How to get to sleep?

This is what many insomniacs do. They talk to themselves in a loud, high-pitched, excited voice, and it wakes them up - even if they're talking about how much they need to sleep. Insomniacs tend to be very alert and motivated. … Now I want you to change your internal voice back the other way. Make it softer, lower, slower and sleepier, and notice how that makes you feel…

--Richard Sandier