Why do obsessive thoughts appear that prevent you from falling asleep? Sometimes it seems that sleep is a switch: pressure and immediately fall into it. But in reality, falling asleep is a transition. As an experiment by scientists showed, parts of the brain do not fall asleep at the same time, and the cerebral cortex, which is responsible for thinking, continues to work for an average of eight more minutes. At this time, the outside world recedes, but the thoughts are still moving. And besides, there are also passive thoughts that were present during the day, they just became audible before sleep.
Psychiatrist, psychotherapist, psychologist, somnologist, candidate of medical sciences, Elena Kolesnichenko advises to write down solutions to troubling problems a few hours before going to sleep, disconnect from chats from work an hour before rest and do quiet things. You should also try not to fight the thoughts, but let them go. Photography: istockphoto.