Why can't my mind stop thinking when I'm trying to sleep?

I believe that the thoughts that occupy our mind before we fall asleep are the thoughts that we surprise to the back of our mind, Maybe they're thoughts that bring up concern and worry. The thoughts that we try to avoid throughout the day.

It is has been scientifically proven that it is best to turn off all electronics at least an hour before you go to bed, this is because it keeps your brain alert and active long after you've turned them off, which could be the reason.

The mind likes to think. The problem is more what it's thinking about. Thoughts that tend to excite the mind like regrets, problems, worries, likes, hopes and fears, can prevent the body and mind from calming down enough to fall into sleep. If you can replace these with thoughts that are have less energy to them, sleep may come quicker. The classic "counting sheep" approach where you concentrate on something repetitive and meaningless actually works for some people although I find it better to rest my awareness on the feelings in different parts of my body, starting with the feeling of my head touching the pillow, them going down though my shoulders, arms, back, legs, etc. Just feeling whatever sensations are there. This works well because it causes the body to relax as well as occupying the mind with something calm and pleasant.

The mind thinks about your whole down on its own. I don't remember why, but I read it in an article once. It is automatically "programmed" to do so, I guess is what you can say.

The more you oppose yourself to stop thinking, the more it will trigger to generate a lot of thoughts and it will make you awake, so first of all accept the fact that what you think might happen, but in every scenario many solutions are available we're just scared of trying it. So just don't be afraid that this negative things might happen, because if you're going to think it for a long period of time, it's like you are wasting your time without generating any concrete outcomes. If you want to lessen up your worries, try to note them in a paper, probably it will help you to relieve some stress.

lots of things on your mind going to sleep can distract you from going to sleep this is why it is important to use relaxation techniques and try to wind down and not think about anything bothering you for about 1 hour before you go to bed...

It's because most of our thoughts gather up when our brain is trying to rest. Even in our sleep itself, the brain activity does not stop- most of our subconscious thoughts pop up at these moments.

The mind is constantly active. Some things I have found helpful in unwinding and relaxing before sleep. Switch off 3o mins before sleeping ( not looking at laptops, computers, TV, phones) Taking a hot bath. Meditation. Journalling, reading a book, doing some colouring in.

It's a natural reaction. Your mind can seem completely calm until your head hits the pillow and then it seem to go crazy worrying about every single thing. Try to regulate it. You can do this by listening to music and listening to the lyrics, reading a book or a magazine to distract yourself. Or focus on thinking about one thing in specific, but try to make it positive. Like if you're excited for something you're doing the next day.

Worriness or stress. when your mind keeps running even when you are trying to sleep it means you are worried about a situation or upcoming event. Or stressed out about a location you have to arrive on time to or scoring well on a test. The person is not feeling relax with so much things they either did or got to do.