Originally Posted by hookers with machineguns

I used to have mild insomnia, where I'd take daily naps to compensate for sleep deprivation. I'd literally be laying there, half asleep half awake, fully aware of what's going on around me, but disfunctional at the same time. It's hard to explain.

Your body gets used to a certain amount of sleep. For our age, I'd say 6-7 hours is more than enough. If you can't get that much, then there's a problem.

Relax. My problem was that my head wouldn't turn off when I wanted it to. I kept reprocessing the previous day and amounting too much stress. THere's no way anyone can sleep with that.

As naive and immature as it sounds, smoking and drinking yourself to sleep isn't that bad of an idea. They even have herbal teas that help you relax before sleeping. Or, try more exercising. Forcing fatigue into your body, along with the daily dose of school and work, plus a nightcap of your favorite drink (and maybe a smoke too, wink wink) will give you more than enough to fuel a good night sleep.