You may no longer be checking on this thread for replies as long as it's been since you posted. As a result, I hope this situation has resolved itself for the better by now.

If not, my first suggestion would be to go to your doctor and get checked out for any possible physical problem that might be triggering these feelings.

The next step would be to seek a mental health assessment. Please understand that I don't mean that to imply that I think "Of course, this person HAS to be crazy." It's simply eliminating the more "dealable" options.

And then, once you're reasonably certain that it's not a health concern, a complete cleaning of your room as well as spiritual cleansing is what I'd suggest. I mean clean that place as thoroughly as you can...into every corner and crevice. As you do so, guard your thoughts. Avoid thinking that you want to rid yourself of these apparitions. Instead, you're cleansing the area of all negativity and opening it only to the positive.

A smudging or candle-cleansing and learning to ground-center-shield yourself would be next. If you don't know how to do those, people in a New Age bookstore can probably help or direct you to a person or books that can teach you how to do these types of protections.

I hope my advice is after the fact and you've already gotten past this, I do hope most sincerely.

[Edited to remark:  Okay, this was a dumb order. Silly me!

In case it IS something paranormal, ground-center-shield FIRST to protect yourself. That may significantly reduce the disturbances or eliminate them entirely. Then, clean your room and do a smudging or candle-cleanse.

After that, look into getting the checkups if you're still bothered, because the professionals naturally operate from the frame of mind that it's likely something wrong with you...and in this case, it very well might not be.]

Aug 27, 2011 -- 2:31AM, sleepwalking wrote:

I have always been a vivid dreamer and a sleepwalker. For the past few days...I've been terrified to sleep. This post might end up long....I may also sound crazy. I am at the end of my rope. I have no idea really what I am going to write, so it may be disjointed and disorganized. 

It started the first day not at night..but in the morning. I woke and got in the shower, but the entire time from when I woke until after I got dressed I felt like I wasn't alone. I was very jumpy and scared. I kept peeking out from behind the shower curtain while I was bathing...I was even afraid to wash my face for fear of closing my eyes. I was really confused because I'm not normally a very jumpy person like that. Since then, I haven't felt like that in the mornings. My days have been completely normal as well. Then night comes....

I haven't been able to sleep before 5 am for a few nights. As soon as I start to drift off I have visions of terrible things - demons and the like. I did watch a horror movie about four days ago, but I watch them all the time, and they don't usually scare me.  In fact, I found this one to be rather amusing. At first I thought that maybe the movie scared me subconsciously and I didn't realize it, but I honestly don't believe that. It was two days before I ever started having these....nightmares?

Sometimes, the things in my mind take shape of black things, shadows, creatures..demons. Other times its like I know something is there but I can't see it. Then other times its just a sense of foreboding and dread. I feel like something is coming for me, like I'm going to be swallowed whole, or my heart is going to explode.  

I used to sleep in the pitch black, but for the past few days I've been sleeping with my lights on and my tv too sometimes.  I've always been a sleepwalker; therefore, my dreams have always been extremely vivid and detailed. I often don't know what is real and what isn't. I videotaped myself sleeping the other night to see if I had any nightmares. I barely moved in my bed, but at one point I sat straight up...walked over to the camera...and very calmly talked about the "thing in my room that was waiting to talk to me. (and crashed into my window apparently)" I was sleeptalking to the camera about something being in my room and I don't remember it, in fact I don't remember having any nightmares at all. The only time I feel like I am having a 'nightmare' is when I am first trying to get to sleep. 

I feel like I am having anxiety attacks. Or like I am being sucked into a blackhole. My heart won't stop pounding as soon as I try to go to sleep. It's almost like as soon as I sleep they will be able to get me, I won't be able to defend myself anymore. 

To make things worse: before I decided to come online for help, I was feeling especially troubled and all of a sudden my dog comes flying downstairs at full speed(I'm downstairs, family is upstairs) and begins to run in a circle around the ground floor barking. My house forms a large circle - living room connected to kitchen connected to hallway connected to living room again. He ran this loop multiple times barking and then a few more laps quietly growling to himself. Eventually he ran back upstairs. It was like he was trying to find something but couldn't figure out where it was. This is part of the reason I am posting this in the paranormal section, I wasn't quite sure how to classify this thread. 

Some background information other than that I am a sleepwalker --- my family believes my sister is sensitive to paranormalcy. She's had quiet a few events happen (such as twist-knob faucets turning on full blast but thats another story) and she recently moved away, but I've never experienced any of those things. All the stories around my family are ones that I hear from them.  

I don't know what to do anymore. I am terrified at night to the point where I (a 25 year old) wants to go upstairs and climb in bed with my mom. I am not getting any sleep and I, for some reason, feel like I'm in danger every time I close my eyes at night. My days are completely normal. I don't think it's night terrors since those people generally wake up screaming and thrashing. I simple lay down, get terrified, think (?) im seeing things, and then sit back up to watch tv or get online to clear my mind. I have a parrot in my room and he hasn't reacted at all. Maybe, he is used to me sleepwalking and crying out in my sleep (even though I'm not asleep at all during any of this). I even took a melatonin tonight to see if I could sleep...it's currently 2:30am and I am wide awake and have already had multiple panic attacks before my dog ran downstairs. I've never had trouble sleeping, I love sleeping. I would sleep for 12 hours a day if I could.

Anyone? advice, anything, help me...please?  

Have you had any kind of construction on or near your home? 

a) Higher voltage running into your home could create what is known as a "fear cage" that could cause your nervous system to be more sensitive in your home environment than in the "outside" world.

b) Construction could also effect any spirits that may or may not be in the area. 

For more on fear cages, you can look here-- www.paranormalunderground.net/forum/topi...

Following up what AJohns said:  Check your home for leaks and water seepage.  Black mold, the  kind that attaches to wood, has been proven to cause some people to have hallucinations and experience some of the things you have mentioned.

Please let us know how you are doing now.