If I wake up in the night and have to leave my bed, going to the toilet is an obvious example, it can take me a little while to get back to sleep again. When I was a kid (by this I mean child; not goat), I’d wake up and make a mental note of where I was positioned in bed, my warm spot. Then I’d get up do the deed and get back exactly into that warm spot again. I was so good at it that I could even tell if the duvet needed adjusting.
I would then fall asleep instantly.
Oh to get back to the state of mind where the first thing that pops into my head when I wake is how I’m lying, rather than ‘what time is it, will I have to get up soon, etc. etc’
Simpler times 🙂
randomtask 
I have been of the belief that if you have a worry free mind then falling asleep is easy. I suspect your recent events prevent this though 😦
When I went through a difficult period it was a nightmare to fall asleep! You get that deafening silence which is only filled by your own thoughts. Mine mainly consisted of regrets and “what if?”. I’d suggest tackling your worries and then sleep should come easy friend.
Valid point, although it’s always taken me a while to fall asleep. Even if I’m not worrying then I’m usually thinking about ‘stuff’.
Maybe I should try setting aside time to think when I’m NOT trying to sleep 🙂
…or just call me, I could put you to sleep on the phone by talking at you 😉
generally when i can’t sleep…and not wanting to be too crude here… i pleasure myself. that way, the ‘stuff’ you were thinking about slips to the back of your mind and becomes almost blurry.
I’m willing to bet teebor is Pete. 🙂