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I recommend starting with an internet search for the term "sleep hygiene". It should give you a list of things you can eliminate as possible causes.Has anyone else been having this problem? I can't stop thinking when I'm on my bed, trying to get some sleep. Usually, this happens every once in awhile. I gotta get up at 5am for work and I'm laying there on my bed past midnight, my brain going 100 miles per hour. It's been a week now, every night I've been doing this and I need sleep. I can't seem to take a nap either. Maybe for only a few minutes.
Ironically, I keep waking up at 5am lately. I've been having trouble sleeping through the night for years now but for me it's due to several things at once.
You can try meditation, avoiding staring at little screens for about 2 hours before bed time, a relaxing bath, stuff like that. It helps to also moderate your consumption of caffeine, obviously, and avoid food or alcohol during that period also. You might also benefit from some light exercise. You can combine breathing exercises with some yoga, for example.
I grant you may be aware of all this; just throwing out some ideas in case it helps.
If you're on anti-depressants that can sometimes trigger what's called hypomania--I suggest you should see your doctor if that's the case.
Good luck; getting too little sleep night after night not only sucks, but it's really bad for your mental health.