hiya, i have posted this question, in brief, on the mental health forum too but came here as my problems are stopping me from sleeping..it has been for months now that when i am relaxing or its quiet,especially at night, i hear voices in my head, they chatter away knowing i am listening but can t make out whats being said..if i try to focus they stop, then just as i m going off to sleep they ll shout and it really makes me jump!! also i can t settle as my mind races, i work out a whole order of events in my head about what i would do if.....? half the time they are such awfull and distressing events i have to go do something downstairs to distract myself...i need an on off switch..i think about things i don t want to think about and when i try to think about something i need to do or arrange it gets blocked and jumbled!! my short term memory is shot to pieces and i seem to walk round in circles trying to remember what i was supposed to be doing..i forget what i m saying half way through!! its driving me nuts some advice would be gratefully recieved ...