For the flashbacks could you try some grounding skills? Some that I've had success with have been splashing really cold water on my face, exercise, breathing exercises, and dumping a large amount of salt on my tongue. The salt one actually works surprisingly well.
Is there anything you could do to help yourself feel safer at night? Sleep with a night light, listen to music, have comfort items? Something else you could try is there is a song that was created specifically to lower anxiety and heart rate. It's not the greatest thing to listen to but research has shown it actually helps. The song is Weightless by Marconi Union.
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