How to Switch Off an Overactive Brain

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The discussion revolves around the challenges of quieting an overactive mind, particularly when trying to sleep. Participants share various strategies for managing racing thoughts, including using humor, engaging in sexual activity, or listening to audiobooks and comedy to distract themselves. Some mention the use of medications like trazodone and melatonin, while others highlight the importance of establishing a consistent sleep routine and creating a conducive sleep environment. Techniques such as focusing on relaxation, visualizing calming scenarios, and practicing mindfulness are also discussed as effective methods to help ease into sleep. The conversation acknowledges that while some individuals find relief through medication, others prefer natural methods or lifestyle adjustments. Overall, the thread emphasizes the common struggle with sleep disturbances linked to an active mind and explores a range of personal coping mechanisms.
  • #101
Count Iblis said:
I guess my internal body clock is quite reliable.

Mine is quite reliable too, it's just set to wake me up a few hours AFTER I need to be at work. :rolleyes:
 
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Moonbear said:
Mine is quite reliable too, it's just set to wake me up a few hours AFTER I need to be at work. :rolleyes:

Then you should go to bed a few hours earlier. Or, perhaps you could try to get away with what http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/o...icon_taught_physics_classes_with_wit/?page=2"

Because he preferred to slip under the covers when everyone else was slipping out, Dr. Coleman eschewed morning classes. Legend has it he turned down teaching a 9 a.m. class, offering by way of explanation: "I can't stay up that late."
 
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  • #103
I am convinced that I could be locked into a room with no windows or clocks or outside information of any kind and I would get onto a schedule where I stayed up all night and slept all day.
 
  • #104
I really wish that a day was 26 hours. :D
 
  • #105
I was awake all last night thinking about fixing my dripping bathroom tap and entropy, if it weren't one it was tother, why such a mix i do not know.
 
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wolram said:
I was awake all last night thinking about fixing my dripping bathroom tap and entropy, if it weren't one it was tother, why such a mix i do not know.
Dripping taps are an http://perso.numericable.fr/cricordeau41/quatuor/english/fractal_31.htm" for the study of chaos theory.
 
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DaveC426913 said:
Dripping taps are an http://perso.numericable.fr/cricordeau41/quatuor/english/fractal_31.htm" for the study of chaos theory.

Way cool, now i have to make a drip detector/counter.
 
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