"Busy Brain" Is this normal?

Oh, me too. I am so pleased others out there hsve the same trouble. Night after night I go to bed tired out only to start singing songs in my head and thinking of umpteen things. I have tried focusing on one thing but regardless of how much I practice I always wander off thinking of something else. I find boring myself helps. I say times tables from two to twelve forwards and backwards until I go to sleep. I don't think that years of night duty have helped me though, it's taking longer than I thought to readjust.

I find concentrating on foods I really like can help me get to sleep. Like treacle tart, Xmas cake, cheese straws, etc.

Yes, that's another way to get to sleep! Lists of things. Try and say in your head all the kids names you were at primary school with [or teachers names] soon gets you to the land of nod.

Listening to the sound of the surf is nicer though.

Imagine you're on the panel of a programme like Question Time. You're involved in a boring debate and you're determined to get your point across. Everyone's arguing with you so you give up........and go to sleep!!

Works every time.

I've tried doing HIGNIFY but can't go to sleep because I'm having too much fun.

What happened to good old-fashioned sheep?

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I too have a white noise machine. I urn it and it sends me sleep almost immediately. It's also useful when I awake in the night as it means I go back to sleep quickly. TV has the same effect on me!!

Sounds exactly like mine at time phoenix

Buddhists call it The Monkey Mind. I've been on a few Buddhist meditation weekends and am rather better at controlling it now.

www.theroadtosiliconvalley.com/personal-development/buddhism-tame-monkey-mind/

Thanks baubles will read through in more depth later, however I think I might have the same problem with this as I had with the self hypnosis.