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

Sit up for a moment and close your eyes. Take a deep breath and try to let go of your thoughts. I often find opening a window and taking a breath of fresh air to help. Keep your eyes closed and keep taking deep breaths through your nose until you find yourself relaxing a little more. Sometimes it takes a little while longer than other times, but make sure to switch off any electrical devices, such as your laptop, and keep your phone away. Once you find yourself relaxing, your thoughts should ease, and hopefully you will feel less stressed.

have you tried meditation? you can also try working out (exercising) - it makes you more tired at the end of the day

You should count things in your head so that you focus on one thing only and it will put you to sleep

I try to focus on an idea or thought that makes me feel at peace. For example, I like to think about the ocean, the calm waters, the minnows darting in and out of the tide pools. Here, in my peaceful idea, no stress can come. When I feel calmer, I can usually then fall right asleep.

Try acknowledging you have the thoughts but then let them pass through your mind without really looking at them. For example: It's late and I'm having a million different thoughts about what I have to do tomorrow; I take a deep breath and think; it's ok to have these thoughts, just let them go through my mind (like watching cars go past almost). I find that helps or counting sheep. It won't send you to sleep immediately but allows your mind to start to settle so you can eventually rest.

Listening to music or breathing the outside are can typically help someone shut off their thoughts, but A way to kind of force manual shutdown is to focus purely on your breathing. Not exactly doing breathing exercises, but it's too difficult to think and manually breath at the same time, so there you go.

You have to control your mind that the simple solution .... i know its hard but there is many technique though but my advice u should control your mind by yourself ......but again its not that easy so first try with meditation its the ultimate technique .

I really do recommend something that involves listening to something. Preferably something you find relaxing for example, a guided meditation, rain, the ocean or just music you really enjoy. Doing things causes you to focus on the music and you aren't in such a deep state of thought.

Try to calm your brain down. I listen to ASMR (lol). I don't know if it works for everyone, but I respond well to it. Meditating is another common technique, which is good for your brain in general and promotes neurogenesis. Also, maybe try to drain yourself during the day. I swim for an hour and a half at least twice a week and I feel dead after that and end up napping during the day, so maybe do a form of intensive exercise before going to bed. Exercise also promotes neurogenesis and is the best form of antidepressant. It also apparently combats some neurodegenerative disorders, so don't forget to do it if you want a healthy brain haha (I'm being serious).

Go to sleep with some sort of sound. Play music or a noise machine that you can focus on until you sleep. Also try yoga or meditation before bed. And if you can share your thoughts before you sleep that might help clear your head.