I'm stressed out and when I try to go to sleep I can't shut off my thoughts. What should I do?
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Moderated by Smita Joshi, BA Psychology / MA / Advanced EFT Practitioner
Updated: Feb 21, 2022
evie1920
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Jul 17, 2015
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Try and listen to some calm music at night,or drink a warm glass of milk before you go to bed.This often helps a lot
Kittty98
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Jul 17, 2015
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Try and write down your thoughts before you go to sleep, also you can try and not go on technology for an hour before you go to bed
awesomeShoe25
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Jul 18, 2015
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I have found that if I am in this state, my facial muscles are not fully relaxed. Get up, walk around the house for a little bit and then lay back down. Make sure all of your facial muscles are fully relaxed, including the tiny muscles around your eyes, and focus on your breathing.
Anonymous
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Jul 18, 2015
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Think of a place that calms you. For example the sound of rain or the sound of a beach! As you think of this try and relax your body and drift into sleep.
dreamingFlower
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Jul 18, 2015
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I would try meditation it truly helps as welll as calming music that makes your mind drift of to sleep and gets your thoughts away from the stress. I recommend nature sounds or meditation music .
Anonymous
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Jul 19, 2015
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I would definitely suggest guided meditation it can be really helpful. Or even just listening to music as you fall asleep may be helpful
gentleGemini82
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Jul 22, 2015
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Reading a book seems to help unwind and relax your thoughts, if you read a book you are more than likely to get a peaceful rest and taken your mind off of your stress
Wolfgirl15
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Jul 22, 2015
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I've had this problem before. What I have learned works quite well is shut your eyes, and imagine a blue sky. Then imagine all of your problems being in a balloon and slowly floating away. It calming and makes you only floating on the balloons floating away.
VanessaD92
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Jul 22, 2015
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Practice deep breathing. It can be the most frustrating thing in the world to learn, but once you have learnt it, sleep is so incredibly peaceful.
poptart99
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Jul 23, 2015
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relax like you are going to sleep and dont think about tomorrow or the past think positive about what youd like to dream about (:
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