Feel like i need to share this story as a guidance and help for those new sufferer
It is my personal experience, i am not a doctor/professional
But still i feel this might be helpful as THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF TUNNEL
(actually you accidentally build that tunnel!)
The Story:
I suffered from insomnia last November 2018
coincidentally this happened after a period of heavy stress from work
it started really weird, i only slept for 4 hours for the first few nights
then when i try to sleep longer, i basically just sleep for an hour
there were nights that i dont sleep at all
after 2 nights of non sleeping, i suffered from panic attack in the middle of the night
(its like there is a burst of warm in my chest, my heart was racing and i thought i had a heart attack)
The Problem:
Well, like you guys.. i started to find the cure on internet
melatonin/chamomile, taking a bath before sleep, workout at gym…
i am telling you.. nothing seems to be working, it only got worse
the worst thing was when i am dead tired from gym and can’t sleep
there were moment i feel like i am going to become zombie
to make matter worse, i went on a group travel to japan/taiwan during these time
as i bought cheap ticket months before and couldnt cancel it
you can imagine i was looking at mount fuji beauty, feeling all dead inside from lack of sleep
The Science:
the back of our mind is BLESSED with amygdala (almond shape size back brain)
this is to make us afraid during danger, fight/flight instinct
these mechanism protect our ancestors from danger such as tiger, storms etc
now can you imagine our ancestor sleeping when there is a tiger, he will be history
therefore an active amygdala basically prioritize survival rather than sleep
but what happen if we subconciously activate it by being in a dangerous situation or so we thought
ask yourself this question, have you been in a stressfull/fearful situation recently?
which trigger your sleeping problem, if you do then
this mean INSOMNIA = OVERACTIVE AMYGDALA
The Solution (WHAT NOT TO DO):
One thing i can tell you is TO STAY THE MOON AWAY FROM PILL
your brain is way stronger than the pill, after a while it became useless
but you become dependent on it
the quality of sleep you get from the pill is fake knockoff version
i mean knockoff version of designer clothing is fine, sleep maybe not so much
Don’t bother working out, taking a bath before sleep
some genius was telling me when you take a hot bath before sleep
your body temperature drop which signal to the brain you are falling asleep
its an absolute BS, it only make my sleeping problem worse
just do what you use to do, watch tv, browse internet
if you love to workout then its fine but DO NOT DO IT so you can fall asleep
basically DO NOTHING AT ALL
The Solution (WHAT TO DO):
Just “REST”
When you lay down, don’t bother trying to sleep
just think of it as YOU ARE JUST RESTING
Not sleeping is fine, basically you are just trying to conserve energy
I mean its the second best thing after all
if you can’t sleep then you gotta REST
Meditation (Breathing)
there is something about meditation
meditation does not mean sitting down and daydreaming
it mean try to focus on your breathing (basically to discipline your mind)
you can look at reserach with monk’s amygdala that does meditation
it is basically smaller than average population
something about meditation remove us from anxiety and quieten amygdala
you don’t have to sit down for 2 hours meditating every day
15 minutes a day will do
After a few weeks, your anxiety will basically begin to go away
and hopefully you will have a good sleep 
*My insomnia went away after 6 months