Fellow Zombie here. I have tried everything that people have recommended (except for the warm milk I cannot drink) and I find that this is the best cure......
Get a REALLY boring job doing graveyard shift, (hey, you make more money on 3rd and it is not like you are going to sleep anyway)say, in a hospital working switchboard, sit in a really uncomfy chair and have NO ONE to talk to except for the crazies that call at 2a.m. and all you can do is get on the very restricted internet and stare at the clocks that are all around you, just counting the hours until you can go home, curl up in warm blankets and watch Firefly.....
Believe me, sleep never sounds so sweet.
It has all but cured my insomia.
Not the greatest remedy out there, it has not really been "passed down" thru generations, but it works.
So I will leave you to ponder the ravings of a crazy woman...........just four and a half hours until I get to leave....mmmmmm

Go for it Outlaw!

Thanks guys, you rock. You really do.

I've been there!


I find I sleep better if I imagine me sleeping well.

Not much help, but it's all i have.

Omigosh!

"It sucks so much donkey balls that the RSPCA is complaining as we speak."

That's feckin' hilarious! Can I use that in my sig and attribute it to you?

here you go babe!
1- settle on the couch with a hot water bottle (or heating pad) with lots and lots of blankets. even if it's hot!
2- put on firefly. a calming ep. (as in NO REAVERS!: i've had nightmares . . . ) on low.
3- drink microwaved milk. (i sometimes put a little sugar in mine:))
4- play the "best possible senerio" game! (sounds stupid cause it is!) think of the very best thing that could happen- ex: nathan calling because he loved your fic . . . conversation. ladida.
5- know that everyone here wants you to be happy! (my theory is that we've visited the sight so much that our sleeping patterns have rubbed off on you! :))
sleep tight dollbaby!
*shuns the frumious bandersnatch in favor of reclamation*

Melatonin and valarian root? That works for me occasionally.

I have the same problem, so I feel your pain.