Confrazzled

How do you normal folks turn your minds off so you can get some sleep?? Is there some secret that was never programmed into my brain?

It's not just pain that keeps me awake all night. (And day.) My mind reminds me of an old taunt that was used when I was a kid.

Roses are red.
Grass is green.
Your mouth runs
like a sewing machine.

But, it's not my mouth that runs all the time. (Well maybe sometimes.) It's my mind that won't shut down. No matter how sleepy I get, my mind jumps from one crazy or genius thought to another. I don't know if I'm a genius without a clue or a crazy sap with too many clues and no idea where I'm going so I can't get there from somewhere. And I don't know where I'm going with this...so how will I know if I get anywhere?

What do you do with a mind that won't quit, doesn't know how to rest , but works fine (truly, actually I believe so) when it has a project to complete, but forgets to turn off when sleep is an absolute necessity?

And there you have a sneak peak into the befuddled sleepless mind of me. Am I suppose to apologize for bringing you along on my confrazzled trip?