I often have hypnopompic episodes where I'll see things in my bedroom, usually behind curtains or at top of wardrobe. I'm used to then now, and when I get up to check I'll wake up enough to realise there's nothing there.
Last night I dreamt that my daughter had forgotten to turn something off (can't remember what now, but it was important!). I got up, got my dressing gown on, went downstairs, opened back door, went out to the garage, and it was only when I was in the garage I realised that there was nothing there to turn off. Came back to bed. I couldn't remember turning off the garage light, or closing the back door so got dp to go and check.
I feel like such a numpty, but also a wee bit scared that it took so long for me to come round. Anyone else got similar experience? I hadn't been drinking.