Oh yes, I have very vivid dreams and many, many horrifying nightmares. I believe this for sure. I do not have night terrors, but my nightmares are violent and scary and usually involve something terrible happening to me or my kids and husband.
I have no idea how to stop them, but for a while I kept a dream journal. That kind of helped me sort things out and relieve the after shock of the dreams. I don't remembered why I stopped keeping it, but I do recommend it.