Insomnia?

I know I can't die from it. In fact I don't know if I have real insomnia but the scenario is that for the past month and a half I have not been getting to sllep till gone 2am and I wake up regularly at 8am, sometinmes I only get 2 hours sleep. I feel alright in general although always drained yet I still don't sleep.
I've learnt in psychology it's sometimes linked with problems but I don't have any major ones, and I also did the old write 'em down technique but it didn't work.
I've tried sleeping pills but they just make me feel ill and I end up wakng up needing the loo.
What can I do? Does anyone else suffer with it what do they do to help themselves?

my friend(bouncy B) has the same problem, she often cant get to sleep until 3 am.And she's always tired (like now ).

I found this happen to me recently. I went to bed at 11pm and i was in bed for 3 hours thinking bout random things cos i couldnt sleep!!!I manage to sleep for 2 hours but i knew i was thinking bout the chemistry stuff while i was sleeping( i noe this is weird). And i woke up at 4 cos i got a text from Bouncy B.And i went back to sleep again til 7 this morning.
I think i got insomnia

Hmm, try reading a book/magazine/whatever for ages- you'll soon fall asleep (well, it works for me if I'm tired anyway).

Yeah. I guess I was a bit hung up on sorting my english Language project out, but I don't get it, I wrote down what I needed to do and then I assured myself that I couldn't sort it out in my sleep obviously. Still I stayed awake for two hours until about 2:15am then I got up turned the light on and finished the piece I'd been pondering over, which was part of my methodology, satisfied I got back in bed for around 3am and still didn't drop off until 4am I don't know why but I felt like 'faeces in swear word form' in the morning.

i dont sleep for more than like 3 hours a nite and im never tired lol

Ive tried that and it just doesnt work. The doc wont give me sleeping pills because he says im too young, and it slows your brain activity down which would be a disaster because im doing exams and revising.

Well, another thing which you can get over the counter is Piriton which is excellent. Only half a tablet will get you to sleep. It's usually meant for hay-fever, but it's also excellent for getting you to sleep.

Well, another thing which you can get over the counter is Piriton which is excellent. Only half a tablet will get you to sleep. It's usually meant for hay-fever, but it's also excellent for getting you to sleep.

I may try that but are there any side effects?

I imagine if you took the whole pill then yes, but not major ones. For example, when I took a whole one I went to sleep very easily and in my dreams, it was like I was falling asleep in them too! Bizzarely enough, I was checking prices on supermarket shelves and I remember I couldn't stay awake! But if you're in an exam period then you may find it difficult to get up early or something- I mean slightly more so- but really there's hardly any significant side effects- you just may need that extra cup of coffee in the morning! But if you have no deadlines the next day- it's well worth it.

Is that only for ppl who r in serious condition or just for anyone who find it hard to sleep?

I can't get noooo sleeeeppppp!!!! du du dudududu du du du du du du du!

Sorry-I am not help but I love Faithless! lol!