Sleepless nights

I wrote this 3 years ago out of boredom. To this day, this still remains true...Its half past 2 in the afternoon and yet I’m still wide awake. I have been tossing and turning on my bed for hours now. Sleeping is an everyday struggle for me. I usually leave Sitel at 7 in the morning; take my breakfast, sleep for a couple of hours and would wake up, watch TV, take my lunch and would begin praying that I fall asleep immediately. To others, sleeping may come as quick as a lightning but for me, its more of a struggle that I haven’t conquered yet since high school. I’ve done a pretty exhaustive research on "insomnia" for more than a decade now. It’s true! I’ve been doing a lot of readings on it, most often than not, getting into conflicting theories or suggestions on getting a relaxing sleep, all of which I’ve tried in vain.I’ve tried all sorts of the so-called "remedies" to no avail. My attempts ranged from taking a warm bath before bedtime; drinking a warm cup of milk and even counting (it may sound absurd but yes, I tried it.) Reading before going to bed, making sure that I exercise hours before bedtime or else the adrenaline would shoot up, etc. Believe it or not, I’ve even tried saying the rosary before sleeping in contrary to me saying it upon waking up, for it usually makes me sleepy (I stopped doing that a long time ago for my conscience haunts me). Lately, I have e been listening to classical music as suggested by Reader’s Digest even if it is conflicting with their other suggestion that there shouldn’t be any electronic gadgets on the bedroom because the radioactive coming from it makes a person restless. I’ve also been maintaining a sleep-friendly diet. I’ve completely refrained from drinking coffee and soft drinks, I don’t eat those much fatty foods as well nor do I take a heavy dinner. You see, for ages now, I have been trying to gain some weight, but that, i am willing to forego. Here's the catch, at one point I’ve also tried having a bottle of beer to induce me to sleep, even if I am not someone you can even call a social drinker.Its 4pm, I’ve already taken a bath, I have fixed my spic and span closet once again, our bedroom is still immaculately clean and in order ( to my roommate’s delight!) I’ve turned on and off the television for the nth time and there’s nothing to read anymore.I told myself that I will never take any form of medications to induce me to sleep but lately, I have tried both Tylenol and Slepasil. Tylenol was a sweet gesture from my co-worker. It did work but apparently its not available locally, she got it from the States. I took Slepasil as a substitute. Its available at Watsons but its not as potent as Tylenol and stopped working after a week.I am planning on joining a yoga class by next week. Hopefully it works permanently this time or else, the depressing battle continues...