loud mind at night (noisy pillow!)

Hi there,

Wanted to ask if there are any success stories of how you quiet your mind at night? Few things that really bother me is loud pillow when I lie on my ear. And when lying straight - my mind never shuts up, I really hate to hear my colleagues conversations in my head before going to sleep. But this is not news to any of you.

So I wanted to ask if anyone has ever overcome this? Guided meditation helps by 25%, but when I'm tired and can't pay attention to the meditation, my mind still wonders about the day's activities, songs, scenarios and ect. The medication also wears off by bedtime.

So should I get used to it being like this for the rest of my life, or is there hope?