Below you’ll discover 10 ways to tame your monkey mind and stop mental chatter.

Here are some ways you can work to calm your mind and stop racing thoughts:

1. Use cognitive distancing. Our mind usually worries about things it is convinced are true but, most of the time, are actually not true.
2. Use a mantra.
3. Focus on the present.
4. Write things down.
5. Breathe.

Things to do during the day

1. Schedule a “Worry Time.”
2. Be active, get lots of sunlight.
3. Create a “Buffer Zone” of at least 30 minutes before bedtime.
4. write down any lingering worries/concerns.
5. get out of bed.
6. Occupy your mind by telling yourself a story or imagining a scene.
7. hold up.

1. Know that Your Monkey Mind Can Be Tamed.
2. Talk to Your Monkey Mind.
3. Establish a Journaling Practice.
4. Meditate.
5. Practice the A-B-C Technique.
6. Stop Assigning Meaning.
7. Recite a Mantra.
8. Play a Game of Fives.

8 Sleep Experts on What to Do When You Can’t Turn Off Your Thoughts at Night

• Distract yourself with meaningless mental lists.
• Try to stay awake instead.
• Or just get out of bed.
• Write down whatever’s freaking you out.
• Get back in bed and do some deep breathing.
• Try not to try so hard.

The process goes more or less like this:

1. Give each ruminating voice a name.
2. Assume positive intent.
3. Give the ruminating voice 1-2 minutes to say again what it really wants you to know.
4. Summarize what you understand the voice is trying to get you to notice.
5. Ask the ruminating voice if you got it right.

How To Stop Overanalyzing Everything

1. Talk Yourself Out Of It By Becoming Self Aware.
2. Put Things Into A Wider Perspective.
3. Realize That You Can’t Control Everything.
4. Distract Yourself.
5. Write Out Your Thoughts.
6. Change Your Environment.