how many of you can't sleep thinking?

I have anxieties and my mind races a lot. Especially at bedtime. I have to make sure I leave notes for myself for the next day so I don't forget things. This helps a bit. It's getting better though. If I can't sleep, I will drink some warm milk and/or meditate. It seems to help.

Yeah, I guess I can say the same goes for me. But it's not what keeps me from sleeping at all. What keeps me from sleeping is some anxiety I might have or then again some not so nice thoughts that cross my mind every once in a while.

I have the same problem, but not with music or songs. I just think about life in general and different things going on. If something happened previously that really bothers me, I can't stop thinking about it when I'm trying to go to sleep. It doesn't happen all the time, but when it does it drives me crazy! By the time I get to sleep, I feel like it's time to wake up.

You can't sleep when you're thinking because you're brain can't shut off if you're thinking. I've found when I get on a long train of thought that I just can't shut off, then I can't sleep. It's natural though. Your brain needs space to drift in order to sleep. I try not to do any serious thinking when I'm trying to sleep because it keeps me from sleeping. I've never had a problem with song lyrics playing in my head and keeping me from sleeping though.

Actually i am unable to sleep while thinking and listening to music....I don't know much but when i wake up i could have a blur seen of the world i have been in sleeping...I always feel my self helpless there and alone to face all the difficulty...But it also happens that what i think of ,before sleeping is a usual seen in my dreams.................

ya i have the exact problem, i stress alot and when i go to bed i cant sleep at all. all my problems keep coming in my head and it makes it impossible to sllep at night. my doctor tells me to stop thinking and stressing about things that are out of my control. what should i do?

I did not experienced the same as yours but when i listened to music sometimes it retains in my subconscious mind. The most common thing in me of getting sleepless was thinking of many problems. What i need to prepare for tomorrow and so on. Sometimes the other cause was I sip a cup of black coffee or too much excitement I feel.

If i think of something too much... i tend to sleep less too..my mind is too occupied with the thought.. especially if it is soemthing i am soooooooo worried about... i feel like my head's gonna explode..and no matter if i force myself to sleep... it would just mix up with my dreams