trouble falling asleep/and waking up nights full of dreams!

I will be so exhausted I feel like I could fall asleep standing up then as soon as I lay down I am wide awake! then I have to get up check the doors the stove my daughter ... go to the bathroom get a drink... and on and on... then when I finally fall asleep the dreams start... honestly I love that I dream every night I love that they are so vivid and I dream so much that even when I start to have a bad dream I can stop myself from being scared I can tell myself its just a dream and talk my way out of it (lucid dreaming) I actually look forward to sleep because I feel more in control of my dream world than my waking life! but then its time to get up and I just can't pry myself out of bed! and when I do ugh don't mess with me for a while its the one time of day I can't control my temper! I feel like because of my dreaming I am not getting any real sleep... my doctor and I have been trying to get me into a sleep clinic for a while but the first time my insurance approved it the clinic had a 2 month wait list well within that 2 months I made to much money at work that my insurance dropped me ( 3 days before my appointment) so now that I have insurance again we are waiting for them to approve the clinic again! til that happens I have to deal with this anxious feeling before bed and the anger issue when waking .... Its not fair for my child to have to see me this way I feel awful everyday because we fight because I have no patiance for anything in the morning!!!

Other than waiting on a sleep study, what other steps have you taken as far as dealing with the intrusive nighttime thoughts that prevent you from falling asleep? Exhaustion does, indeed play a role in mood, are you seeking therapy? Has your doctor tried sleep meds?

Sent from my LGMS323 using Tapatalk

right now she has told me to use my xanax to help clam my mind but I don't like using that for sleep worried I won't be able to sleep with out it if I use it to often. I use melatonin sometimes but like I said I already dream so much and so vivid it just makes it worse! LOL I am ADD so I think the falling asleep problem stems from that ...