@farmboy
Ok, what you call circling thoughts, I call being on the merry go round. I had a sleep disorder for so very many years...I would just keep going round in my thoughts when I laid down to sleep for years.
I was finally taught how to get off the merry go round... It takes time and effort but YOU CAN DO IT.
When I found myself starting to repeat thoughts I had already been dwelling on, I was to tell myself OUT LOUD, Now is the time for sleep, and I would keep saying that quietly to myself. Now is the time for sleep, repeating it till you can fall asleep. Oh, don't kid yourself, this takes time but with all the repeating thoughts circling unchecked, I would never fall asleep until I was told I could control it.
I really didn't believe I could do it but do you know what???? I did learn to stop the merry go round and now I rarely, oh man, that is a lie....so much has been going on to harm me in the last months since Sept, yes I have had repeating thoughts......AND WHEN I RECOGNIZE WHAT I AM DOING, I TAKE CHARGE.
I see the t.v., I see the carpet, etc, etc, etc.
Recently I started mentoring someone from my tribe.... I realized I am an expert at giving myself endorphins, while I am also an expert at eliminating negative chemical dumps in my brain.
I will share some of them tomorrow cuz it's getting late.
Another thing I do is work off mottos. I will start sharing about those tomorrow also. I need to go to bed but first have to talk to someone in Kenya...I am one of the spiritual mothers of the world....just saying.
Bye, you will get past this...hold that in your hand tonight, Bright Wings says I will get past this...Now these are good circling thoughts and each time you repeat it, softly, out loud, it puts you in control and gives you a healthy dose of endorphins to boot...the feel good chemical.
How did it get to be past 1 am.????
You are not alone, bye, Bright Wings

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