I often have hallucinations at night and in the morning which I think is fairly normal, but since last week it has happened every night and almost every morning.
It begins the moment I turn off the lights and lie down.
The hallucinations used to be soft voices but now they're louder and I've also started to see things when I close my eyes. A strong feeling of panic is often present when this happens. Most of the time I see unknown faces and landscapes accompanied with voices.
I can get rid of the visuals by opening my eyes but I still hear things.
I try to stay awake as long as I can to avoid going to sleep but eventually I give in and it still happens.
Can I solve this by taking sleeping pills or should my therapist know about this in case it's something else?