i don't have them on a regular basis, but i have had them (with no recollection, which is definitive of a night terror). I also have many many nightmares on a daily basis.

There are a few things you can try depending on what approach you'd like to take. Conservative/alternative would be meditation or self-hypnosis.

You could also try ambien or other, stronger, things to put you in deep sleep hopefully that is deep enough that this won't happen.

Thanks for your advice my pdoc and gp will not give me anything stronger than zopiclone, on fear i would overdose. I do meditate on quite a regular basis, but just does not seem to work. Thanks for advice though.

I do have them also on a regular basis... I find they are worse when I am on my own.. If I am I tend to have my cousin stay over.. It is tough but they will get better.. I have learnt that from this site reading all the sufferers(friends) journals, stay strong XX

For me, they come and go. Now I'm getting night depressions, which is new and fun.
Keep a lamp within reach of the bed that you can turn on without having to move too much.
If it helps, you can sleep with a light on for a little while as well. That way when you wake up, you'll be able to see that you're alone.
Journaling will help. Try to write down the impressions you get of the night terror as soon as you wake up from them, before they're gone.
Night terrors are usually repressed memories trying to come back to the surface. Eventually you'll remember it, and the night terrors will stop for a little while.

I have them too and I always have to make sute the doors are locked.

the only way i was able to get rid of them was to learn about lucid dreaming. In fact that is the nature of my terror dreams. I had them from my early teens and thru my mid twenties. a theripist put me on to this and suggested I start training, via the books he recommended. it took time but really worked. lucid dreams like terror dreams are where you are aware you are dreaming but have no control over the dreams. lucid dreaming techniques train you to really control the dreams and change there affect on you. i know this sounds out there but it really worked. there is plenty of research on the web to support this.

the only other advice i can give you is what my father told my when i was a little younger. when being chaced or scared in a dream instead of fighting it or running in the dream. stop and face what every it is that is scaring you and it will go away. that worked also for the the kid monsters that casueed the terror dreams. later that was more difficult to do because my terror dreams in my teens where about devils and demons. that took a little more training at the age I was at. Now when the devil shows up in my dreams i generally have a good laugh with him and wake up laughing. so it worked for me and gave me a lot of relief.

hope this was helpful.

i have problem sleeping, and I noticed when starting therapy again ... I have post traumatic stress and anxiety attacks at night ... here and there... and then things go back to normal.

Thank you all for your support and advice and i will certainly read up about your comments. Thanks again to everyone, i really appreciate all of your comments xx

No there is nothing to feel embarrassed about ok, this is perfectley normal responses to trama... Ok there are several books on learning techneaques to control you dreams... Also google HOW TO CONTROL YOUR DREAMS , and scroll through the sites on there, it is possible to control your dreams and it doesn't take much hard work to do, I wish i had known about this years ago, even that i do now has help me dramaticaly, I know what or how it can affect a person NIGHTMARES were driving me insane but now i have some sanity back when in sleep, have a look give it a go , if it helps well then great, I hope this maybe can help some one else... xxxoooxxx luv lesley