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I had a friend once who couldn't sleep well because of the things on their mind. Journaling seemed to be the magic bullet for them. They just wrote everything d

• intrepidhero 7y ago
  This helped me a lot when I had trouble sleeping. I kept a pencil/paper by the bed. I found I didn't need to turn on a light or anything. Just the reach over and write the thought in the dark. I'd wake up in the morning and find I had a paper covered in illegible scribbles, but for some reason it worked. Also sometimes I still wake up early with thoughts of stuff I have to do. The trick for me to get back to sleep is to have somewhere for my mind to go. Concentrating on imaging lying on a beach somewhere can divert my mind and get it back to a sleepy place.
• LeoTinnitus 7y ago
  That sounds more like anxiety for some people. A good way to avoid that is just use things like notes or task checkers on your phone. Then just chip away at doing these things as you can. You don't need to worry about it in the morning because your phone is better at remember things you tell it to than you are.
  • swsieber 7y ago
    Ah, it wasn't just things that needed doing, but things they couldn't do anything about. But I agree with your point generally.
    • LeoTinnitus 7y ago
      Ah, I guess in that instance, I figure why worry? It's out of your control anyway. Worrying now can't fix it later.