Years ago I heard tried and reported here when you inhale say “sleep”, and when you exhale say “slumber.” A responder said it works good but he switched it to “Gold” inhale and “Silver” exhale.
Another method, just keep repeating…”Stop” on inhale and “Thinking” on exhale over and over. I guess they are mantra type things but work. Counting sheep requires too much thought. LOL
Another option over the counter Unisom, grandfathered in. But DON’T take the whole pill. Too strong. Cut it into 4 pieces. Take a piece hour or two before bed. If you take the whole pill the alarm clock wont wake you up and you feel hung over the next day. One half of a valium or one half of an ativan if you can get a prescription will work good too.
Naturally use sparingly on everything pill related so you don’t get immune, and they keep working.
NUMBER ONE REMEDY for everything is physical exorcise. A therapist friend told me everybody has problems because nobody really WORKS anymore.