Do you have sleeping problems or disorders?

I have a horrible time getting to sleep myself, and also a horrible time waking up. I could be exausted and not be able to get to sleep for hours, or until an hour before I have to get up for work, or in the morning, not hear the phone or my alarm clock and sleep right through my shift.

If your sleep problems have been going on for a few weeks/ few months, it could just be a bad spell, or stress/depression. If you talk to your doctor, they might be able to give you something to help you get to sleep. There are some lighter or natural things that you can pick up at the drug store, too, like Melatonin. You take one about an hour before you go to bed, and it helps you feel sleepy. Basically a dose of the chemical your brain is supposed to release when it's bedtime.

One trick I have, which seems to work every time, is trying to count to 1000.

There are rules, though lol. If you open your eyes, even for a second, you have to start over. If you loose track, you have to go back to the nearest 100 you remember being at (so if you lost your place at 583, you have to go back to 500). If you realize that you might have skipped some numbers, back to the nearest 100 again (ie. 567, 568, 579, ...back to 500).

I've only ever made it to 1000 once, even on those nights when you're sure you're not going to fall asleep.

Hope that helps.

I snore. That's the only problem or I should say my wife's problem when I sleep. I'm a total flat-out. As soon as I arrive from work and eat my breakfast (i work at night) I can sleep in a jiff. The only drawback that i can see is once i'm up, it takes more time for me to go back to sleep. which can result to more serious problem at work because i tend to drowse and feel restless.