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If your mind races at night or you struggle to switch off, try this surprisingly effective neuro tool: counting backwards from 700.
Yes, 700.
Why It Works:
Counting backwards in high numbers engages your prefrontal cortex—the part of your brain responsible for logic, sequencing, and problem-solving. When you’re anxious or overthinking, your brain tends to spiral into emotional reactivity. By giving it a neutral, mildly challenging task, you gently redirect it.
This helps shift your nervous system from fight-or-flight into a rest-and-digest state, activating the parasympathetic system that supports sleep.
How To Do It:
- Lie down comfortably.
- Close your eyes and take a slow breath in… and out.
- In your mind, begin counting backwards:
“700… 699… 698…” - Go slowly. If you lose your place, just start again. There’s no pressure to finish.
Most people find their brain “glitches out” or drifts off before they even reach 650.
Why It’s So Powerful:
- It’s simple, requires no tools or apps.
- It gives your mind something boring but absorbing to do.
- It breaks rumination loops and helps you gently fall asleep without force.
✨ Try it tonight—and let me know how far you get before drifting off.
If you’d like more tools like this, explore the Neuro Blueprint Reset Series—a 30-day nervous system support journey to calm, clarity, and better sleep (without reliving the past).