Quote Originally Posted by Twisterdog
If I start thinking about things that happened that day, or things I have to do tomorrow, I just start to dwell and obsess, and I can't get to sleep. Next thing you know, I'm up making a list or cleaning out the refrigerator. That just does NOT work for me.

I think of one of two things to get to sleep. First, I will think about my "dream future" ... where I will live, what my house will be like, what pets I will have, etc. Of course, it's not going to happen, most likely, but it's relaxing.
Me too! If I start to think about what needs to be done, I HAVE to get up and do it. And usually it's impossible to do at that time of day. If I wake up in the middle of the night I usually can't fall asleep for hours because I start to obsess about things that I forget about come morning.

I usually think about nice things, I day dream or think about something good. My husband and I are trying to find a house to buy so before I go to bed I mentally arrange our furniture in the houses I like and think about what I would do to the house if we lived there.