I'm stressed out and when I try to go to sleep I can't shut off my thoughts. What should I do?

It is very important to relax before one goes to sleep. I try my best to calm down and relax atleast two hours before the sleep.

Try to put on some calming music and shut your mind off by thinking about good things in you will be able to sleep

You can listen to "white noise" which can be found online at youtube.com. Plug in your headphones and listen away. If you are a worrier you can create a journal and write down everything you are concerned about. Then create an action plan or to do list. Creating a plan and breaking things up into small "to dos" will reduce your anxieties for next day. Take care of yourself, exercise, meditate, eat healthy.

You just need to relax, clothes your eyes, and focus on sleeping. Try to forget about everything that has happened that today.

you should eat or drink staff what makes sleep. like warm milk, ayran or a tea. they help you to get sleepy and you can sleep easily. :)

Play some music that keeps you calm. Try to allow your thoughts to surface, don't fight them. Simply acknowledge whatever they happen to be without judgement. Promise yourself you will think on it more tomorrow. If you still have trouble sleeping, try going to bed about an hour early. Keep a journal next to the bed and write your thoughts. Keep them brief and for important thoughts only. Sometimes, giving your mind the attention to these thoughts can help ease them until they are needed again. If you are stressed or continuously having difficulty, try the 7cups resources for anxiety and troubled sleep.

Try listening to music. It Alwas helps. Or you can take a nice warm bath,it gives away the stress.

When i was little, I watched TV to go to sleep and still do that might help getting other things off your mind

Calming my body, while im in my bed, with none of the lights on, helps me a lot and listening to the weird yoga music also helps in relaxing my body. Calming and concentrating on my breathing helps me sleep at night. Sometimes i make myself dream, like i make up there scenarios in my mind and start picturing them or i just plan out my day in advance.

Try breathing in and out your nose. Your body doesn't need as much oxygen when going to sleep so it you take big breaths in your nose and out your mouth for 7 seconds in and 9 out it may make it easier to transition to sleep. Another option is simply pretend you are asleep: to do so you have to deepen your breathing and lie still because you are focusing on this you pretend until you are asleep and it takes your mind off of your stressors.