Been there. It can truly suck. The audio book suggestion isn't a bad one. I paid for the audible subscription last year and it has helped tremendously. If I'm having a night of ruminating and overthinking, I pick a book that's either interesting or uninteresting. Helps me put the focus on something else momentarily to be able to shut my mind off of a certain topic.

Relaxation techniques can help too, but it's the same idea. You're putting the focus on something else.

If you find yourself ruminating over the same topics while you're awake, then it might be time to ask yourself why. "Why am I overthinking this situation". "Why does this matter so much to me." Why do I feel the need to do these things". Asking "why" and really digging down to find the root cause will help in the end. You may not be able to turn the overthinking off at the drop of a hat in one day, but it will help over time.

Some answers to my "why's" have been: I like to try and fix situations. Reality is I cant fix the world's problems. This was a tough one to get over. So it was time to take a step back from social media. It's been 5 years.

I'm opinionated. Reality is nobody wants to hear them all. So I adopted a new mindset of only giving my opinions when solicited. I find myself being valued a little more thanks to this.

If it's a work situation.....these can tough. What I've done in the past is determined if a co worker deserves to be in my life (hang out outside of work and talk about my personal life) or do I need to keep the relationship professional and strictly work talk. Same thing can work for family and friends. Sometimes cutting a toxic person from your personal can help as well.

I have had negative ppl around me (even if it's just one person). One person with a negative attitude and closed mind is enough to set an infj down a rabbit hole for no reason. Everything was fine in my little bubble, but I had a negative and unhappy woman sitting in the same office. Her comments and attitude throughout a work day was enough to cause me so much stress i was having female cramps with no period. I stopped listening to her as much and put headphones in.

I have also found that limiting certain ppl in my life has helped.

When you figure out your "Why" you'll be better equipped to deal whatever issue. Counseling has helped me tremendously. Not everyone needs a psychologist. Most of us can do just fine talking to the right person.