Night time used to be the worst for me also. The last episode I went through I experienced more sleep paralysis type dreams which were really pretty freaky. I very rarely have those experiences any more. I have read several books about sleep paralysis which helped to lessen my fear. My youngest daughter has started to experience sleep paralysis and she has told me that what freaks her out most about them is hearing this demonic type voice occasionally as they occur. I told her that after she breaks free of the SP to get up and walk around a little, have a drink of water or use the bathroom and just go back to sleep, that nothing is going to hurt her. I also sent her a good book about SP last year.
Someone once said that knowledge is the antidote for fear.