Night terrors tend to happen in a sleep stage known as deep sleep, rather than when in REM, which is when nightmares happen.

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Night terrors are a sleep condition that involves thrashing, screaming, or panicking in your sleep. Nightmares differ from night terrors, as they happen in separate stages of the sleep cycle.