Reggio... I think a sleep clinic would be a good idea. He went to his paediatrician just over a year ago who is a lovely woman, but said I should give him a warm milky drink before bed. LOL Nightmares anyone She also told me to send him to bed later because he obviously wasn't tired. This woman isn't a complete idiot I swear, but in this case I didn't take her advice.

I am familiar with this...

visualization therapy of putting 'ideas / problems / chronic pain symptoms' in a box before bed and locking it
It's call containment therapy and I do it, but I know from being taught it how difficult it can be to get the hang of it. I would love it if a sleep clinic would be able to teach him this and other techniques to slow his mind down.