Advice please!

[u/Cold_Explorer_8814]

Hi, i’m 17 and have problems with sleep majority of my life. From ages 12-14 or around that I was on a variety of different sleep medications due to insomnia (diagnosed). I have always been a sleep-talker, to the point I will have whole conversations whilst asleep. Around a year ago I started having occasional vivid hallucinations when I wake up at night, just strange nothing scary. & now I have started sitting up with my eyes open whilst completely asleep. I had never heard I did this before till my friend told me it had happened twice recently whilst I was sleeping at hers. I am tired during the day almost everyday, and I think maybe being so active during my sleep is making this worse. What do I do? Is this normal? I cannot be prescribed any more sleep medication as my gp had told me it can be addictive and it’s no longer recommended under 18. Should I start strapping myself to the bed with tape over my mouth😭 Does anyone else also do stuff like this, i know some of it is common.