Sleeping disorder

There are certain things in life which I always seem to have problems with. Like school, love, working out, etc. But the 1 thing that really bugs me the most is sleeping. I would like to believe that sleeping like eating should come naturally but somehow for me, even that(sleeping) proves a challange. E.g. last night, I slept at around 9 only to wake up this morning feeling like I ran a marathon. Maybe its the weather or the weird dreams i get, but i can never seem to be able to wake up feeling fresh in the morning. So as i sit here and lament about my sleeping(or lack of) patterns. I try to think back of methods introduced to help get a good night's rest. A billion thoughts race through my mind but only 2 sticks out. Alcohol and masturbation. 2 theories founded by the brilliance of my childhood buddies. To set the record straight I don't use either as I believe both are flawed. Alcohol might sound good in theory but i'm a Sikh. Just a drink or 1 last glass is almost unheard of, where I come from. Its either drink till you drop or till every possible source of alcohol within arm's length is exhausted. And in both scenarios the drinker(me) wakes up with headache of mammoth proportion and the feeling that suicide might just not seem like that bad of an idea. So drinking to bed is out. Next is masturbation, this idea I'm trully sure was just brought about by wilthered old men trying to justify their act of "passion". Masturbating at my age(25 if u know me and 21 if you don't) is a little embarrassing. This act(or crime depending on where you are from) of "passion" should be left to guys below 18, fulltime NS men and men who have been in a marriage for over 10 years. Any men who can commit for a whole decade should automatically be given the right to cheat(mentally) once in a while. And since I don't qualify for any of these categories, masturbation has also been striked out of sleeping aid list. Guess I shall have to stick to the more conventional methods. Warm glass of milk(milo in my case), counting of sheeps or even the slow breathing method I read off the internet. Armed with this little arsenal of knowledge I shall continue to wage this war against insomnia. A battle which I pray shall end soon as I doubt my lectures will be so accommaodating to me strolling into class late every morning. Try explaining to a 100 year old white haired war veteran that you have problems sleeping. An experience that will make you feel stupid, lazy and sleepy(as they try to compare your sleeping problems to their ancient post war stories). There is no winning when up against someone who grew up without electricity.