Elbowing / Punching / Hitting Partner at Night

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I have a problem /adv/,
In the recent nights I've been having more and more incidents where I am sleeping in bed with my boyfriend and in my sleep, when I'm turning over or stretching in bed I manage to unconsciously smack him in the face. I feel awful because I can't control this. We are a long distance couple and I'm used to having a double bed all to myself.

A few times he told me he tried to wake me up by shaking me lightly or saying my name to which my response is grumbling in my sleep. Last night I elbowed him several times in the bed to the point he decided to move and lsy his head on the other side. I don't know what to do about this or how to stop it.

I was reading a little online and apparently there could be a link with night terrors. I struggle with anxiety and I have very vivid dreams to the point I think they're real though a lot of the time I can't remember them later.

What can I do to stop hitting him at night? I would never hurt him intentionally. Another similar problem is that I apparently steal the covers a lot subconsciously