Aibu to be really weirded out at what just happened.

[Starsinyoureyes]

Currently co sleeping with my 3 year old DD as her room is being redecorated. I was fast asleep and all of a sudden woke up hearing her crying. I sat up quickly. Then I convinced myself she had got out the bed and walked over to near the clothing rail and I called out twice and then said ‘DDs name what you doing?’ And went to stand up and get out the bed. Convinced she was sleep walking. I then focused on the clothing rail and it was just one of her jackets hung up. I looked in the bed and she was sleeping soundly and had not moved/woke up at all. It seemed so real that I saw her climb out the bed and walk. I could have sworn it was really happening.

I feel really weirded out. Can something explain this?

It's absolutely your brain trying to catch up with your eyes. I've woken up next to my (ex) partner before - felt no panic that a strange man was next to me. I woke him up to ask where partner was. He said "it is me" . I said no not you, my partner...

I was looking at him eyes open and 'awake'. But didn't recognise him at all. Felt no fear, just needed to know where X was.

Then my brain caught up... I said oh it is you, and promptly went back to sleep.

That's happened 3 times in my lifetime, once in a house share I went to everyone asleep asking if they knew where boyf was. They all replied he's with you. I said - no, that's another man. ....

The problem I sometimes have, which is nothing as bad as all yours, is that when staying in a hotel or a friends house I wake up in the middle of the night for the loo and just cannot remember where it is. I can't visualise the layout of the house.
I have to wake up my husband to tell me or sometimes take me.
I am also frightened of the dark and very shortsighted which doesn't help. So at home I still have to put the bed side lamp on and my spectacles.