Do You Use Your Imagination A Bit Too Much?

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When I was a kid, it made a little more sense, since there was still time to achieve goals and such, but in my 40s, I can't just turn it off. I should consciously try to limit it to earlier in the day, but it might only manifest into something more later on.. Many times I'll be a little sleepy and if it's late, I'll chance it and go to bed, and suddenly, my mind starts racing. There was a time months ago when I would lay on my couch until I had trouble keeping my eyes closed, and then go to sleep, but when I (accidentally) see it's late, I sometimes force myself going to bed. I wonder if its a defensve mechanism. If you can't have _______, I guess the next best thing to do is imagine it, and sometimes using other things side-by-side to enhance this usually short experience.... But the problem is knowing it can't/won't happen (for an assortment of reasons), which becomes a letdown, and very counter-productive. I'm wondering if me typing this will stick more into my subconsciosness.