Racing Mind!

[LizzieRuddell]

I'm a bit of a thinker and a curious person, and paired with a restless sleeper since childhood, I will often find myself thinking about ANYTHING my brain can when I should really be asleep!

I try singing in my head, reading before bed, restricting device use, but I still have a racing mind most nights. 

Any suggestions about how to calm my mind? I'd love to hear people's techniques for falling asleep too! Sleep is my main goal to improve... especially with all these early mornings 

[emili · Accepted solution]

I wish I had the answer, I fall asleep no problem its staying asleep that's a challenge. But I am curious about something..

Do you fight thinking or do you just let it happen? You know when your mind is racing about whatever and you overlay that with why am I still awake, if I fall asleep now.. blah blah.

If you let it go and just think without the background noise, do you think it will just lull itself to sleep? Almost like that's your brain's lullaby?

[emili]

and I found this https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Sleep-Better/Racing-mind-at-night/m-p/1769930#M4031 four pages of replies... maybe something helpful?

[LizzieRuddell]

I definitely do try to fight it! Sometimes I'll encourage the thoughts, as I'll keep thinking about sleeping, so I try to distract my self by going off on a mind tangent!

[LizzieRuddell]

I'll have a look! Thanks!