Ignorance is bliss.
No kidding, I wish I was blissfully unaware.
Well, this is a simple solution. If you want to be happy and still alive, you’ll need to only stop with certain thoughts 💭
Which is a conundrum when the subconscious is naturally very vocal. It was once a boon in school or general memory retention, but now it’s like a ghost.
You know when in movies and shows they add some sort of short scene of what could’ve happened if such or such thing happened. I have hyperphantasia and it’s like that for me but instead of being useful am in constant panic because my brain project in my eyes the worst case scenario of any slightly dangerous situation like it’s really happening. It sucks.
I do that, but I assumed it was more anxiety. It used to take roughly an hour to fall asleep, but that’s cut down due to a memory ritual I have that keeps me to preoccupied. It’s a little silly, but I rebuild the entirety of the city of Balmora from Elder Scrolls 3, in my imagination/mind’s eye. Building it item by item and have to hold each item in view as I add more.
Stop having thoughts
The way I see it, you have two options: liquor, or Warhammer 40K lore.
What is this, Warhammer 40k, you speak of? Liquor is not an option.