Ridiculous sleep issue

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I'm on my knees with tiredness. I've had a stinking cold all week which really hasn't helped

I used to find sleep so easy - always a full night but I wake up most night recently and can't get back to sleep because of song words 😭

I have stupid lyrics rattling round my head and I can't switch off. Last night it was a single line from a song I heard on tiktok, on repeat

It feels like it's belting round and round my brain so fast that I can't catch it and can't get back to sleep at all

Some nights it's from 2am until my alarm goes off at 6.30

We're away for the night tonight and I already feel like I've ruined it because I'm so tired

Has anyone experienced this and fixed it??

Headphones?

No screens 3 hours before sleeping and yoga nidra helped me manage chronic insomnia.

When I get this stuck in my head, I count down slowly from 100, starting again every time I make a mistake or get lost. Now I'm usually asleep again by 80 because my brain knows that the backward counting equals sleep.

I get this too from time to time with the songs, it’s absolute torture! I am 41 so maybe peri-related. I find that reading before I go to sleep has really helped, but not entirely as it’s also stress-related for me. Just wanted to say you’re not alone!

Oh, I hate this! The last time I had it, it was an ancient Victoria Wood song over and over again in its entirety - it was exhausting and I have no idea where my brain dredged it up from! Going for a wee sometimes helps to 'reset' me enough that I can get to sleep.