I have had this forever!
I actually switch on the radio at night so that I can block out all of the internal thinking (not voices telling me to do stuff), just hearing my thoughts. I do not have any wise words as yet! I am going to ponder on this....I guess we have to be careful that we do not categorise all of our traits etc. down to having PTSD. After all PTSD is not the whole of us.

Perhaps, some individuals process their world this way. I always have lots of thoughts and I am constantly planning ahead.

I have just re-read your words and I have had one of my revelations, insights, eureka moments :-)

I do not know the history behind why you are here or what you are exactly suffering from, but I do have an idea about this racing mind!
You see that is how my mind races - read, think, and comprehend in a flash.....

So, your mind could be racing due to suppressed anxieties? Due to unresolved conflict? Due to suppressed thoughts and emotions? In order for you to keep these feelings, thoughts, expressions suppressed your mind is trying (or has been taught/learned) to mask these emotions. Thus, not allowing you to tap into the subconscious. You are in superficial mode - always extrapolating, digesting and examining your immediate thoughts? What a fantastic distraction this would be from the real issues - clever old mind eh! Basic survival kicks in when under attack or threatened, and then what should of been a temporary measure to relieve you from the stress of your situation becomes a dysfunctional way of coping.

Therefore, your racing mind could be an anchor that enables you to deal with the immediate, especially if you are responsible for so many people? You are not in a position to look beyond?

Anyway, they are just ideas.

Spirit x