“I can't sleep because my mind races”
What could be going on
Rumination and worry: Looping thoughts at bedtime fit; check whether they're worries or replays.
Generalised anxiety: Worry plus poor sleep most nights for months fits; check daytime tension.
Hyperarousal and hypoarousal: A body stuck in high activation fits; check whether you feel wired but tired.
Fast speech and little sleep: Little sleep without tiredness fits a high; check whether you feel tired.
Bipolar disorder and hypomania: If you don't feel tired and energy is high for days, check for hypomania.
Stress response and allostatic load: Stress keeps the body alert at night; check current load.
Questions to carry
- Last night, which thought kept coming back the most?
- Lying awake, what am I trying to sort out or prepare for?
Also said as
- my thoughts won't stop at night
- I lie awake for hours thinking
- my husband can't sleep and is up all night
- insomnia and racing thoughts
- racing thoughts at bedtime
- why can't I fall asleep