Dianne,

I just remembered something from when I went to a hypnotist to quit smoking. It really did work to help me get to sleep and I still use it from time to time.

You conciously relax your whole body, but one part at a time. Start with you face, totally relax all the muscles in it - mouth, eyes, etc. Then focus on your neck - each and every muscle. Next, the shoulders, then arms, hands, down the torso to legs and feet. I quite often was asleep before I got past the hands.

It seems to work a whole lot better than just "OK, I'll relax now" when you slowly and deliberately move from each part of your body top to bottom.

Try it. Maybe it will help.

Lani