How we work
CantSwitchOff is a website about racing thoughts at night, sleep anxiety and the drifting stretch between waking and sleep. Every article is built on published research and reliable survey data, and we link to what we use so you can check it yourself.
What this site is
CantSwitchOff is published by Cem Altintas s.p. It covers racing thoughts at night, sleep anxiety, and hypnagogia, the drifting stretch between waking and sleep.
We also sell Hypnagogia-Pass, our own library of 30 sleep videos. It is our own method, inspired by published research. It has not been tested in a clinical trial, and it is not a medical treatment. When an article mentions Hypnagogia-Pass, it is ours, and we say so.
CantSwitchOff offers general information. It is not medical advice. If trouble sleeping lasts for weeks, or if racing thoughts come with other symptoms that worry you, please talk with a doctor.
Who writes
Science-based articles are written by Ayse Tara, BSc in Nursing. Magazine-style, popular articles are written by Jem Jeins. The author's name appears on every article.
Where our sources come from
For studies, we link to the original paper or the journal page. For surveys, we name the organisation that ran them, who was asked, when, and how many people took part, and we link to the published method.
For example, our articles on cognitive shuffling name the studies that exist, say what they did and did not examine, and link to each one.
How we prepare an article
We cross-check claims against more than one source and read the studies themselves, not only summaries of them. We do this research with the support of Anthropic's Claude AI.
How we write about what a source found
We report a finding at the strength the source reported it. A link between two things is described as a link, not as a cause. Where a result comes from a survey or an observational study, we say so.
Corrections
If you find a mistake, write to hello@cantswitchoff.com. We check it against the source and correct the article.
Last updated: 18 October 2026.