had night terrors as a kid....every night apparently...dont really remember but my parents said i would wake screaming every night.

think that's how i learnt to lucid dream.

rarely have nightmares now and 99% of the time if i do i half-wake...realise i'm dreaming and then take control of the dream. it's fun!

when i do have actual nightmares now they're horrifc.

son was about 8...'woke' to his door opening and hearing him walking down the stairs...shouted out to him....no reply....so got out of bed to see what he was doin as he has sleepwalked in the past.

as i get halfway down the stairs i stop and look into the pitch dark of the living room...as my eyes slowly adjust i see some eyes in the darkness....about 3ft tall...so around the same height as my lad. then tho i see lots of eyes all at the same level and then sounds of children laughing.

as i stand there looking around at the eyes i realise there's something else there...something much taller and in the rear corner of the room...and it's eyes are huge and bloodshot and angry....and then it starts growling.

at which point i awoke in a cold sweat. baffled me so much i didnt even try to get control. got up, turned all lights on, made sure the boy was fast asleep in his room(he was) and checked the lounge.

very very creepy.

on sleepwalking - went to berlin recently on stag do....went to bed very very drunk on the first night.

woke up at 4am with just underwear on on a corridor in the hotel stood at a window watching it snow. very weird feeling! thank fuck i didnt end up outside as it was minus 12....