This sounds like night terrors to me, likely induced by your heightened levels of stress and repressed emotions throughout your life. Do you get panic attacks while you're awake? This sounds quite similar, although from what I know of panic attacks, there are never visual hallucinations. There are however physical manifestations of the pent-up anxiety that isn't being dealt with in a healthy way. I induce sleep paralysis intentionally, and although I do get pressure on my chest and head, it's not physically painful, and does not feel like death. Above all, when in sleep paralysis, you are unable to move or speak, however waking up screaming is very typical of night terrors.
Have you tried seeing a professional about these issues? Not the night terrors, because that's just a symptom, but the root cause, which appears to be your anxiety. I get anxiety too, and it can be difficult to seek help, but letting it build up inside is simply not an option; it will only get worse. You don't have to feel like this though.
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