Vivid dreams

@LiineTheFox

Hey! Don't worry, it's okay to post this here, you don't need to stress about that.

I'm sorry you're dealing with such bad dreams, they're always awful, but it sounds even more so with the fact that you have such vivid dreams. It sounds like it would be really terrible to deal with, especially if it's giving you so much anxiety that you're struggling to sleep! I hope that by now they've eased off on you a little bit. However, if not, are there any patterns to what you do during the day that make your dreams more vivid/worse? That may be able to help you at least identify a potential source of worsening dreams.
Once again though, they sound really horrible to deal with, I'm sorry that you have to

(Also! Your English is great, don't worry!!!)

@LiineTheFox

Hi, based on what you've said, I think the terms Lucid Dreaming and Sleep Paralysis would interest you. I quote various sources as below:

"A lucid dream is a dream during which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming. During a lucid dream, the dreamer may gain some amount of control over the dream characters, narrative, and environment. Lucid dreaming is when youre conscious during a dream. This typically happens during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, the dream-stage of sleep. An estimated 55 percent of people have had one or more lucid dreams in their lifetime."

"Sleep paralysis is a feeling of being conscious but unable to move. It occurs when a person passes between stages of wakefulness and sleep. During these transitions, you may be unable to move or speak for a few seconds up to a few minutes. Some people may also feel pressure or a sense of choking. Sleep paralysis usually occurs at one of two times. If it occurs while you are falling asleep, it's called hypnagogic or predormital sleep paralysis. If it happens as you are waking up, it's called hypnopompic or postdormital sleep paralysis.

Sleep paralysis is when you cannot move or speak as you are waking up or falling asleep. It can be scary but it's harmless and most people will only get it once or twice in their life.

What happens during sleep paralysis
During sleep paralysis you may feel:

-awake but cannot move, speak or open your eyes
-like someone is in your room
-like something is pushing you down
frightened
-These feelings can last up to several minutes.

Causes of sleep paralysis
Sleep paralysis happens when you cannot move your muscles as you are waking up or falling asleep. This is because you are in sleep mode but your brain is active.

It's not clear why sleep paralysis can happen but it has been linked with:

-insomnia
-disrupted sleeping patterns – for example, because of shift work or jet lag
-narcolepsy – a long-term condition that causes a person to suddenly fall asleep
-post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
-general anxiety disorder
-panic disorder
-a family history of sleep paralysis"

If you believe any of the above is applicable to you, kindly meet with a medical practitioner who should be able to help you sleep better.

Good luck!