I had a really bad one yesterday night. I've never had a complete one before, and this one terrified me more than anything (which says something...). I nearly called the cops.

I live alone, and I came in late and was standing by the door when I saw an extended arm reflected in the mirror directly in front of me (about 15 feet away). I'd left almost all of the lights on so I could see pretty well. The image was reflected from someone who was at an angle to me, in the open room next to me just behind a wall. I thought I saw it move, so I tried moving to see if it was just me moving that made it move. Then I was still, and it moved again. It was pointing a gun, it was waiting for me in the other room, silent. Needless to say I bolted, got in my car and drove to a male friends' house.

I knew I had seen it, it was vivid and I'd watched it for at least a couple of minutes. But still, there was no evidence of a break in, so we went back. And of course there was nothing. Besides that there was NO physical way I could have seen anything of that shape in that mirror from the other room. He stayed the night with me anyway, in case he "came back".

I'm not manic, I've been really stressed out though... and even though I don't even own a tv to watch gruesome stuff on, for some reason when I get stressed out I sometimes get gruesome dreams of people being killed.

I'm really paranoid right now, too (obviously ). I always think people are waiting to get me when I go out alone and it's dark. And when nothing happens I really believe that I just missed it, that it was/is still there in a sense.

Ahh, sorry this is really long, I know. I have an old prescription of abilify but I really want to avoid taking it.

Jessie