i'm just trying to chill out for the night and play acnh and listen fo music, but i cannot get my brain to stop ruminating and worrying about things outside of my control. does anyone else experience this when trying to relax? i need to sleep soon, but my brain won't turn off :(
Yes I'm currently experiencing it :( you aren't alone , I'm after trying to listen to a sleep hypnosis meditation and here I am still wide awake ruminating about things just like you are that are out of our control :(
@Sazbaz27x it's terrible, i just wish for one second i could rest 😔
@abi.kail It is horrible totally agree with you maybe if u haven't already try listening to a meditation
Yeah mines the same it sucks, also I love animal crossing ✨
@Chihuahuaprincess the animal crossing grind is real rn 😍🫶
@abi.kail I’m so obsessed I named my kittens after pate and stitches 🤭
Try putting on animal crossing streams or video on your tv or your phone to fall asleep to. I find that meditation content gets me too into a headspace of acknowledging the anxiety and making it worse. If you feel similar about meditation and self-help content, then focusing your mind on your interrests can be soothing. However I'll be honest, be careful not to turn it into the only way you can sleep. I haven't *not* slept with a youtube video on my phone in the last 2 years it became a ritual for me 💀
@sillyoverthinker it can't be as bad as me using the mary jane as a ritual. started using it to help me sleep about 2 years ago too, and now it's ritualistic for me to smoke right before bed and now it's not even helping me sleep 💔💔. i'm definitely gonna try watching streamers to help me sleep instead of playing!! i appreciate your comment 🫶
I do erp scripts or not engaging my worst thoughts and then I go do a jigsaw 🧩. https://www.shalanicely.com/aha-moments/erp-scripting-for-ocd/ https://www.shalanicely.com/aha-moments/shoulders-back-the-man-in-the-park/