Thanks for your suggestions. I find that active imagination, like the fantasy scenes you mentioned, really help as long as they are really far off from my everyday life. As long as it's not remotely related to reality it helps me fall asleep quickly. Being physically tired through a good workout...
I've managed to get my anxiety and panic attacks mostly under control, to the point where I am on no medication and don't need weekly therapy. However, I still struggle every night not to have some amount of anxiety. When I lay down and try to sleep my mind automatically tries to come up with...