Is it insomnia or stress?

Is there anyway to know for sure if you have insomnia becuase I can barley ever get to sleep and if I do its really early in the morning.. or am I just stressed?

A Very good Question indeed.. The Insomnia, it self.. can be partially caused by the stress.. Now while the two work hand in Hand.. "Insomnia":inability to obtain sufficient sleep, esp. when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness." According to the dictionary dot com! Now, this being the case.. Insomnia, is being more the name of the situation, can have many contributing factors, I should know, I suffer from it as well. My mind is hyperactive, my thoughts I can not stop, my stress though a lot of the times, is caused by not gaining enough sleep, and just the regular day to day you know. At some point however, you may wish to be evaluated by a doctor, of whom might prescribe you a sleep aid.

A pattern of good sleep, needs to be accomplished, and schedule of which you can follow, and not so much that you take away from the time needed to unwind, but to not cut so deeply in the amount of time allocated towards you're sleep.

I know it is tough, but here is one thing I do. I may watch a really boring movie.. it gets to the point where I fall asleep during it, or read.. This may not work for you, so you could also explore other options?

Remember though, ask you're self & listen to your body, it will tell you how exhausted you are & sometimes you just have to lay down, even if you don't feel like it.
Even when sleep doesn't come right away or at all, to at least close your eyes and relax a little. I know how difficult this can be, believe me, but at a certain point, if this is not done, it can make you sick if you don't rest. If it gets to this point, I would advise consulting a doctor for additional assistance, as this may not be an issue you can combat on your own.

Best of luck!
~Benjamin~