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Hello Niki ,
Please allow me to ease your concerns.The biophysiology of dreaming changes as we age and such is most often cause of concern for many parents dealing children of younger ages.In your case your daughter being right at the cusp of puberty might could have experienced it per se but this warrants no inordinate concern within itself.

She was powerless and said that she couldn't move at all This doesnt implicate occult or untoward forces are at hand , its common to experience paralaysis of varied sorts as we rapidly shift from concious to wake state , so please rest assured this wont get on in perpetuity.

What you have at hand is simply a bad dream.If you insist on something untoward or worry for her sleeping habits - I have more good news still.If I was to hazard a guess it seems from what you write your daughter might have experienced and episode of Pavor Nocturnus - although typically encountered in early teens they sometimes manifest at start of puberty as the brain accustoms itself to a myriad of hormonal changes.

Pavor Nocturnus/Night Terror are a common sleep problem among children. By some estimates, about 15% of younger children have occasional night terrors .Although usually considered to be normal or benign, they are often very scary and distressing to parents who often overreact, especially during a child's first night terror .When you hear how most experts describe night terrors, it is easy to see why parents find them distressing. Children who have night terrors are usually described as 'bolting upright' with their eyes wide open, with a look of fear and panic, and letting out a 'blood curdling scream'. These kids will usually also be sweating, breathing fast and have a rapid heart rate (autonomic signs). And although it will seem like they are awake, during a night terror, children will appear confused, will not be consolable and won't recognize you.
Typical night terrors last about 5 to 30 minutes and afterwards, children usually return to a regular sleep. If you are able to wake your child up during a night terror, he is likely to become scared and agitated, mostly because of your own reaction to the night terror, especially if you were shaking or yelling at him to wake up. Instead of trying to wake up a child having a night terror, it is usually better to just make sure he is safe, comfort him if you can, and help him return to sleep once it is over.

Given the fact that puberty itself is a process of change many if not all teens out grow sleep disturbances as the body overtime acclimates to its new physiology.