How do I stop over thinking at night?

I used to have this problem for a very long time, and I know what a pain in the neck it can be. But I will tell you what I did in order to tackle this problem-- I listened to audio recordings of guided mediation. here's a video by a channel that I often listen to on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7GlLLrAFnU Check it out and see if it helps you relax and fall asleep faster!

One overthinks at night only when he/she stays awake longer than he must. Firstly if you sleep timely, you would not have time to overthink. But sometimes if you are unable to sleep, you overthink. To avoid it, just close your eyes and think and remember about the good things that happened in your life. Try to stay positive. Even in the worst of conditions, try to stay positive and look at the brighter side of things. Talk to yourself and tell yourself that everything is going to be all right. Just hold tight.

Challenge yourself! Try naming as many Disney movies, car brands, or songs by your favorite artist etc. as you can! It usually tires you out, distracts you from ruminating, and helps you take your mind off of things while playing to human nature's competitive spirit, even if it's just with yourself.

Choose a word that means nothing. The word must be gibberish. Everytime that you start thinking, interrupt yourself with that word. It will help you lose your train of thought.

Take a hot shower or drink some herbal tea before bed to get you to sleep as soon as possible. If there are no night time rituals that make you feel sleepy, try watching a movie or talking to one of us lovely listeners until you fall asleep!

Do not be an active participant in your thoughts. Disentangle yourself from the incessant monologue/imagery/whatever by observing it. You are not your thoughts. Most (90%~) thoughts are very automatic and happen all by themselves, almost like an autonomous bodily function - like digestion, or your heart beat. It is easy to forget you are not what you think, if you're in your head a lot. You are overly identifying with your thoughts, and so your physioemotional state reflects that. So you must learn to decouple from them. Start by learning to step back from thought and dispassionately observe, and after that you can even learn to silence thought altogether whenever you want.

One method that seems to work fairly well for this is writing out a list of things that are on your mind to deal with in the morning.

Well, what I do to stop myself from over thinking is to visualise all my worries and problems as little colourful bouncy balls. I collect them all up and put them in a box, and close the box :) I just think to myself that I can open that box tomorrow morning, but they are put away for the night so I can sleep!

You can try to have a worry time in the day and tell yourself to calm down.Try to associate your bedroom with peace and quiet,instead of frustration and anxiety.I'm always available if you need me.

Mindfulness meditation can really help! I'd suggest looking through the mindfulness exercises on 7cups.