Hi all

lately i have been having such a bad sleep routine. every night i am unable to get to sleep until approx. 3am. it is 2:15am here now and i have been trying to sleep for just over 2 and a half hours with no joy. i have tried everything, ive tried listening to relaxing music which has worked before, i have taken sleeping tablets (non prescribed herbal ones) and i have tried closing my eyes thinking of past good memories. i have tried thinking of future things i look forward to. i have tried focusing on my breathing to try to gain a rythm, i have literally tried everything. all those things i just mentioned are all things that have helped me in the past, but the last couple of weeks havent. im out of ideas, and i desperately want to be going to sleep earlier than 3am every nihgt. it is causing me to get up at 12 noon, making my body clock be way out of timing. all week it has been like this, in fact its been about 2 weeks now.

tonight i went to a site i know of called Health Journeys. it specialises in relaxation, mediatation techniques. there are downloads of MP3 files that you can listen to that help you sleep and can be used to obtain self confidence and releave stress etc. i bought a couple of them last summer, but no longer have them for some unknown reason, so tonight i went back on to the site to buy a new one. they definately help me sleep, and plus they build my confidence and keep me mentally focused and driven. for more inofrmation visit www.healthjourneys.com and find the MP3 download section in "Shop". so anyway, i bought one of them, but they say i will recieve a confirmation email within 1 working day...not good for me tonight then! but it does mean i will have it from tomorrow night onwards.

but that still leaves me with the dilema of how to get through tonight. it is now 2:28am as i post this, and my mind is in overdrive. im trying to get to sleep with a mind that is running at 300MPH. it is racing and i dont know what else to do to stop it.

any suggestions? thanks in advance.

simon