I take sleep meds as needed, I am not afraid of my nightmares anymore they just make me angry when it happens but i have taught myself to let them go. I jing most nights I only sleep2 or 4, sometimes 4 hours in a row. Therefore never fully going ttheour a true REM cycle. That is why I still feel exhausted much on the time, even though I slept 8 hours the night before, but it acutually took 14 hours to give me a total of 8. Other nights...I am enjoying the peace and quiet and darkness and i am so much calmer...I don't want it to end because sometimes now...I am afraid of tomorrow. I generally will also stay awake for 2-3 days stright and then crash. Sometimes i will get a full 8 hours those nights because I am just beyond exhaustion.