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Tip for anyone dealing with this: it's not just a sleep hygiene thing. You're thinking about all those things because you didn't give yourself space to think about any of it during the day. Try to just sit without looking at your phone all the time. Try to have silence when you'd normally listen to music or a podcast.
Basically, try being bored again. You'll find your mind will fill in with these thoughts and you'll have an easier time processing them when you don't have the pressure of needing to sleep.
Shit, is this what meditation is all about?
Regardless, appreciate the tip. I definitely struggle to sit still and do nothing. Maybe I'll extend my daily walk to be longer and reserve half of it to be phone free.
I don't know, I've never done meditation. I don't think you have to overdo or overthink this. It's more about letting your brain have some moments of rest from stimulation. We're currently stimulated all the time. It's not healthy.
"Don't want to be thinking about unpleasant stuff? The solution is to think about that unpleasant stuff!"
I'd rather be alone with a psycopath serial killer than alone with my thoughts.
You might want to seek professional help in that case.
They don't want to be alone with my thoughts either.