My child had three "anxiety-like" attacks during the night, and is now experiencing stange sensory symptoms.

Doctor says to watch her, but she probably just thinks I'm crazy. Anyway, my eight year old went to sleep and woke up a few hours later screaming and crying out next to my bed. Saying "mama, I'm scared...it's bad...something is wrong...etc". At first I thought she was asleep, or having night-terrors, but quickly discovered that was not the case. She was experiencing weird sensory symptoms, like magnification of noises...and distance. She was panicky, and visibly freaked out. Her movements were quick and jerky. She would say things like "shh, shh, quit talking...you are too close to me to talk...you are scaring me"! Then quickly tell me in a very terrified voice to get the cat out of the room because the cat was scaring her and being loud. All the while crying "help me, help me"! Her breathing was rapid, and then she would hold it....etc. We rode this sensation out with her, and it happened three more times. Now she is saying things "seem big" or "wierd" at various times.