Shadowy person

DX'd - Sz/SzA
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I was standing in my kitchen by the fridge then all of a sudden out of the corner of my eye (clearly) I see this dark figure, shadow person walking casually in the hallway next to where I was standing, heading towards my bedroom.
It scared the daylights out of me!
I quickly went into the hallway and saw nothing. The doors were all shut.
It all felt so real.
I’m still shaking about it!
I haven’t hallucinated like this in years.
I’m kind of getting worried.

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If it keeps happening, you may have cause to worry. Keep us updated

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That would freak me out too.

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I don’t know if this is the cause but I’ve been under more stress because of my fathers recently ailing health.

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Stress always makes things worse for me, especially when it’s stress concerning things I don’t have control over.

Keep an eye on your health.

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Yes I’ll try @everhopeful
Thanks

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Have you changed your meds recently, dosage?

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Well my doctor raised my Depakote dose from 1000mg to 1500mg about two months ago @zoa
But I don’t think that raising my Depakote dose would cause this

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I also haven’t been sleeping that great
I go to bed at around 1am to 2am and wake up at about 4am to 5am then I’ll sleep till around 8am

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Definitely low sleep and more stress could cause it.
When I was grieving and not sleeping well last year I had lots of hypnagogic hallucinations whenever I went to bed where as normally I rarely ever get it.

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I primarily get hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations
But this was really frightening because I was fully awake

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I see shadow people a lot at night. Sometimes it scares me otherwise I’m just a spectator watching them. I’ve mostly been seeing dead relatives outside the house when I’m out and about. Makes me question reality.

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That sounds scary @2Waynez
I’m sorry

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Sorry that happened to you @Wave

I get that too. Then I also get this sense that beings are there in my home and it’s freaky and frightening and so hard to shake.

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Thanks @Bitty
I’m sorry for you too

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I just got off the phone with my therapist
She thinks that I might have to go the ER/ Psych ward soon.
I haven’t been keeping up with my hygiene in weeks and now this visual hallucination is concerning her.
@zoa @everhopeful @Nomad @2Waynez @StarCrazy @Bitty

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Hope you get things sorted out

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Thanks @2Waynez

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Yeah that would freak me out too. Hopefully it’s just a one off.

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Thanks @The_Reflex