Do you brood in bed? How to keep nagging thoughts from nabbing sleep


By AGENCY

For some people, their mind starts racing and gets caught in loops that lead nowhere, when it's time to sleep. The best way to deal with brooding is not to take the thoughts to bed with you. Photo: dpa

You're lying in bed, your mind is racing and you can’t fall asleep. And it’s already 3am, meaning you’ve got to get up in just two hours. And you’ve got important things to do the next day, which means you need to be sharp, which you won’t be, which is something else to worry about.

Sound familiar? First of all, brooding is normal and not necessarily a problem.

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