How Do You Shut Your Brain Off At Night So You Can Sleep?  

Oh I am exactly the same, I used to think I was just a night owl but I have been told by my doctor I must learn to have good quality sleep at the time we are supposed to be sleeping as this is what our bodies are conditioned to do....but how...maybe someone on here has a secret...

Hi danishcanadian! Why don't you try thinking about getting the rest instead of what should you do tomorrow. If you can't sleep try doing some sport in the evening, because after doing some sport you'll surely get tired and soon fall asleep. You don't have to run if you don't want to, but you can always do some easy sport like badminton, table tennis, etc. Happy mylotting and take care!

I guess it's another sleeping dilemma topic from you danishcanadian.

Then i guess write something so that the thoughts on your mind will not be put to waste as well as your time.

I eat until I am full and when I am full i really felt so sleepy.But I need to turn off the TV and computers too.Sometimes, I read books to make me feel so sleepy.

Just quiet,more quiet,most quiet...then I fall sleep.
It is very easy!

Go for meditation. Meditation teaches us to empty our mind and to stay peaceful and calm. When we practice meditation we can maintain a state of inner calm and protects us from becoming a slave to unwanted thoughts.

Haha! THis is really a very interesting question. I am thinker and when I go to sleep my brain just won't stop in fact it gets more active. I hate it because I want get up again and do the things I left undone and things like that. This is a bit of a struggle for me. I just think too much and it keeps me awake. Sometimes I have to trick my own brain into pretending that I am looking at the darkness and then I would see luminous shapes that play behind the curtain (under my eyelids).

I never have that problem LOL When I'm tired I lay down and I'm asleep within minutes. I'm up normally 16-18 hours a day so I have no problem falling asleep and I can sleep through anything and sleep anywhere LOL

The same goes with me......even I keep thinking what happened during the day and what were my mistakes and what best could I have done instead of that.......I don't know till when I keep thinking, but this has kind of become an habit for me now......I automatically start analyzing things when I lie down on bed......since I am doing night shifts since past 2 months I would say I think about what happened during the night rather......but some say it is a good habit as it allows you to position yourself in a better way the following day.......

But what makes it worst is......I get dreams these days concerning my job......it is either me goofing up on something or doing something good......nopw that makes it really bad......I am not at peace during my sleep......I can control what I think while I am awake......but how on earth do I control my dreams......I am not really sure......I wish god provided a button for us to shut our brains, just like we turn our computer off

I don't know. I wish I did! I am awake right now because I can't sleep and my brain started tossing around ideas of things I want to write (like you) or things I can draw. It's the pitts. I wanted to be asleep but it just didn't happen for me so I got back up and turned on the light and computer again. If you find the cure, please let me know!