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

Since you have a problem shutting off your thoughts let's get you to close your eyes and use your thoughts to an advantage like like about what color the sky is it imagine where you wanna b n the world use your brain to draw images in your mind while your eyes are closed in bed so you can end up actually dreaming the rest of the night.✨

Count! I like to count, it forces other thoughts out of my head and its slow, repetitive and thoughtless enough that it bores your mind and helps you shut it off. I usually start to dose off at around 200-300.

Sometimes I turn on the radio at a low volume so I can focus on the words of the music instead of my thoughts. I will also focus on my breathing and repeat something to myself such as "breathe in, breathe out". The secret is to replace your stressful thoughts with something else. If you're struggling, just keep trying.

If your thoughts are over powering you, and stopping you from sleeping, then it is going to affect you in more ways than one. One of the most powerful ways to stop this, is to play music (preferably your favourite songs/playlist) and play on repeat until you wake up. Focus purely on the music and the lyrics. Count the beats of the drums. If this doesn't work, you can try talk to someone until you fall asleep, and get them to challenge you to name different types of things (e.g. breeds of animals, types of animals, countries etc).

i have experienced this a lot in my life, and i still do. Sometimes listening to the radio might be a good thing, because you are listening to people talking so you are not focus on your thoughts anymore, watching TV is a good option too

This is a more common problem then people like to believe, especially for those who suffer from anxiety. Our minds are wired to be constantly thinking and so at bed time it can be hard to get the mind to stop chattering. One important thing to remember is to not fight it. Fighting yourself because you're worried about keeping yourself up will only make matters worse. Instead, try using some mindfulness recordings to help keep you present and slowly relax yourself. This will allow your body to gently ease itself into sleep and will help to quell some of the anxiety you may be feeling because of it.

Perhaps, writing down the thoughts on a piece of paper, on your personal diary or on your phone might just help you. If it does not, face the thoughts that stress you out, do not distract yourself. Try to come to a point where you can be satisfied with the thoughts of yours, keep your brain busy thinking about it logically and don't freak out. Have faith in yourself.

Getting up and going to bed at the same time is key to good sleep.If you have worrying thought comes up right before bed, you need to deal with them first and have peaceful mind.Being able to distract yourself from your worries can be enough to help you fall asleep like turn to more positive thoughts,Exercising regularly and a lot more. If you Still feel like you’ve tried everything to no avail, find a sleep specialist in your area who does cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), the number one recommended treatment.

make up dreams for your self. things that you want to dream about then you will end up falling asleep and dreaming about them

You can wake up, have a glass of water or a mug of milk, you can try yoga or meditation:it can be really helpful. Think about how can you make your tomorrow a great day.