Can’t sleep ghosts in my room lol help

[Tiredmum93]

Just woken up again, screaming to seeing two white figures hovering above me . Woke up swearing they disappeared feel terrified and bf was woken up to my terrors to.
had hovering hallucinations years ago but happy ones etc been stressed out recently too it’s like the fourth time now In weeks, Has anyone experienced this? Am I going insane? Or is it demons lol

There are no ghosts or demons in your room.

You say you have had hallucinations in the past, do you have a diagnosis.

Omg, they're gonna get youuuuuuu!

lol had no diagnosis. Was terrified as a child of sleeping in the dark. Anyway I have type one diabetes life is stressful atm with work. But yeah two white womens looking like statues came out my ceiling. Maybe it’s after seeing Heidi Klums outfit for the met gala lol

also been reading a book called the graveyard book, been thinking about my dead relatives a lot, meh, would of been nice to be properly visited not terrified to sleep

With your repeated use of ‘lol’ I can’t tell if you are actually joking or if you really do believe that you are seeing those things.

yeah I’m just wondering if it’s sleep hallucinations or ghosts who knows either way was terrifying

Well, it’s definitely not ghosts. Maybe try and get some sleep.

Sounds like you are subconsciously over thinking, possibly with some sleep paralysis thrown in too which can be bloody terrifying.

You’ve had a very vivid dream. I’ve been there and it’s scary. But there’s no such thing as ghosts.

Sleep paralysis does this to me but I can’t move for a few seconds either. Can you move straight away?

Yeah, I've had that many times, the halfway world between awake and sleep. You know you're awake and the dreams are nonsense but when you try to wake and call foul on them you're unable too. Very discombobulating.

I had one the other night, my dog lying in bed between my DH and I, digging her feet in my back. But it wasn't the last dog I had, it was the dog of my children's childhood. She's been gone for 20 years. I was glad to hear and feel her for a moment before my brain went WTF.
The brain is amazing.

Scary nightmare can seem so real and sometimes takes a minute to wake up. Sometimes I get up and make a cup of tea and watch something to shake off the creepy feeling.

Had sleep paralysis once or twice. I could move I jump up everytime it’s like they’re hovering over me. Each time a different kind of ghost. This time they were white, last time cream with weird arms, time before a black and red mask hovering, etc someone had brown pants next to me and I screamed at them hahaha I’m so tired

Yes, paralyzing nightmares are the ones that seem real. When it eases a bit, don't laugh, but I get my bible and hold it. I have been an atheist for years but this helps go back to sleep.

I have this too. Always happens when my anxiety is really bad and I'm not sleeping well

I have narcolepsy and suffer hallucinations as a result of going in and out of REM too quickly. Sounds similar.

I'm not a disbeliever, but could it be a dream lol?

Sounds like hypnagogic hallucinations to me.

I also get this if I wake up suddenly. It's almost like an after image, just lasts a few seconds then it goes. Thankfully I don't scream. I have a repeated one of a giant spider, but have occasionally had people or faces.

I’ve had this sort of thing in the past. I know it’s not “real” but I’ve always found it incredibly comforting. The brain really is amazing the way it remembers every little detail of how a loved one looked and sounded.

They definitely aren't ghosts
I think this sort of nightmare/sleep paralysis is normal. It's just a very vivid dream that carries on even though you've started to wake up. I get it when I'm particularly stressed or anxious or if I'm not sleeping very well

Sleep paralysis probably. Hallucinations can be part of that. Apparently more common if you have ADHD ( so my daughter was told after she had sleep studies)

Not weird arms!!😱I was thinking it was a dream until that point.

Yes, the cream Heidi Klum one with weird arms is a well known demon. The way to get rid of her is to chant Seal songs.

Seriously OP, just stop reading the scary books and do sleep well.

There are no such things as ghosts. They do not exist. Same with UFOs and “angels”. These things are made up by people to give their lives more drama and excitement, or as a means to exploit the vulnerable.

Make yourself a hot drink and listen to a podcast instead.

Thank you all.