Posted by Tom-N-Texas on March 12, 2009 at 08:38:31:

In Reply to: Re: Overactive Mind posted by F43 on March 12, 2009 at 04:57:16:

Hi F43.............I think it can go both ways. I'm like you -- when I try to go to sleep,
generally my mind is free of clutter and not at all overactive. In fact, it's this empty mind
that I believe is actually part of the problem, because when my mind is not actively
thinking about something interesting, it is more likely to fall back into thinking about
sleep issues.

However, saying that, my wife is the exact opposite; she stays awake at night thinking
about things, going over and over and over different scenarios. She was up the other
night, just for example, thinking about the possibility of having a conversation/meeting
with my daughter's school teacher....she often, in fact, gets herself worked up thinking
about things and overanalyzing issues that come up in her life. And this can cause her to
stay awake for hours in bed....(usually this happens after waking in the middle of the
night) Of course I can't really understand this, as for me, concentrating on something
other than slleeping (or not sleeping) is the key to going to sleep.

Anyway...it is a puzzle, for sure. Tom

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