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"To answer the question, what you do next is to remove yourself from further inputs. As long as you keep feeding your brain with more data, the queries never re
by gist 2y ago
"To answer the question, what you do next is to remove yourself from further inputs. As long as you keep feeding your brain with more data, the queries never resolve, and eventually the stuff you fed it first will fall out of the context window and amount to nothing."
Similar/Related: If you are trying to fall asleep, and you mind is filled with thoughts, a solutions is to count (does not need to be sheep just count numbers). Counting distracts and occupies your mind from being distracted with whatever your anxiety (or excitement) thoughts are. (Source: It works for me). Anything can really be substituted for counting as long as it's not exciting or anxiety producing.
- jyunwai 2y agoFor insomnia and sleep problems, a good approach is to try out additional techniques from the lists in CBT-I (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy-Insomnia) treatment manuals. This is a well-studied, non-medication approach, with large parts that a person can learn independently. A specific technique that helped me was to challenge the thought that "If I don't sleep for 8 hours, the following day will be ruined," as that was a common thought that kept me up. There are a couple of PDFs of treatment manuals online that list the techniques: UNC School of Medicine: https://www.med.unc.edu/neurology/wp-content/uploads/sites/716/2018/05/jdedingrCBTManual.pdf https://www.med.unc.edu/neurology/wp-content/uploads/sites/7... United States Veterans Affairs: https://www.mirecc.va.gov/docs/visn6/Improve_Your_Sleep_Self-Guided_Approach_for_Veterans_with_Insomnia-March-2017.pdf https://www.mirecc.va.gov/docs/visn6/Improve_Your_Sleep_Self...