Nina, are you SURE it's not the same kind of voices? That would actually make sense. Anyone here who can confirm or deny?

And to clarify, when I said I sometimes hear them when I'm not falling asleep, usually its when I'm in bed and TRYING to sleep but I'm really wound up and my mind is racing a mile a minute. I suppose the same "voices" (mental chatter?) are there when you're fully awake too but you don't notice it unless you're trying to shut it down like for meditation or to try to fall asleep.