I've read all the previous stuff about nightmares vs night terrors vs flashbacks but here's my question?? Are yours so realistic? I mean, mine are like I'm right there. Like my pregnancy dreams were...so realistic I hear and smell and can feel what's going on. Not just feel fear and stuff but touch things. They put me on meds to stop them but they don't stop...they just help me forget them when I wake up. The other question is- they happen so quick in my sleep...I can take a 2 hour nap and have a nightmare that feels like it's lasting most of that time. Epic, long, drawn-out tragedy. I won't get into specifics since that won't help anyone here but they do have a common story-line but they are NOT flashbacks. They are sooo involved and real I can never stand back in them and say "ok...this is a nightmare...wake up dummy". I can even feel my hyper-vigilence in them. Anyone else??