Stressing about not sleeping ("sleep performance anxiety"), or even "trying to sleep", are two guaranteed ways to stay up for hours
. You end up creating a vicious feedback cycle: not sleeping -> more anxiety -> more not sleeping -> and round and round.
The absolute best way to fall asleep is to just stop trying to do anything with any expectation of any result.
The best way I've found the fall asleep is to just continually release mental and physical tension on every exhale, imagine you're getting more and more relaxed on every exhale. Enjoy just drifting there.
For really tough cases, get out of bed. Go sit somewhere in the dark, or do some light mental activity that is not stimulating. I find that after an hour or so of doing this in the middle of the night, after not being able to get back to sleep for hours, I get really tired this way.
Make sure your body needs sleep if you're going to be doing WBTB and dream recall activities during the night: get regular exercise, don't eat heavy meals before bed, keep a regular sleep schedule.
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