Rabbit37 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Maybe this is just normal, idk? I wake frequently at night, and lately, the last few months, when I first wake, there are images. Like, one of my cats is on the nightstand. Then I sit up a bit, and no, it's not, just a shadow. Or, the horrible feeling that someone's in my bedroom, standing over me. Then, sitting up, realizing it's once again a shadow. It's frightening when I wake, it seems the shadows are ominous, like there's something there. Does anyone else experience this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complicated toad Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I had this problem over the summer. It got so bad that I wouldn't open my eyes when I woke up, I'd crash around with my eyes closed until I got the light on because I was so afraid of what I saw in the shadows. Because of the fear, and obsessive rituals and prayers I was trying to make it stop, I started sleeping less, which made everything else worse. I was starting to see little dark figures walking around when I was still up and the lights were on. I re-started Seroquel (I hadn't taken it in over a year) after a few weeks of being utterly terrified, the med helped me to finally sleep a little bit. It took about a week and a half of sleeping (more than 4 hours) and it all started getting better. But I will be honest and say I did some weird things trying to rid myself of whatever it was I thought was lurking around me for those couple of months. I hope it gets better for you, it was a frightening experience for me. But the whole thing did eventually pass and now I lay down and wake up in a normal looking room again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notloki Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 hypnagogic hallucinations are common and benign. They are associated with sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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