night help: At night before I fall asleep, quite frequently I am having awful images flash in my head. - Help.com

Listen to music, read a book… fall asleep doing something.

You might be having night terrors…do you remember your dreams really well- like a movie? Or do you only remember them somewhat?
Here is a link.
http://www.nightterrors.org/
I didn’t remember mine that well, and many times only remember screaming myself awake when I was a kid or just seemed to remember that I had a nightmare that was scary, but couldn’t really give details about it. They have medication for it if that’s what it is and it works ok, but you’ll have to go in and have these electrodes fixed to your head to find out your brain activity to really know. Thye’l probably put you on a bunch of different meds before they do that anyway. One of those might work too.
If it’s just a nightmare, which can be pretty scary too…they are usually caused by stress and releases itself in the form of a nightmare…does it happen usually in the morning hours? Like between 4 am and the time you get up? Let me know…

And then you can wonder if it’s more, I guess, I have belief of things many others on here probably don’t… but I won’t go into it and get everyone thinking I’m a lunatic :-)

Try talking to the doctor. he might be able to forward you to someone who can help diagnose your problem

i have the same problem.i think of something pleasant.i picture in my mind a baby sleeping in my arms or something else that is quiet and gentle.it takes a lot of concentration but the more you do it the easier it gets.it works for me!