[Boomer]

Hi jebartle,

A long time ago, maybe a year, I started a thread on the topic of insomnia. It is buried in the archives somewhere here in the Medical and Health Discussion forum.

I generally do OK with sleep. But there are times when my brain kicks in and just will not shut up and I end up thinking too much about whatever has been on my mind.

I have found though that I can generally trick my brain into thinking about something that is completely boring but involves some concentration. That works most of the time. Sometimes I try to think through the alphabet in random order. It is so boring that it might only take one time to try getting to the 26 letters. Other times, I start counting backward from 1000 by 7's. Try boring the heck out of your brain.

Another thing I do is turn on a CD that I have had forever. It is a recording of the rhythmic sound of surf hitting the beach. That is the only sound. No seagulls or anything. Just the surf. That works sometimes, too. I also have a CD that is a recording of a steady rain. It has a little thunder but it is off in the distance, a far away rumble. But I like the surf one better.

I hope you can find something easy to help you, too.

Goodnight
Boomer