Scared of sleep images and lucid dreams - #10535
I’m feeling very anxious about sleep right now. When I’m falling asleep, I sometimes see images or shapes (hypnagogic imagery) that startle me and make my stomach drop. I’ve never had a lucid dream, but I’m very scared that I might lose control and start having one. I take L-theanine and a multivitamin, and I previously stopped sertraline and hydroxyzine. I tried restarting sertraline at 50 mg, and I had a strong anxiety reaction that day. I just want to know if what I’m experiencing is safe, if there’s a risk I could suddenly have a lucid dream, and if there’s anything I can do to calm myself tonight or prevent lucid dreaming which I’ve never done before, but I don’t wanna start either. I’m very frightened and would really appreciate reassurance.
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