7-8 waiking dreams a year

I am a 29 year old woman who has had sleep issues for as long as I can remember. When I was very young I just couldn't sleep. I think I had sleep penalizes, but I'm not sure if it was that or just really vivid dreams. When I was young my parents thought I was just trying to get out of going to bed.

when I moved out on my own I started having these episodes when I would see my mom in the corner of my eye yelling at me and I couldn't move. It kept happening, but only about seven or eight times a year. I've recently moved in with my girlfriend and they've been happening more often. In the last five months I've experienced them twice as much as I would usually experience in a year.

I try to sleep on a regular pattern, but my girlfriend is a night owl so sometimes I have to stay up late and then it happens.