Thread: I need to know what exactly is happening to me!

For the past 3-4 years I've been having strange sleeping patterns. Every night/morning I wake up at least 6-7 times every hour or half hour. I thought it was normal, and I dealt with it. Now over the past year I've been having vivid, horrific dreams and acting them out. For instance, I had a dream two nights ago that someone was trying to kill me. I was in my bed panicking in my dream, not knowing what to do because I was afraid the killer was going to find me. Then I felt someones hands slide up my leg. I jumped out of bed, went to the bathroom to look in the mirror (I don't know why) then ran to the kitchen, grabbed a knife and went back to the room. I peaked in my room and realized there was no one in my bed, and that I was only dreaming. I brought the knife back in the kitchen and crawled back to bed. I've also had less horrifying dreams. One dream I was at a picnic and ants were crawling over my food, and I woke up shaking my bedsheets. These dreams happen every second or third day, but I've also had these weeks in a row. I'm exhausted and tired every morning. I was wondering if anyone knew what is going on? or what I can search up to learn more about? Any help would be greatly appreciated!