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A night terror is not a nightmare on steroids. In truth, these two differ quite significantly. 
Night terrors is persistent fears that interrupt a person’s – child or adult – sleep. The person may wake up screaming, sweating and seemingly awake. Though his eyes are open he is actually still sleeping and will have no recollection of the event. Sometimes the person may see frightening images such as snakes, spiders or people in the room but will not be able to remember the “bad dream” the next day. In some cases there may be a vague sense of something frightening or scary that occurred during the night. During a night terror a person is very confused and difficult to calm down. Children who experience a night terror normally have a tendency towards bed wetting and sleepwalking. A night terror can last between 5 to 20 minutes. Terrors occur during periods of non-REM sleep, normally after 15 minutes to 1 hour of sleep.
Nightmares can be complex and intense and occur after several hours of sleep during REM-sleep. A person wakes up from a nightmare with a vivid memory of the dream and images. During a nightmare a person rarely thrash around or move body parts, though sometimes groans or whimpers may occur.
The list of possible factors that could cause night terrors is quite long. Stress, trauma, certain medications or having a big, salty meal before going to bed could all play a part. Researchers found that night terrors are caused by increased brain activity. Certain chemicals in the brain cause ”misfires” which lead to this increased activity. Activities like watching frightening images on TV or telling scary stories before retiring to bed will also increase brain activity.
When consoling a child during a night terror it is important to be sensitive to what they may prefer. Some may calm down with physical contact and will allow you to hug or hold them. Others will prefer not to be touched. Be gentle, do not scream. If, the next day, they have no recollection of what happened do not tell them as this will scare them and make them anxious.
Personally, I found praying for my child while in the midst of a terror calmed her immediately. She slept like a log the rest of the night and she hasn’t had any terrors since. Talking and praying about stressful incidents during the day also calm them.
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