Thinking too much to sleep!

Yikes you do have a lot on your mind---I guess I've gotten good about putting things off my mind until the actual "event" that I might have to look forward to...That is I'll be fine until maybe just the night before something big is coming up...so in the meantime then I'm not restless with too much on my mind--then when the night before something is planned that is important or worrisome or anxiety producing I may not always sleep well but I just really try to go into a calm relaxed state anyway and have actually gotten good about keeping my mind completely blank rather than having my mind work full tilt and in circles...so I may not sleep but it's like I'm in a meditative state...I mean don't ask how frazzled and completely unglued I could've been the night before my mom and I had to appear at court last year...But I guess it was the realization that chronically thinking about it and worrying wasn't going to get me anywhere--just panicky and who needed that? Like I said, I guess I've trained my mid well--LOL I saw one responder who mentioned something about bailey's cream --hehe...sometimes what I do is fix a nice cup of mint tea, with lemon and a few drops of brandy....works like a charm too...LOL

I am up right now and its 12.50am. Over the last week I have not been able to sleep around my normal time which is usually between 9.30-10.30pm. My husband is away so I am finding it hard to sleep. Earlier on in the week I stayed up all night watching movies (4 of them) and slept some of the day away. Even last night I went to bed at 3pm but tossed and turned for an hour then sat back up and read a book. I don't really have much going on in my life except that I do worry that I have not been a good mother this past week... because of the late nights I have been nodding off during the day and not spending much time with my son, who by the way will be starting Kindergarten in September and I need to get him ready for that. I am also peeved that I lost my bag of coffee I bought today ... I know its ONLY coffee but still, thats $$ down the drain. You have a lot more to worry about and no wonder you can't sleep. I would be the same way too. I hope everything works out for you lecanis!

I have had this problem for some time now, I have trouble sleeping and I also have anxiety attacks, I have tried a few of the usual things people suggest for this but just last week someone suggested I have just a little bit of Baileys Irish Creme in milk before I go to bed and you know what...I have not had one anxiety attack since and I get out of bed in the morning and it hardly looks like I had ever been in it usually my bed looks like a cylone hit it...and may I add the Baileys is a nice thing to have as far as taste is concerned...hmmmm yummy.

You are so not going to like the answer that I am going to give you, dear heart. The computer is loaded with Energy! And a very high frequency Energy at that. As long as you are sitting there and absorbing the energy it is making it more difficult for you to fall asleep and giving your brain more activity. That is why doctors always recommend that you read when you can't sleep. Books don't emit any energy. It took forever to get one of my adult daughters to turn off the TV in her bedroom. She truly believed that if she just turned the volume down she would sleep better but after 2 years of me telling her to turn it off - the energy was keeping her awake, finally a doctor (white coat, name tag, and large bill) told her the same thing and guess what? - she now sleeps! ~Donna

happens to me all the time.my mind is racing,thinking of everything but sleep. i'll usually get up and work on something,or mylot,til i finally get sleepy.

Don't worry, Lecanis. I use to pass through this, sometimes. You know, we get our mind loaded of things, start to think about life and things we will do... Sometimes, things we have to do... And, at other times, things we HAD to do but we didn't. It's a common thing, I think. You'll get used to it, if it keeps happening to you. Do not forget that spending the night awake is not very good for your health. You know you should get some sleep, but it's just so hard, isn't it? I'm sorry I can't give you any extreme tip to help you.

Yes I have insomnia quit often, the best way to describe it is, I can't shut my brain up. It just keeps going. I try breathing exercises and everything. One trick I learned that works sometimes is to picture a blank chalkboard and nothing else. I stay focused on it and force my mind to stay with it. Next thing I know it's morning. However some nights, that doesn't even work then I am up and down all night long.

I'm in the same boat you are. I haven't been able to sleep for three straight hours in the past three weeks. I have a lot on my plate as of right now too... - My dad got diagnosed with Esophageal cancer three days before my birthday - My mom has a rare, severe case of eczema and the stress is just making things worse - My boyfriend and I broke up, he moved out of our condo and now I'm stuck paying a mortgage that takes up an entire paycheck. - I have a full time job AND I'm a full time college student AND I freelance write brochures and articles for extra money - I barealy have enough money to pay for my bills at the end of the month and I owe my parents almost $2000. I definitely have too much going on right now. My parents think I'm in a state of depression, but I know its just stress. I know I have a lot to do right now but my priorities are equal. I don't want to cut back on my college classes because I want to graduate, I can't NOT take care of my dad or help out my mom because thats just out of the question. Because of all this, I have not gotten one good nights sleep for the past three weeks at least. I've even taken tylenol PM and have been awake within a matter of 2 hours. I've actually considered going to a therapist, as suggested by my parents, but thats another thing I would have to try and find time for. Not to mention, money I don't have. So therefore, I just vent to mylot memebers like you!! :) Hope you and I, and everyone else responding to this get a good nights sleep soon!!

yeah too much ,and i'm sure u are not doing meditation ,try it friend u'll feel better ,in the mean while i'll pray everything is fine with dustin (this is the name na?) if u do meditation even u sleep less u'll be better,watch comedy shows.

Hello lecanis!:-) I hope that everything on your plate get resolved the way you want it to be resolved or I would say that they get resolved the better way as sometimes the better way is different than what we think is:-) As for me, I have this phenomena going on in my life ever since I had conscience and it's getting more and more so as I accumulate things along my way. Ironically, I think that I have the best peace of mind thanks to all wonderful people around me. My own family, extended family, friends (offline and online), colleagues and neighbors are all comforting and wonderful people, giving me enough peace and calm that theoretically I can lay whenever I feel like. But there are other realities in life. There is much going on around the world to steal my sleep. I don't get much sleep now, especially ever since my family left, but even if I straighten myself up on the bed when I feel like sleeping, I can't. Images come to my mind and my brain is staggered up. When I thank GOD that I finally managed to come to sleep, I see images of many homeless people in my country of origin and elsewhere, who were struck by a devastation and have been out in shear cold without any heating available. It gets more troublesome when it rains there. They can't sleep of cold and only sleep for little intervals when their brain and eyes can't take it anymore and sleep deprivation finally takes over the defiant cold. Many have been rehabilitated but some are still out there in cold, they can't sleep. I see images of living skeletons in my country, in other parts of Asia, in Africa and some other parts of the world, who try to "pick" some food from garbage to kill their never ending hunger. Whose rib cages are so visible that one can easily count them and whose skin is touching their bones without any muscle in between. I cry on how much helpless I am in helping them and how selfish I am when I waste some food which is the maximum they can dream of. I feel myself strangled and suffocated that I am here on bed and doing nothing for them. Sometimes I try to appease myself by convincing myself that why I think when I can't do anything but it's surely not the answer, I look for. I see falling bodies of victims of un called for wars going on around the world. Then I ask myself what I am doing to stop it? I look into eyes of a mother whose innocent child is killed for no good reason, whose eyes are full of questions as to why? why? why? I find myself miserable that she will never get the answers, her loss can never be compensated, her soul can never be calmed, her eyes probably can never have a spark of happiness and I find myself at loss of not been able to give that spark. I then wonder what I should be doing to stop this cycle so that there are no more mothers like her. I have to accept the bitter reality that I am helpless. I have some petty problems of myself in my life that I think over, analyze and plan so as to do them efficiently. But when I come to know, see or I am told the problems of others I feel myself selfish to think of my own problems when I see the problems of others, much troublesome, annoying and frustrating than my own. Then I think 'are my problems really the problems' and the cycle restarts until my brain is no more able to 'think' and it gives itself up to fall victim to a selfish sleep.

Wow, you do have a lot on your plate right now. Best wishes to you on all that you have coming up. I have been through times in my life when I couldn't sleep because I couldn't quite my mind. I finally decided to learn how to meditate and I highly recommend it for anyone who struggle to turn or at least slow down their mind. The very basic meditation to begin with is to focus on your breath. Count how long you take to breathe in, then out, pay attention to how full you are filling yourself with breathe and if you could stand to take in some more. In the begining it will be very hard and your mind continues to jump to other things. Just gently accept it as normal and return to counting your breathe. You get better with practice. You will gain a lot more energy from this exercise. I wish you well with everything.

yeah...i often sleep very late in the evening...because of insomnia..i try many methods to change it better...but so far it seems not sucessful...and i feel to need nap at noon since i am weak....i will go to sleep early tonight.. God blesses

You sure do have a full schedule..I will be praying for you..I lay awake at night too! Sometimes it takes me hours to get to sleep..sometimes the things I worry about aren't that important..especially now that I see what you are worrying about..you take care of your son and yourself..hugs to you both..

There are times when a lot of things came up into my mind even I want to sleep. I think almost everybody are experiencing that. At times when it happens I would just watch movie to make me fall asleep. But often than not it doesn't work so I would just listen to mellow music and grab my pen and put all the things that pop into my mind. After writing those things and I felt that my hands are already tired, that's the time that I would fall into sleep...

I definitely know how you feel and what you are going through. When I can not sleep, many times it is because I have a lot on my mind. I was having health problems of my own that worried so much that I got very little sleep. I would keep wondering what is wrong with me and if I was going to be okay. Having to go through a emg test, blood tests and an MRI would keep me up. I definitely think too much when in bed.

This happens to me when I upset about something. Because I will think it to dealth. Then I cant get to sleep. Usually when Im on the computer it makes me sleepy.LOL Isnt that strange? You just have to shut down the brain think of something soothing and just lay in your bed and you will soon drift off to a wonderful sleep. Good night.

My gosh hunny! It does sound like you have a lot to keep you up at night! I hope the EEG goes well, and the same for your appointments.. As for the celebration, it's supposed to be a celebration so try and enjoy it! I tend to not sleep in increased times of stress, if I have work in, or personal problems it affects my sleep pattern awfully. I use lavender candles and pillow spray to make my room "sleepy" as well as hot drinks (not caffeinated, obviously) and winding down with a book is good - distracts you and tires out your mind! I hope you get your pattern back fairly soon, love! x

Sometimes I think I am fine until I go to bed...as soon as my head hits the pillow, I get what I call the 'nighttime what-ifs' and my mind goes all directions. Causes me many a sleepless night. I try to relax and not think about things that will keep me from sleeping but sometimes its just not possible.

Oh gosh...i hate to be in that situation ,its extremely miserable !I used to have that problem of thinking too much and can't help my self not to think about it..... Life is not easy,we have so much to deal with it is so tired and frustrated when i woke up in the middle of night and not be able to fall back in sleep.... Since after i took the multivitamin and B-complex i felt so much better now.To be honest with you since then i never have that problem no more .Although once in a while i do have some personal issue but i still can very well .:)

Wow that is a lot to think about. Normally I shut down when my head hits the pillow. But I've had those type of nights when I'm excited about something or if I'm having money issues.