Could this be Sleep terrors?

Okay well i am looking online because at this point im afraid to fall asleep. this has happened in the past a few other times. i have been looking online and everything leads to sleep terrors. I am not looking to self diagnose. im just kind of curious as to what other people think. i will be contacting a doctor and taking the right steps to make sure i am okay. but it will take time because i have recently switched health insurances and i have to find a new primary care.

here is what i have been experiencing:

Nightmares 3 nights in a row

very vivid for what i can remember

i only remember bits

i feel pain that is caused in my dream

(the only parts of the dream i remember are where i am getting hurt)

ive been waking up crying

my husband says when i start moving and making noise that i tense up and arch my back

also i am very hard to wake up when i am like this

the next day i feel kind of tired

and im starting to be afraid to fall asleep just because i dont want to keep having these dreams.

once again i will be seeing a doctor when i am able to. i have switched health insurance and i have to wait for everything to be active then find a new PCP.

any thoughts on how to cope with this or even an idea of this could possibly be would be nice.