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If Chuck Palahniuk/Fight Club is to be believed going to support groups pretending to be sick and crying helps.

Not going to get any good answers from those of us up at this time. :)

That said, I usually get out of bed after an hour or so. Otherwise, it just gets worse. Reading for a bit usually helps.

Benadryl. One tablet about an hour before I want to be asleep. Test it on a weekend, though, to be sure it won't leave you groggy in the morning.

You know what always put me to sleep watching/listening to Bob Ross painting. It's like taking 12 ambien at once. I loved that show!

if you are married, your wife just may have to take one for the team that night , that should make you tired enough to fall asleep

I'm handicapped, so I don't get out to the theater often. I watch movies on my BIG tv. If I fall asleep to a movie more than once or twice trying to watch it, I'll usually try to pick up a used copy. I've essentially accidentally conditioned myself to sleep to it, so I try to make good use of the serendipity of it all.
I also have a wide array of scripted sedative/hypnotic pharmaceuticals.
So the "triple threat" for me is a cup of decaf chai/sleepytime tea, a pill combo, and drifting off while Neo chases the white rabbit with Rob Zombie's Dragula playing in the scene background.

@dmaz: Makes my feet hot & itchy, then I can't sleep at all!

Watch PBS specials, does the trick every time. If not, any movie with Kevin Costner.

I suffer from Insomnia often a few tricks that I use.

Sex, when its available it usually works. Though maybe it only works for guys.

Turn on either a documentary on netflix or a movie you've seen a thousand times. For me the key to this working is to lay down and turn away from the screen, otherwise I tend to get interested in the story. Also stay away from your favorite movies.

Nyquil or sleeping pills - I use this as a last resort for fear I'll end up oversleeping once I do fall asleep.

I'm not a fan of pills personally. Keep physically active throughout the day including an activity that kicks your ass at least once a day, and hashish. For some this could be as easy as taking the bus or bike to work instead of driving, others find that joining a gym / hiring a personal trainer is a better route (bus takes time, cycling in the city is dangerous). I like to kayak (apparently). And smoking smaller amounts of hash is way nicer on the head and lungs than blowing a bunch of raw cannabis flower.