Why do I have trouble sleeping every night?

I have trouble if I haven't eaten enough, if I ate too much, or if I have too many thoughts. Also if I'm in physical or emotional pain, I can't sleep. When I drank wine too late in the day, it relaxed my body but my mind couldn't relax. Or maybe it was vice versa. Whatever the case, I no longer drink wine late. I prefer sleep. Oh and yesterday I had a shaved ice snow cone. I think the red dye which it has so much of, unsettled my system and I had a rough night sleep.

I have this issue all the time. I think its a factor of reasons. What your thinking about before laying down and when you lay down, if you have anything on around you (phone, tv, nook), if there is noise around you that is disturbing you (other people watching tv, talking), how you are laying and your sleep pattern :)

You have trouble sleeping every night because you may be stressed. To calm down, try listening to calming instrumentals as you fall asleep. Counting works for me, but, that doesn't work for everybody.

You may have sleep apnea, have you cconsulted a doctor before? It may be important that you do so in the near future, for your own health and wellbeing

I've found I can't sleep if I don't take the time each evening to reflect on my day, and imagine a plan for tomorrow. Usually this means turning off my laptop, tv, etc. and writing down what is worrying me in a notebook. Getting it out is therapeutic, and in the morning I glance at what I wrote and sometimes I have a solution.

There could be many reasons : Overthinking, stress or anxiety, the temperature of your room (too cold or hot), the food you ate, the time you ate, having too much energy that wasn't spent during the day, electronic things around, lights or other luminosity, etc.

Each day is different! Some days you will have done a lot of physical activity and some days you will not have. The additional activity might cause you to be able to fall asleep faster. Also, different things happen each day as well and some of them may have more of an emotional impact. Meditation is a great way to start you out on a good first step to sleeping consistently!

This may do with several things such as your diet, your bedtime routine, technology use before bed, level of activity throughout the day, unresolved personal issues or fears, or it could be a clinical condition which you may need to seek help for. There are many different creative avenues to explore in terms of finding out how to make it easier to sleep. You may just need time to find a method or routine which works for you, as every person is different.

If I watch too much television, leave the light on in my room, or if the temperature is too high then I tend to have issues sleeping.

I think it could be many different reasons... It might be some physical health problems as well as mental health problems. As far as I'm concerned, in most cases it is anxiety - you can find some useful advice in the 7 Cups of Tea anxiety support guide.