Try a light "sleep aid", like a Valerian-based product. Worked for me. Once I got my internal clock back in order, I didn't even need to use them anymore.

Actually, I feel tired all of the time as of late. Whenever I do actually go to sleep, I have a really hard time getting up. Several strategically placed alarm clocks barely even cut it now.

Maybe I'm a vampire?

I'll do that, but if I know I have a big day coming up, I can usually forget about that and think about something pleasant (like being stranded on a tropical island, miles away from the rest of the world). I imagine the thoughts still linger in my subconscious though.

Normally, when things get bad, my wife and I lean on each other to keep each other propped up. Unfortunately, we've both been hit pretty hard this past year and any leaning turns into lashing at each other which is always highly regrettable. We've discussed therapy as an option. Then again, by the time we could afford it, we may not need it, heh.

Seems pretty reasonable to me (and similar).

So will hitting yourself in the head with a hammer

@Onewing: I am very much like you right now. I stay up late, can't sleep at night, and find waking up in the morning extremely difficult. I'm also really tired all day long until around the evening when I start to feel a little bit more awake. Repeat.

Normally I enjoy laying in bed thinking and dreaming. I also normally sleep really well (I often stay awake late thinking/dreaming, but have dreams almost every night and wake up disappointed to be ripped away from my dream world). I think I'm in a bottling state, perhaps bracing for impact (?), where what I normally think, dream about, and work through (vent) is unavailable.

@ixilom: I can also relate to the 4 - 5 hours of sleep until it becomes too much and then recover with a 12 - 13 hour sleep. I did this through much of college and this past week or two feels like it's heading in that direction.

Also:

I've actually been up for approximately 25.5 hours (since around 11AM yesterday morning; it is currently just shy of 12:30PM). I'll probably stay up until sometime this evening when I "pass out"...

** EDIT **

Fixed waking hours (the day before was Saturday... No way I got up at 8AM... )

Hmm..

I only have insomnia problems when

1) get drunk.. for some reason i always wake up early after going to sleep very late
2) have unresolved mental issues (i have to go to sleep having thought everything through)
3) blue ball'd :/

edit:
let me elaborate on #2. For some reason before i go to bed I usually replay the day and try to understand everything that happened. I have no idea why but I do all the time. If i'm not able to process it all for some reason (get stuck in a loop) then I can't sleep. It's quite amazing that I always fall asleep at the end.

I have chronic insomnia. I use Ambien CR, and it works nicely. It help keeps my sleep schedule completely normal.

I've considered trying medical marijuana, but it's just too much of a legal hassle right now in the states. I'd rather take a hit from a vaporizer than take a pill.

Exactly, because even seemingly unrelated events can be connected somehow or someway. Sometimes I will even observe something today and see something old in a different light.

Go to the gym, train hard, you'll sleep like a polar bear in coma.

I'd couple Jonaton's suggestion with watching your dietry intake. Try to cut out all caffeine, guarana, etc. and limit your calorie intake to your daily requirement.

Yeah, I've been wanting to get back into exercising. I set some goals on Wii fit and such. However, I've been feeling really crappy lately and I'm supposed to get some blood work done in a few days (not sure that's going to reveal anything though).