Peace, Slumber and Dreams

Hey,
I have been having difficulty sleeping for the last two weeks. And let me remind you, usually I sleep like Kumbha karna. Night especially. Never been a fan of all-nighters. Slept on time and woke up on time. But then lockdown happened and Now, I am home. And I could barely sleep from the past two weeks. My brain started throbbing inside for not allowing it to rest. Whenever I slept even for a short time, I had vivid dreams. I have been highly focused on my work and even that has not helped me to get to sleep. So, I put Whatsapp status asking for tips.
As we all know, these are difficult times. A lot of us are agitated over something, let it be job, lockdown, COVID'19, loved ones at the front line, college, money, food, WFH, increasing communal riots, etc. So, whatever your reason for being uncomfortable and being stressed is, one needs peaceful sleep to deal with life.
So, here is a compiled version of the suggestions I got. I hope one of them will suit you. Honestly, I have not tried all of them. The ones I think are important or have tried, I have made them bold.

1. HeadSpace
2. Wash hands, face and feet before going to bed.
3. Have a bath before going to bed. (If 2nd point doesn't help)
4. Have a workout routine in the evening. If it pains or is intense, better.
5. If you are religious, try listening to something you like in low volume.
6. Try white noise.
7. Try ocean, tree leaves noise. If you are hyper-aware, sometimes this can backfire. XD.
8. Try sniffing Lavender essential oil. Eat 1 tablespoon of khus khus before going to sleep. (Did not try this but one friend did).
9.  Try reading a book. Now, I would not suggest grabbing Sherlock or something. You want to sleep, not stay awake in suspense. If you are a student, try reading your textbook. Nothing is better to induce sleep sometimes. Don't read it on a phone or tablet. Use a hard copy.
10. Stay away from the screen. Put your phone away. Put the laptop away too. Don't text or watch random videos.
11. Try meditating to relax. Try to focus on your breath. If that doesn't work for you, try counting in a rhythm. 
12. Don't think much. Keep your head as empty as possible. If you can't put issues to the side, then just deal with them already instead of wasting your time being anxious about them. And if things like worrying about your grades or kids or India's economy are making you anxious,  I would suggest being anxious the next day when you can do something about it. Put it on hold. Like okay, here is a thought and I will come back to it tomorrow. It is like a reprioritizing list in your head.
13. Put a pillow to support your legs. 
14. Keep your room temperature according to your liking. I like cold rooms with warm blankets sometimes, Sometimes avg temp.
15. Stay hydrated throughout the day. If you forgot, drink water before going to sleep.
16. Try going to sleep on scheduled time each day.
17. Hot milk before sleep.
18. Have a head massage with some oil. You can use slightly warm oil too. Ask someone else to do it for you. After that, maybe massaging shoulders will help a lot. Especially if you have neck and shoulder pains. 

The intention is to sleep. You guys must know the importance of sleep. Life is short and staying awake unnecessarily is not the way to live it efficiently. Have a nice sleep. Night night.

PS - Stay hydrated.
PPS - Add comments if you have more ideas. XD