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I keep myself awake compulsively mulling over in my mind problems of the day. Not only do I lose sleep but this mulling does nothing to resolve the issue.
I do exactly the same thing. Mulling, planning, counting, plain obsessing. And I get ear worms (part of a song looping over and over in your head)
This is actually quite common. Setting aside time during the day for constructive worry/thinking can be really helpful when this is a problem that affects your sleep.
Basically, you set aside 20 minutes or so during the day to write down any worries or thoughts that are on your mind (and particularly those that tend to occur during the night). Alongside each thought or worry, write down a possible solution. If there isn’t a solution, then write that there is no apparent solution just yet.
When you get into bed at night, if you notice these thoughts appearing again, don’t fight against them. Instead, recognize that you have already processed these thoughts and worries at a time during the day when you were better able to address them.
You can also tell yourself that you will examine these thoughts in more detail during tomorrow’s scheduled constructive thinking time when you will be more alert and better able to process them.
I hope this helps!
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