I've suffered from sleep problems for about three years now. For awhile it was pretty serious, but I seem to have it mostly under control now. I'm beginning to take sleep for granted again, but every now and then I think back upon how horrible it was to not be able to sleep.

In this article I want to share my personal experiences with insomnia, and explain how I eventually overcame the problem. Below are four tips that helped me more than anything else:

1) Don't fight it too hard - I remember when the sleeplessness began; I would lie awake, usually worried or excited about something at work or in my life. I would think to myself,