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

Usually your mind is still in the set of "oh, you're awake! Daydream! Do things! Why aren't you doing things?!", especially if you're not tired enough.

As another victim of this dreaded habit, I can say it's simply from just having way too much on your mind to the point where you can't even do anything else but think. To ease up on this and get a goodnight's rest I suggest to just take 1-2 days of just relaxation, do not pile work, school, or stressful situations and just spend those days peacefully lying down on the couch and working out your thoughts to the point where all thoughts seem to ease away, this seems to be the best remedy to a tranquil night of rest.

you just probably have a lot going on just relax breath in and do something that helps relax your mind before going to be and also don't get on your phone because that interrupts your sleep

It is because we are so caught up with the past that we always thought that it will affect the future.

Sometimes, when your body is most at ease - that is when the brain decided to be at it's most active. When we are trying to settle and drift off into a peaceful sleep - our mind can rehash memories we don't particularly want to see - like a TV show showing reruns off it's lesser episodes.

Some people find it hard to shut off some people believe staring at a computer or tablet or phone or tv engage your brain to carry on working and going to sleep is hard that said drinking caffinated drinks before bed dont help. Try limiting yourself to a few hours of these a day and cutting back on caffeine drinking cammomile tea, relaxion techniques such as yoga, gentle music, reading or exercise may help.

You haven't allowed yourself to leave the day behind. When the nighttime comes, you need to embrace the aspects of it such as the darkness to allow melatonin production to begin in your brain.

It is difficult to stop thinking when either plagued with anxious or depressing thoughts, or extremely happy thoughts.

Before you go to bed, write down all the day events that happened and reflect on them. Write any ideas you have as well and anything that pops up in your mind. It may take some time to work but if you stick to it, over time, your brain will adapt to the fact that you have already gone over the events of the day and is now able to fall to sleep easily.

Nighttime can be especially difficult. Laying down doing nothing gets the mind wandering. Some techniques to falling asleep more quickly are to avoid all electronic devices 30 min prior to going to bed. Also, some scents can help, such as lavender. Controlled breathing is also a helpful technique.