[whitered123]

I didnt really know who to talk to about this as it as I dont want friends or family to think im weird as ive never heard anything like this and its only just started happening to me but basically I can see people in the dark that arent really there at first it was just shadows in the corner of my eye and I thought nothing of it and was thinking oh am just seeing things because it dark but now I can see them in detail with clothes and colours stood right in front of me having conversation but I cant hear them I see people dancing and laughing its so scary I cant sleep because of it I derent be alone I get them walking right up to me like they could see me but I dont think the can they look like ghostly because I know there not there but with all the detail I see it scares me its like if I could see a different world or pkave and no one can see me ano this sounds stupid but I dont know what do I think im turning insane

[Goldcrest]

Hi whitered123, welcome to the forum. I am sorry you are having this experience and that you are finding it frightening. How long has it been happening? It sounds like some sort of visual hallucination. The only way to find out for sure what is happening is to see a doctor, who will probably refer you to a psychiatrist.

I believe some physical conditions can cause this too, so they will want to rule those out first.

A lot of people do have these kind of hallucinations (including me). The first step is to see your GP. Once you know what is causing it, you can have appropriate treatment.

Meanwhile you can get support and advice on this forum.

Please don't be scared, they're not real. I take a radio to bed to distract me, it sometimes works to stop my hallucinations. And leave a small light on.

Goldcrest

Hello whitered123: This is really something you need to discuss with a professional, either your family physician, a therapist, or a psychiatrist. This does not sound at all stupid & you are not going insane. But there is something going on, & you need the help of a professional to figure out what it is & what should be done about it.

Presently I have a kidney stone I'm trying to pass. And so I've had to go to a urologist for help figuring out what needs to be done. Your situation isn't substantially different. Please don't feel so embarrassed or ashamed that you don't get the professional help you need. My best wishes to you...

P.S. Welcome to PsychCentral!

[seaecho]

I have had these kinds of hallucinations too. My psychiatrist says they are common. I am on a few different medications but I still get the hallucinations now and then. Nightmares too, and night terrors.

[H-H-H-H]

Welcome, whitered123. I hope you find an answer for what plagues you.

[Ripose]

I was taking Risperidone for hallucinations but it never seemed very effective, so I checked for interactions on drugs.com and found that the Tegretol I was taking reduced the effectiveness of Risperidone. An increase in my dosage of Risperidone fixed the problem very quickly.

Doctors & pharmacists don't always check for side effects!

[Hellion]

Is it only in the dark when you see them? For the time being maybe leaving a lamp or some kind of light on when you go to bed would help..but it certainly is something worth looking into and getting professionally assessed if its bothering you. I do not experience that, have on occasions seen things that aren't there but not as much as you mention and in my case I think not getting enough sleep plays into it.

[lovefromdover]

Keeping lights on seems like a good idea.

Are you scared you see and hear things that aren't there,
or scared of what friends and family might say/think of it,
or there are other options?

Content of what you see and hear (people dancing and laughing) doesn't seem scary to me, happy rather.

[whitered123]

l*thanks to all the messages and kind responses it does only happen in the dark and recently just got worse ive found a website that talks about "shadow people" and asks them to shead some light on things im not really a spritist person so if it doesn't stop soon or gets worse I will seak professional medic help
but this is what I sent into them so you have a better understanding of what im going through

[whitered123]

hi I know the website says you cant really help but the stories ive been reading dont seem as bad I didnt evan know what a shadow person was till this morning when I found your website I derent speak to my friends or family about this and thought I was going crazy im not a religious person and don't belive in ghosts or anything like that ive seen loads of (shadow people) or what ever they are in the corner of my eye and just brused it off as seeing things and my eyes playing tricks on me *and woke up plenty of times trough the night because I could see people watching me weather it be across the room or right in front od me but its only recently that its became so bad ive had to move into my grandads I wont be alone I cant turn the lights off and be in the dark ive never been scared of the dark before when I was little of anything but as soon as its pitch black I can see loads of "shadow people" its not just one but plenty I can see them wearing clothes hads I can tell where they have there arms if there holding anything sometimes its like I can see into another world at different place it will look like I've been transported from my bedroom to a shopping centre or a street evan a night club I can see them interacting with each other dancing laughing talking yelling by there body expression but I cant hear them some times I see them in colour some are just shadows I couldn't give you a full description of what their eye colour and stuff are like *as there blurry and cant really concentrate on them but its they cant see me most of the time but some times it feels like they can looking at me and pointing but whats scared me is recently there starting to approach me and its always the scary shadow ones with hoodies on can see them coming closer to reaching out getting right in front of my face but I always get to scared and put the light on and there disappeared I thought I was hallucination and I was going insane until I found this website so I was just wondering if you could just shead a bit of light on to this just give me some more information to what im experiencing *and more about what these people are and if they can hurt me or do anything I could feel*

[Goldcrest]

Hi again Whitered123

Reading your latest description of what you see, I have had something similar, seeing a group of people at a distance, that seemed to be sitting round a table, like in a cafe, talking together though I couldn't hear them. They didn't seem aware of me. I didn't mind them, but there were others who would come around my head while I was lying down who were aware of me, I didn't like that at all.

I think when it doesn't bother you it is not a problem. But seeing as it does, you can get help with this. You don't have to put up with it.

[AnnD]

I don't have any experience with what is happening with you, but I would just like to suggest a visit to the doctor to get some basic medical tests done to see if there is anything medical going on like blood sugar, blood pressure, heart, etc.

[kurtdee]

Originally Posted by whitered123

hi I know the website says you cant really help but the stories ive been reading dont seem as bad I didnt evan know what a shadow person was till this morning when I found your website I derent speak to my friends or family about this and thought I was going crazy im not a religious person and don't belive in ghosts or anything like that ive seen loads of (shadow people) or what ever they are in the corner of my eye and just brused it off as seeing things and my eyes playing tricks on me *and woke up plenty of times trough the night because I could see people watching me weather it be across the room or right in front od me but its only recently that its became so bad ive had to move into my grandads I wont be alone I cant turn the lights off and be in the dark ive never been scared of the dark before when I was little of anything but as soon as its pitch black I can see loads of "shadow people" its not just one but plenty I can see them wearing clothes hads I can tell where they have there arms if there holding anything sometimes its like I can see into another world at different place it will look like I've been transported from my bedroom to a shopping centre or a street evan a night club I can see them interacting with each other dancing laughing talking yelling by there body expression but I cant hear them some times I see them in colour some are just shadows I couldn't give you a full description of what their eye colour and stuff are like *as there blurry and cant really concentrate on them but its they cant see me most of the time but some times it feels like they can looking at me and pointing but whats scared me is recently there starting to approach me and its always the scary shadow ones with hoodies on can see them coming closer to reaching out getting right in front of my face but I always get to scared and put the light on and there disappeared I thought I was hallucination and I was going insane until I found this website so I was just wondering if you could just shead a bit of light on to this just give me some more information to what im experiencing *and more about what these people are and if they can hurt me or do anything I could feel*

They cannot hurt you. Have had many experiences. See these as gifts. Human kind is going through many changes. My hounds give me great comfort. Maybe you go on a walk and a stone attracts you. Maybe you find a new tea,perhaps an exchange has a perfect hat. Maybe use a mantra, "my creator loves me now as I love myself", don't need a religion to believe you are perfectly created. You are very strong, I know this to be true.

I had one incident of night terrors and when I googled I came up with "shadow people". In google images, that was exactly what it looked like.

It was the single most terrifying experience of my life. I was glad to know that I wasn't alone....(don't ever want it to happen again and my sympathies to anyone that's experienced it).

From what I have read it's a kind of sleep paralysis...