how can I get this to stop?
2007-03-03 20:11:56 · 9 answers · asked by Richie 4 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I am guessing an anxiety-related problem. Either see a professional about it or try natural techniques- exercise daily, meditate before bed, drink chamomile or milk before bed (makes you sleepy) and for the racy thoughts- always put a paper pad by your bed- when a thought comes up, write it down and then you will feel calm...you are probably nervous you will forget to do things and then fail. Also are you drinking any sort of caffeine after 5pm? No caffeine or exercise after 5. Good luck!
2007-03-03 20:32:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can give you some suggestions on how to deal with your insomnia. First try a hot bath before you go to bed. This helps calm me down. Stay away from television the hour before you go to bed because tv keeps your brain actively processing and you wan't to slow it down. Try a decaf cup of hot tea. Darken the room, you can play meditational music. Try making the bed very comfortable with nice soft blankets and pillows. If that doesn't work you can try over the counter medicines such as Tylenol PM or Benadryl. If that doesn't work you can ask your doctor to prescribe Lorazepam which helps with anxiety and sleep. Also make your room quiet, if you can't do this wear ear plugs. The foam ones. I wear them every night and I am still able to hear my alarm in the morning. What you need to do is desensitize the room so that there isn't anything triggering you to where you can't relax and focus on sleep. So make sure theres no tv or kids or anything else that could be hindering you. Try the ear plugs, I love them.
For me my mind runs at night more than during the day. Plus I have PTSD from when I was in the Army. So I used the suggestions I gave you and they have helped me.
2007-03-04 05:17:08 · answer #2 · answered by Serinity4u2find 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's time to put your worries in check. Spend a night/hour/day/few minutes however long recording all the crazy thoughts that race through your mind. I know, I know, there are far too many and they are coming far too fast to document them well, but do it anyway :). After you have your list, you need to go back and look at each of them. There are some questions you need to ask about them and truths you need to test. The problem is right now, I can not focus enough
Um, anyway, you need to reprogram your brain - Dr. Phil's books can help you do this - I think, "Self Matters," is the book you will want to get. Life Laws will probably teach you the same or help you just as well. I really can't think right now
Anyway, uh, short of death, or brain cell killing/paralyzing drugs, or prescription drugs, I am thinking that you will need to invest some time in retraining your brain to get this to stop. Good luck - I have suffered severely from OCD and mania so I know about not sleeping and having racing thoughts.
Take care!!
2007-03-04 04:24:31 · answer #3 · answered by razor_cuts_4_me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may have an anxiety disorder if by racing you mean worrying excessively, in which case you will need to learn relaxation techniques and to give yourself permission to stop thinking. Sometimes using a worry list and an appointed, time-limited worry journal can assist as well as other cognitive techniques. If you're not worrying and are feeling energetic and your mind is jumping from one topic from another, you need to see a psychiatrist who can evaluate for a Bipolar disorder and prescribe a neuroleptic for manic episodes. It's difficult to answer without knowing what other symptoms accompany the problem as the treatment will vary depending on the diagnosis.
2007-03-04 04:22:42 · answer #4 · answered by Opester 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Practice for 20 mins daily, and in bed after lights out, the meditation technique in http://www.healthyplace.com/communities/ This will enable you to find your centre of consciousness, and disengage your racing mind for a while, so you can rest and recover. Exercise vigorously for 30 - 60 mins, but not within 2 hrs of bedtime, cut back sugar and sugary snacks; no coffee within 6 hrs of bedtime, and nothing exciting within 2; keep a pre - sleep routine. No napping, and keep bed for sleeping only.
2007-03-04 05:59:51 · answer #5 · answered by CLICKHEREx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the same problem, It is 5:12am est. and I haven't been to sleep yet. I think you should evaluate your life and see what your doing prior to bedtime that keeps you up, for example do you nap during the day or like me swing shifts on my job. Or are you stressed about something. Also lay off of the caffeine before bedtime. I am currently taking sleeping pills and sad to say they don't hardly work either.
2007-03-04 05:16:14 · answer #6 · answered by chocolate 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's all that natural therapy and positive thinking and stuff but if you just want it to stop look no further than a benzodiazipine called temazepam or restoril. You will need prescription though tell your Dr that you go days without sleeping, or if you have anxiety etc. They work for me and their bloody good. (can be addictive) so never take more than prescribed.
2007-03-04 05:03:23 · answer #7 · answered by nightdreamer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have an ACTIVE brain. That's good, isn't it?
(Most people are brain dead!)
If you had a project or some work that used that energy towards something really constructive, you would feel physically tired, but probably still mentally alert...
The thing to do then is switch your brain off by thinking abut something that really bores you... or read a boring book...
2007-03-04 04:22:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be any one of a list of reasons or a mix of a few. Bottom line is.....you want to get better, you need to see a doc!
2007-03-04 04:22:55 · answer #9 · answered by Kristi G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋