no its not that you need to "turn off your brain" are you in therapy? If not I suggest you head in that direction...I also suggest that you get the pills out of sight and out of mind and take more charge of your life ok

I have trouble identifying with not having a right to be here, or a right to be alive. Other people might make us feel that way, but it doesn't mean that its true.

You do have a right to be here/alive.

i have been where you have been.. if you don't need those pills for existing health conditions.

Do me and yourself a favor??
THROW THEM AWAY! Flush them down the toilet!

AlwaysSad is right.. if you are not in therapy, find it.

Do get into therapy and talk to us here. If you need something fast go to your local health food store or online and buy GABA. It's an amino acid we naturally have in our bodies. At higher doses it calms the mind by slowing the neural transmitters.

And listen to Myworld. Your meds could be making you worse. Talk to your doctor. I had the same problem and a simple med switch fixed it.

No, no, please don't do that. I know exactly how you feel. It is like your mind will just not shut off. Talk to us, we are all here to listen.

I'm in therapy-have been for years. I've had my ups and downs over the years. This downis the worst and it's topped off with severe physical pain which has become chronic and disabling. This has just further isolated me, deepening the depression. It's really a shame that people who are crying wolf get more attention than someone who is deadly serious! I'm sorry-I should never have bothered you.

you're not wasting anyones time. i'm not one to listen to about not taking pills, but they won't help, you'll just end up relying on them to make you feel better. have you tried writing? sometimes that helps me if i don't feel like talking to anyone.

I kept a journal-it ended last night. I will sleep tonight and a lot longer. Again, my apologies.

I've read both of your posts and your profile. You seem to be facing some big challenges not the least going to AZ next week. Don't do something you will regret.

Call a crisis line or go to your ER.

I was faced earlier this year with flying to my daughters and I was not ready for the trip. I broke down and isolated because I didn't dare ask her to let me postpone the trip. Every problem that could possibly go wrong raced thru my mind justifying my reluctance. And there were other things bothering me too. I finally talked to her and paid the airline fee to reschedule and felt so much better. I made the trip 2 months later and it was great.

Make a list of the scariest things in your life and talk to a crisis worker or ER nurse. Please

Susan, I dont feel as if you are taking up space. Turning off the brain can be very hard. Are you in therapy? Are there any antipsychotics in your line up of pills? Talking and more talking will work as well. Keep talking here. We will not wish you well and let you go.