My mind is like that also. I have learned to put the radio on and/or the tv.If Im real bad then there will be both My husband used to have to get up and check stuff for me in middle of night

I used to have a tough time falling asleep for awhile. My obsessions i knew were odd , but i had to do them in order sleep.(one example) Like even before i laid my head on the pillow i'd have to smooth my hair down (for fear of my hair breaking) and i'd do this over and over 'till i was frustrated and sweaty. I don't know what clicked off in me, I think it was when i went away on vacation and had to share a bed with a friend that i didn't do it as much and so I figured in my head, I didn't really need too. I find the best way to deal with an obbsession is by facing it head on. It's so much of a struggle but if you resist doing what you feel you need to, or lessen it. you'll find that it's ok and nothing will be different. But at first it's nerve racking.With this disorder i have to constantly challenge myself and I'm still not where i want to be, but so much better then i was.Good luck and maybe try some yoga before bed.

I used to have a tough time falling asleep for awhile. My obsessions i knew were odd , but i had to do them in order sleep.(one example) Like even before i laid my head on the pillow i'd have to smooth my hair down (for fear of my hair breaking) and i'd do this over and over 'till i was frustrated and sweaty. I don't know what clicked off in me, I think it was when i went away on vacation and had to share a bed with a friend that i didn't do it as much and so I figured in my head, I didn't really need too. I find the best way to deal with an obbsession is by facing it head on. It's so much of a struggle but if you resist doing what you feel you need to, or lessen it. you'll find that it's ok and nothing will be different. But at first it's nerve racking.With this disorder i have to constantly challenge myself and I'm still not where i want to be, but so much better then i was.Good luck and maybe try some yoga before bed.

My mind absolutely never stops. I do not often have trouble falling asleep, but what I did struggle with recently was for several weeks, during the worst of my disorders, I would wake up at 3:30 AM, on the dot, every morning and my mind would be going and going and going. I would be up for 2 hours like this, before I could go back to sleep. It felt like total insanity, and maybe it was. After being on my Paxil for about 2 weeks, I was finally able to sleep through the night. My psychiatrist also prescribed Ambien for me, which I don't take, but I keep it on hand in case I need it.

oh god.. i have this exact problem. times when i am able to fall asleep, i end up waking up 4-5 times during the night. i wish there was an on/off switch to my brain.