@dynamited I have always been a light sleeper with difficulty falling to sleep as well. I hate the idea of taking more pills, however. My technique, which works well for me, is to watch TV.... or turn on the TV, anyway.

The type of TV show is very important. Nothing tooooo interesting. No movies or action shows. No game shows. Something like "Nature" or a travel show works best. Something calm, relaxing. No sudden loud noises. No late night TV or politics that make me too angry. "House Hunters" is usually banal enough. (The most excitement is "oh, wow, two sinks")

I just need something interesting enough that it takes my mind off all the other stuff racing through my mind and I fall asleep. I usually wake up again much later and turn the TV off, but can fall back to sleep quickly.