I'm on a CPAP machine too, and it took me over a year of trying to actually be able to sleep consistently with it. Try putting the mask on for about an hour, when you first get to bed, and do that for a while and you might find yourself actually falling asleep with it on. I would give it an hour at a time, and if I wasn't asleep I would just take it off and try falling asleep normally.
I also couldn't use the mask, I never got used to it. I use the nose pillows, which leave more of your face free from entanglement. I'm kind of claustrophobic and had trouble covering up my whole face...
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