Oddly enough I've not been sleeping as much recently either. For the past week or so I'd say. Although not to the extreme you're suffering. I'll wake up from some random dream at around 3/4am in the morning...and then not sleep till at least 7am...I do make up for it by sleeping in as much as possible though I can never see to recall the dreams I have though.

I honestly can't help with the sleep thing, I'd of tried what you've already mentioned (bikes rides...or a run for me, no caffeine) and the occasional lenghty session of DDR to tire me out...thats if you're a DDR fan though XD
That would get me sleeping easy. If what you've mentioned isn't working, try a visit to the doctors...see if they can help in some way, after all, it wouldn't be good if the problem persisted!

Hope you get some decent sleep soon Nova, let me know how things go! Good luck!

This past week has been absolutely terrible for sleeping. I was grabbed by a creativity bug and when that happens, my mind runs on overdrive and then sleep just flies out the window even after being exhausted. This overdrive happens periodically and I have some tricks up my sleeve to get to sleep, and they might be of use to you all as well. One thing that I find helps is taking a night time jaunt, while out focusing on the night can be very calming and then by the time you make it back to your bed, your mind would be quieter and sleep will come to the weary traveler. The other thing I found that helps is whatever it is that is keeping you up, sedate it by doing something. For example when I'm in a creativity overdrive, I'll usually go write some of my ideas down and such to get it out of my system. Now that becomes harder when it is on overdrive with various worries or deeper topics but the principle can usually hold its own. I hope that helps some.

Aye. I was in college and it was about to get me. But there are people who have sleep problems for years. It's not that they get no sleep - it's that they never get a complete sleep cycle. I was getting about 2 hours of sleep a night.

I can think of only two other things that have ever given me problems with my sleep - anger and heat. when hot weather begins, it takes me a few days to adjust.

I've been having problems sleeping for years now. >.< I find just laying down and reading a book with as little light as I can and still be able to see the words on the page for a bit tends to help. Not all the time, but a good amount of the time.

I also have had a VERY hard time sleeping for a while now...
Get a hematite necklace and where it ALL day. Even while sleeping, showering, everywhere, all the time