Feeling someone is in the room when sleeping

I am a nurse not a doctor therefore can’t diagnose. I’ve had the same thing since I was very very young. I however experience seeing the “people”. I’ve seen psychiatry and have had brain scans. All negative. 

Go figure I’m “normal”. 😊

Finally at the age of 24 went to a sleep disorder clinic. They diagnosed me with a sleep disorder experiences hypnagogic hallucinations with sleep paralysis. 

What I always see is dark figures dressed in monk type clothing all in black. Why it cant be a fluffy white bunny is beyond me. 

I do believe though that some people are sensitive to other worldly energies. 

Trust you instincts. If concerned though I should say that I would discuss it with your doctor. Sorry not much help. 

Buffy

This does sound a little bit like sleep paralysis. (I've had it for 50 years btw, and am also a former neuro nurse.)

Sleep paralysis is that thing where the brain hormone that normally paralyses all your voluntary movements (but not things like heartbeat and breathing!) during the dream phase of sleep doesn't get turned off till a minute or so after you wake up. Everyone will have an occasional episode once or twice in their life, but about 5% of us get it on a regular basis. It's a perfectly harmless brain glitch, and not an illness.

The reason for saying this is that about half of people who have sleep paralysis hallucinate during episodes. Buffy sees things, I occasionally hear things like running footsteps or banging doors, but my hallucinations are usually tactile - i.e. involving touch. The hallucinations of sleep paralysis can affect any of our five senses, but some of us get what is sometimes referred to as a "sixth-sense hallucination". This is a very strong sense of an invisible presence in the room.

Like Buffy, I'm wondering whether you're having sleep paralysis and failing to notice the paralysis itself. It's usually the first thing people notice, but it sometimes only lasts a few seconds, so I suspect that if the hallucination of a presence is very strong it could distract you from the transient paralysis.

Sleep paralysis tends to run in families - though it has to start somewhere, of course - and the most usual age of onset is 15-25, though it can start at any age. Your comment about worrying about the cleanliness of your house makes me wonder whether you might be older than this. I don't mean to be rude to young people, but they're usually not too bothered about the state of their houses in my experience. And hey - I'm 74 and I think life's too short to spend hours cleaning!

Seriously though, it did strike me as being slightly unusual that this would be your only concern about the perceived presence. Most people are simply terrified when it starts. I suspect it's also quite unusual to perceive the "presence" as someone you know. I've been discussing sleep paralysis on various forums for 20 years now, and I've never heard that one before.

I'm wondering whether perhaps you tend to suffer from anxiety in general. It may be that you find the posts on this thread reassuring, which will in itself reduce the frequency of these attacks. However, if things don't improve, I'd suggest talking about it with your doctor. Once again, sleep paralysis is not an illness that requires treatment, but if anxiety is the problem you can be helped.

Don't hesitate to post again if you have any more questions.

Hey there, how long have you felt this? And you don't mention any hallucinations so I'm assuming that this is something you are thinking rather than seeing - am I right? You say the feeling is strong but you are also fully aware that no one is there. So that tells me you know the truth and can rationalise what's going on here. Are you particularly stressed at the moment or overtired? If these thoughts continue or consume you, talk to your doctor honey. In the meantime, keep reminding yourself of the truth, that your mind is fatigued and playing tricks on you. There is no-one in your room! Repeat it over and over until hopefully these thoughts will diminish in intensity. Donna xxx

There may be other reasons why you are seeing visions besides the traditional western medical perspective.

Not saying it is wrong, just that it is one perspective. Other medical persepctives might say that you somehow have some trapped energy in your brain that is causing these.  It may not be related to actually seeing ghosts or any other phenomena.  Please note that this is just another perspective.

You can clear out trapped energy in the head and neck in various ways.  These include self-massage, neck and head rotations, postiive visualisation while hyou sleep, and sharing yourself with others and sharing laughter and good times.  Also, if you are an over-thinker perhaps try a daily meditation practice to help you become more relaxed and have a deeper sleep.  You could also try a natural drug such as melatonin to keep you" zonked" for a good sleep, and/or some affirmations and youtube relaxation music videos.

Good luck and happy sleeping