Do I suffer night terrors?

Question

I thought this was something that only children got.
I quite often 'wake up' and see spiders on the ceiling, either crawling, or dangling down from its web. Nearly every time this happens, I jump out the bed, heart pounding, scared to get back into bed until I have checked there are no spiders in there.
Sometimes I have my litlun in bed with me, and once I dragged him out of bed too - while he was slepping, as I thought the huge spider was dangling right above him.
I also sometimes 'see' smoke by the ceiling, and the first time it happened i was convimced there was a fire. I was petrified.
Luckily I am not scared to go to bed, or go to sleep, but i am worried that this will get worse.
Are these night terrors? What causes them, and should I see a Doctor?

Answer 1

i also suffer from these exact same things with the spiders and such,i think its just because our sub concious takes over and taps into our fears i.e spiders,i regulary wake up and see a spider hanging above my head resulting in me screaming like a banshee and diving out of bed.our dreams are a way that we can deal with our problems and work through them.i wouldnt say go see a doc unless they get real bad as half the time they dont care anyway!!blessed be

Answer 2

Yes, these are night terrors. Yes, you should see a doctor.
Good luck
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Answer 3

yup