The one where I cannot sleep at night

I have been having difficulties getting to sleep. My sleep deprivation has affected me badly. I can't think straight ( interestingly who does, and of course who does care??!!) For those who expressed concern, I can't really reveal much but it is just that I am going through some personal and school and personaschoolly problems that I am still having difficulties trying to sought out my thoughts. I have not got any answer yet but I realise that the more I think about it, the more frustrated I am. I am glad that I am out from school at the CCK with my track and field girls because 1) it get me out of my self imposed misery 2) the whole thing get me so tired that I can really plonk on my bed and have an undisturbed sleep.
Anyway in my attempts to get myself to sleep I decided to write this entry with the intention of helping insomniacs, ie people like me. It don't necessarily work because I am still wide awake. Anyway here goes:

1) Count sheep.
They say the old and ancient are wise, but I beg to differ because this was what they used to do to fall asleep. Not only did I tried counting sheep, I also tried zebras, llamas and even hippopotamuses. None worked. It only got me in a really frenzy mood with the pile of A maths homework I am supposed to finish marking.

2)Drink a hot cup of milk/ Horlicks/ Milo/ volka shots.
The above are supposed to calm your nerves, which sounds fine in theory, but I encountered many problems. I've ran out of chocolate milk and I hate skimmed. I don't have Horlicks in my house because I don't like Horlicks. Then my stomach felt weird a short while after I drank the Milo. Goodness.

3)Listen to music.
It is said that music soothes the soul. That failed to work on me even though I had my ears numb after two hours' worth of MP3 entertainment. On hindsight, maybe it was because I was listening to Oasis.

4)Exercise.
Seems to work to a small extent for me. But my body is still aching from the physical exertions courtesy of that 5 k run I had at Mac Ritche. Besides, and no offence here, but I think the idea of running after midnight is just plain weird. You just don't know what/who you would meet.

5) Read your textbooks.
The textbook never fail to get me into sleep mode. However, what sounds like a brilliant idea during the exams, often fails to work post-exam especially for me where there is no more exams. But I guess having a boring book will help. I don't know.

In conclusion, I would suggest to insomniacs not to bother with the above methods because I've tried them all but failed. Maybe I should get another cup of Milo or get my creative juices to compose again.