Hi tigger-I have been having some off the hook dreaming experiences the last few months. I've talked to my tdoc about some of these. I have dreams where I wake up & think was that a dream? Or was I awake & now I'm dreaming. It's got a weird kinda alternate reality vibe. And I think I get what you mean about the intrusive thoughts-I have those where they keep me awake/restless & then sometimes I have them while sleeping & it just repeats over & over & I wake up so exhausted. Usually my dreams are just vivid & entertaining but the last few months I've been working with my T with some pretty icky PTSD stuff which is what I think has caused my current nightmare issues. I do relaxation breathing which helps at times, listen to relaxation music all night & if I'm having a bad evening before I go to bed I journal my thoughts & picture them emptying out of my head so they won't disturb me. Good luck