sfora17

If you have chronic insomnia that doesn't respond to lifestyle changes, there are a bunch of non-habit-forming medications with a side effect of drowsiness (like trazodone and amitriptyline, which are anti-depressants).

If you're experiencing acute insomnia (maybe due to stress), melatonin and/or valerian root might be enough to help you fall asleep.

Pop-outs don't get me and I don't think I've ever gotten scared in one of the more commercial haunts (I actually used to belong to an enthusiast club, so I've been to a lot). But the smaller haunts that have more of a DIY-feel seem to have more psychological scares (like feeling something brushing against you in the dark, the use of strobing/lighting to make someone disappear and reappear somewhere unexpected when the light's back on), which are more creepy IMO.