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

I've been asking myself that. Maybe the body is not yet ready to sleep. The human brain is like a maze

When we lay down, we are not doing anything to distract our minds. This gives our minds the opportunity to think about things we may have been ignoring throughout the day or to try and fill the void of not doing anything.

It's just because you are trying to sleep u r nt sleeping.its the time when u have no 1 to talk to or no other activity to do so ..this happens.

There's something unaccomplished, or better say, "things". Start one by one, and day by day, you'll sleep.

Your brain is super alert on that particular issue because your expectation is failed on that issue.

Hey :) How about try to breathe in deep breaths and thinking about positive things rather than negative things. For example, you could think about what you like to do such as reading, your favorite book, playing games...etc. I hope I helped!! :)

With no activity to distract you, all of your ideas and opinions and troubles tend to swirl around in your head, making themselves more prominent. This is why some people count sheep, to give them something else, something less invigorating, to do.

Sometimes we try to put off ideas and thoughts throughout the day, yet at night we aren't doing anything to distract ourselves. Therefore, we have to confront our thoughts, making it difficult to shut them out!

I struggle with this as well. Though, you may not have the same thoughts, somethings that works for me is just allowing my mind to go blank and breathing steadily. I know it's not easy for your mind to go blank, especially at night when you have all the time in the world to think about anything that comes to mind but once you get the hang of it and find a method that works for you, you'll find some peace and get a good night's sleep :)

This can be due to stress or over thinking if you take minute things. On your heart. If you are obsessed with someone or something and you just can't stop thinking about it these might be the reasons.doing meditation and sharing your thoughts with someone can help