www.rainymood.com is a nice thing to leave in the background, and is pretty good for some nice, relaxing sleep. Or alternatively some soft music, like this, http://youtu.be/n-gqaLpy-zM .

Hope Zahz can find something that works. Inless it goes on for a long, long time I wouldn't mess with the doctor inless absolutely necessary. All they ever seem to want to do these days is get peopled hooked on "legal shit". [/b]

Oh man, I love Rainymood! I totally forgot about it-- thanks for the suggestion!!
Definitely gonna put that on and see if it helps! (Granted, I have to wake up in 3 hours for work, anyway, but-... oh well~)

And dude, I know! That's why I never go! It's all such unnecessary BS, and I have NEVER personally seen any lasting treatments do anyone I know any good. I wouldn't be going to get the insomnia "cured", though-- I'm mostly wondering if there might be an underlying health issue causing it. I've also had a really weird appetite, recently. (I.E. NO appetite, and am having to FORCE myself to eat even my favorite foods...)

Dunno. Just weird stuff.
But, I'm hoping it's all just stress-related and will go away, eventually!
... Then again, with school and work about to start back up, we'll see if they go away at all. x'D

It does too good a job sometimes for me..the only thing better is taking something. I don't do sleeping pills, but times I have to double up on my allergy medicine definitely works. Of course some take some Benadryl as it's simple over the counter. But either way one doesn't want to have to become dependent on any substances if they can help it.

Heh well maybe with that school-work schedule you'll be too exhausted to worry about staying up. If all this is out of the ordinary and really starts to effect you then sure I'd say maaaybe consider the doctor. Otherwise, hope a much easier, cheaper alternative shows itself. Much luck *snugs Lemury lemur*.

This is probably a horrible suggestion, but can you try to read something really boring/technical before bed? I love studying and all, but sometimes when I try to read something like a manual or a difficult tutorial, I immediately start yawning and feel tired. OTL If you are sitting up on the bed with blankets wrapped around you, maybe with a dim light, then after a while you can't resist laying down while reading. Then before you know it, your eyes feel heavy. XDD;;;

I guess another lame suggestion would be to try to listen to something in another language that you don't understand. When I'm practicing Japanese, I sometimes try to listen to a drama CD (just search "drama CD" on Google or YouTube), but then I start yawning and feel bored because I realize I can't understand very much and am just sitting around wasting time. So if you listen to that in bed, maybe it would lull you to sleep?

You could also try to look around on Google, YouTube, or Yahoo Answers for other methods by gurus.

It doesn't work too well for me due to the fact anything aside from plain water goes right through me and I end up making more bathroom runs than laying down and trying to sleep, but maybe try drinking some chamomile before bed? Despite the issue mentioned earlier for me, it always manages to at least calm me down, so maybe it'll give you an extra boost of... calm? and HOPEFULLY help ease you into sleep more.

Another thing I try to do is avoid anything with caffeine or any other "energy-boosting" foods/drinks later on in the day. If I can help it.

ALSO, in response to a part on one of your other comments, "I'm mostly wondering if there might be an underlying health issue causing it. I've also had a really weird appetite, recently. (I.E. NO appetite, and am having to FORCE myself to eat even my favorite foods...)"
It could be the lack of sleep that might be causing that? I've noticed that when my insomnia starts kicking into high gear and I become unable to sleep for dAYS, my body kind of starts freaking the fuck out, as do my emotions. Unless those problems started before the insomnia.

It could also be stress, if anything's going on in your life. Or anxiety. My girlfriend's been unable to sleep well basically her entire break due to a bunch of anxiety she's been experiencing due to a grade problem (that finally got resolved), while she normally falls asleep very fast. So it could be something like that?

I'm not... really sure. I also experience times where I kind of have to force myself to eat from a serious lack of appetite, but aside from when I'm having emotional breakdowns, I have no idea what causes it. <:1

Either way, I hope your sleep issues go away and your appetite returns to you, among any other things you might be experiencing. qoq

Me.

'Nuff said.

When I can't sleep, it's because my mind is buzzing with ideas or thoughts about what I'm working on. I relax by imagining myself in a fantasy setting. For the past few months it's been Skyrim because playing that game makes me feel comfy and content. It's a little dorky, but it works.

Your mind is restless. You have too much that is going on in your head. In order to regain composure to get some rest you need to just tell yourself that all those things can wait and be done after you wake up the next day. And the days after that.

Baby steps. Nothing is meant to be done all at once. X3