Night terrors are truly scary to witness a child go through to the point on one occasion, my parents actually called the paramedics because they didn’t know if she was having a reaction to something, or had appendicitis or another underlying physical illness.
She used to be oblivious to us being with her and talking to her, she was well & truly ‘in her own world’ throwing things around her room, punching us (unintentionally- she was under 3 years of age)
There is no communication, no eye contact from her and she SCREAMS.
We often have to put her on the floor for her own safety.
She gets so angry. The worst episode lasted 1hr45 mins which is the one I referred to in my first paragraph.
She’s been to the neurologist and there are no concerns. She literally just doesn’t switch off. There is no predicting when they’ll happen unfortunately. It could be 6 times a night, or it could be nothing for 3 months.
The only advice I personally can give is DON’T wake your child up as this will scare them and could freak them out big-time. Speak softly, console and gently touch which it sounds like you do now - so you’re doing the right things. As far as I know, there’s no prevention but if there is, please let me know!