'm still considered an insomniac but through experience i have learned to better cope with the problem and live the best i can considering the circumstances.

A hot bath some chamomile tea realxing music and something good to read and no caffiene from 2 o'clock.

I aways read a book or watch TV. I've heard excercising before bedtime helps. Getting up earlier may help also.

Warm milk before you go to sleep helps.

Backwards, on to a thick, soft mattress.

What are the best ways to fall asleep?

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