I myself can't wait for it to get dark because the dark makes it so I can hide especially when I am having bad bad anxiety which leads to insomnia..I'm so sick of seeing the sun rising every night that I don't sleep..the winter is better because the days are shorter and the nights are longer..maybe I'm part Vampire!!

Hmm, I'm by no means an expert but maybe it's the fact that everything usually slows down at night. During the day we are very busy with work or studies or whatever it is so we don't have time to sit and think about things - it's almost like our daily activities are distractions. Once the sun starts setting, most of us start slowing down with our activities and so naturally, we tend to think more as we process our day. I am an overthinker so I don't just process my day, I process everything else as well. What has helped me relax more is building a puzzle, doing a word search, reading a fascinating adventure story, listening to classical music while studying, watching a really awesome movie or talking with a friend/family member about what I am experiencing.

Also, our sense are heightened at night and with the incoming darkness everything looks and feels scary, plus it gets very quiet at night. Maybe you can try sleeping with a night-light on just until you feel more comfortable or go stay with your folks for a while or even a friend. Sometimes loneliness can cause us to become neurotic in the evenings. I don't know what your home situation is like but maybe doing something like that will help, if you are in fact living alone. Sometimes even just phoning someone we trust already helps. And don't worry, I am the same.

Maybe you could give these activities a go and see if it doesn't help. I wish you the best of luck and I'm sending you a big hug :)

I learned a neat trick regarding nightmares. If they woke me up, I'd purposely revisit the dream in a 1/2 sleep state where I still had control over the dream and would then consciously change the outcome. If I dreamt I was trapped, I consciously find a way out. If I was being chased, I'd consciously turn around and face my pursuer. After a while I programmed my brain to automatically change the outcome of the nightmare or to wake me up so that I could consciously change it. I've stopped having nightmares. I do still get bad dreams.

As far as I'm concerned, psychiatric medication is the way to go. The pros outweigh the cons. Without medication, life was just too painful

My anxiety starts at the weirdest times i have tried everything to stop it. I knit but even that doesn't help anymore. I also have the terrible nightmares that keep me awake. They scare me.