Insomnia Support Group
Insomnia is a symptom, rather than a disease, and is characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. People with insomnia complain of difficulty falling or staying asleep, which results in significant impairment of daytime functioning. Insomnia is categorized as transient (shorter than one week), short-term (one to three weeks) or chronic (longer than three...
It doesn't happen often and I used to think it was just the caffeine but now it is happening again that I can't sleep because my mind is just too active and I'm just trying to steer it away from all the potential horrible thoughts I could have right now like repeating traumatic situations in my head over and over and concluding that the world is a bad place overall. I just try to do something now to escape my thoughts. Every few months I have sleep paralysis along with hallucinations and it's terrifying. I also keep having bad dreams, I have had them for a very long time. Maybe that's why I'm afraid to sleep now.
There's always a solution for any problem and you just haven't happen found it yet! Likewise the truth, it's out there:)
There' was a neurophysiologist lived in 19 centuries, he said a genius thing which kind of saved my life or at least helped me to make a positive change in it. It was smth like "force your anxiety and depression into your muscles". In other words, exercise to the extent where you almost dead about a 2 hour before you go to bed. And another crucial moment is that you should keep doing it at least throughout two weeks for a fair assessment of the method.
In addition, you might want to try hypnotherapy sessions. I tried it and in addition to exercises, it used to completely knock me out. You can try it out here https://sleephypnopill.com/.
Wish you all the best of luck!
Regarding sleep paralysis, it is something that every one of us goes through every night during REM sleep. It's normal and nothing to be worried about. The content of your dreams is another matter. You have the choice to let them go, which you should. Your dreams are just that, dreams. They cannot hurt you, and in fact are healthy in that they show you are getting the sleep you need.
There are many ways to help turn off an overactive mind, and the worry the feeds. You likely should look at practicing some stress management during the day, getting some good exercise, and while in bed you can use various forms of distraction (like counting sheep) and relaxation to help yourself fall asleep.
Good luck.