Overthinking at Night

[Hazel]

Many people struggle with racing thoughts before sleep. Have you found strategies like journaling, meditation, or background sounds help quiet the mind? What works best for you when overthinking becomes overwhelming?

 

[Nomad]

I had this problem in the past, sometimes I ended up waking up until 3 or 4 am all the while thinking about a lot of things. Most of the thinking I did was about useless things, but instance I would be thinking about distant future that is so uncertain, or thinking about past events that couldn't be corrected. Thankfully, these days I don't over think at night and I can easily go to sleep within 10 minutes.

 

[Brem]

I've been pretty anxious as of late because I lost some work recently, and am having to find more. Due to that, I've been having trouble getting to sleep at night. Last night I was up until like 4 am, but mainly because I kept going on my phone. But yeah, I definitely overthink at night. But I do the same when I wake up early. If I wake up, sometimes I can't get back to bed, and I absolutely hate it.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

This has happened to me multiple times. My brain will refuse to shut down at night. I just put on music or watch some random YouTube video. That has proved to helps me drift off faster.