The Causes Of Night Terrors

Creepy monsters sneaking up on you in your bed, enclosing walls, a pitch-black room with killers in it. Sitting up and screaming wide-eyed in bed, sweating, heart racing. There is nothing one can do to wake them. The whole incident is somehow forgotten by morning. This sleep parasomnia called a night terror can cause disruptions in relationships.
For some, night terrors control their lives. The five to thirty minutes of terror (Iannelli) once or twice a month (Jones) usually disappear by the age of 12, once the nervous system has matured (What are Night Terrors?). After the age of 12, night terrors can translate into sleep walking, another sleeping parasomnia (Iannelli). For a teenager already stressed with school, and such, sleepwalking
As said by Vincent Iannelli, “The victim appears awake but will be inconsolable and unable to recognize anybody.” The child won’t even recognize their own parents (Sleep Terrors (Night Terrors)). Not being able to talk to their own screaming child would be very saddening for a parent. All a parent wants to do is keep their child safe and protected but, when they are having a night terror there is simply nothing one can do. Just waking the child could leave the even more confused than before (What). The child is not only inconsolable, but the child will also stare wide-eyed and engage in aggressive behavior (Mastin). The aggressive behavior does not only harm the child but also the person watching. The child might thrash their arm and legs, striking the witness. This could cause a bump in the relationship because even though the person having the nightmare is unaware of their actions, and will most likely forget them in the morning, the witness might still be hurt and might have mixed feelings about the family member or
On the flip side of this theme, Scott dreamt about his own death. According to Ann Faraday, “Scott was hanging out with his friends and he felt as if he needed to leave, as he ran he got shot in the back. The people corned him and ordered him to do random tasks. He only completed them because he was threatened with a gun. Scott ended up jumping out of the window to escape. When he hit the ground, he awoke on the floor next to his bed and realized it was only a dream(INSERT CITATION).” Like Jeff, Scott might now develop an anxious feeling whenever he's around his friends in fear that he might be shot if he turns around. This could greatly affect his social life because instead of having fun with his friends he’s worrying about people that don’t even exist coming to hurt him.
From someone’s best of friends to their own mother and father, even to their next door neighbors, night terrors can greatly affect all relationships. So even if someone isn’t a victim of the terrifying sleep parasomnia, they can be directly affected whether it be physical or mental. Although some may say other sleep disorders affect individuals close to the victim, it is clear that night terrors surpass all with how they affect relationships. It is no wonder many victims of this sleep parasomnia search for a cure because of the embarrassment to themselves and the direct effects on other