Why do I always think about my problems right when I lie down to sleep?

This is a time where you start to relax. As your brain starts to relax it tries to understand your memories and make sense out of them. If you have stressful unresolved issues the brain tries to resolve these stressful thoughts before relaxing. I try to talk about my feeling/thoughts to someone before trying to go to bed. This helps our mind understand and organize our memories without losing more sleep than needed. Talking with a listener or logging on to a chat could be beneficial to helping you sleep.

This is probably because it is a dark comfortable area where you can be quiet and your brain can process all your problems. A lot of people experience this, including myself. You're not alone! Feel free to talk to others like myself or any of member of 7 cups of tea! We as a community are here to help!

All of us experience good days and bad days — and when we lie down to sleep, we often re-experience challenging emotions that arise from any unpleasent, traumatic situations. At worse times, the sufferer may have persistent severe insomnia. This situation sucks energy out of the sufferer and leaves him/her so exhausted that he/she has trouble getting out of bed in the morning or doing basic activities. If you suspect that you have signs of one of these mental health conditions, seek help n support early.Recognise n overcome it with professional help in processing any problematic conditions. The key is to seek help early.

Think about it, when you are busy you are less likely to focus on your problems or concerns, but when you are not busy your mind goes towards those things. I would say not to avoid it, just try to find a way to solve what is bothering, a way to cope with that. We cannot solve all our problems at once, trying to put them in a list and see which one needs to be a priority might help. It could help you to identify what needs your attention the most, maybe picking sometime in your day to do this can help you to not be focusing on it before going to sleep. The idea of having to solve all of your problems might make you feel anxious, and stress. Journaling might help. If you decide to try the list, you could write next to it what can you do about it, how can you solve it. Maybe writing things down could help you organize your thoughts and have a clear idea on what to do. - Hope that helps :)