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Do you ever stop thinking?

Asked by ANef_is_Enuf (26839points) November 30th, 2011

Sometimes after long stretches of silence when I’m with another person, I will ask what they’re thinking or what is on their mind. I think it happens most often during long car trips, but that isn’t particularly relevant.
I would guess the majority of the time the response is “nothing.”

Is that possibly true? I know that my own brain never seems to shut up. I am constantly, actively thinking about something. I often attribute my insomnia to my inability to stop my brain from going on and on. Even when it isn’t interfering with my sleep, I often catch myself thinking about how I wish I could stop thinking. Is everyone like that? Are some people able to not actively think about anything? Are you?

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