YES! @mazeppabob I have experienced this exact thing my entire life as well. I am 37 now and this has been lifelong for me. I have never met anyone else with this experience. It does seem to be quite rare especially because no doctor I've ever talked to has even really believed me and thinks I am exaggerrating or just plain wrong about my own experience. I would also guess there is a level of it being hereditary because my father struggled with the same thing. He tried sleep doctors and they couldn't figure anything out and brushed him off. It's pretty exhausting for sure. I also don't believe it is induced by stress or anxiety because, like you said, it's lifelong every night which seems odd to say we have been stressed every day since birth. Same with it being a side effect of medication. I don't take any medications. I have actually tried sleep medications but nothing makes it stop. I don't have much valuable insight to answer your questions otherwise but really wanted to connect because you are NOT alone with this. I'd love some answers as well but this does seem rare and underresearched.