Theists, what does faith mean to you?

[Pyrrho]

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Certainly.

I suffered from night terrors from the ages 10-14. I had recurring nightmares of a cloaked figure continually chasing me. One night they were so bad I awoke and could not move. It literally felt as if someone was sitting on my chest. At the foot of my bed I could see a shadowy figure clearly with the help of the moonlight lighting the room. I struggled to get up and the figure kept saying "no". It wasn't until my brother got up to say that I woke him that I could move again and the figure was gone. I wet my bed routinely until I was almost 15 and averaged maybe 4 hrs of sleep per night.

I had a horrific childhood and my therapists stated that the terrors were a direct result of the psychological and emotional scarring that I endured. Perhaps but felt damn real to me.

Presumably, you have read about night terrors before, but just in case:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_terror

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-condi...n-20032552

http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/night-terrors

If they did not seem totally real, they would not be terrifying.  That is an essential part of them being night terrors.