Unlike nightmares that occur during REM sleep, night terrors
occur during non-REM sleep, usually in the first cycle of the
deepest phase of sleep (within the first hour or two of going to
bed). Night terrors can last anywhere from five to 20 minutes.
People having a night terror are still asleep but may look like
they are awake. For example, they may sit up in bed screaming
with their eyes wide open. When they actually do wake up, they
usually have no memory of the episode (although some people do
remember them). Night terrors occur most frequently in children,
but adults can also experience them. Recurring Dreams and
Nightmares Many people have the same or a similar dream many
times, over either a short period of time or their lifetime.
Recurring dreams usually mean there is something in your life
you've not acknowledged that is causing stress of some sort. The
dream repeats because you have not corrected the problem.
Another theory is that people who experience recurring dreams
have some sort of trauma in t