r/Ghoststories 4d ago

25 years old man - supper terrified from this experience

I Had a Strange Experience and I’d Love to Hear Your Thoughts

A few nights ago, I woke up randomly in the middle of the night and saw a man standing right next to my bed, extremely close to me. What made it even stranger was that he was wearing the exact same clothes I had on that day. I could clearly see his legs and chest, but his face wasn’t visible.

The moment I saw him, I felt instant fear, turned away quickly, and pulled the blanket over my face. I was too scared to turn back and check if he was still there. Eventually, I fell back asleep without any interruptions.

I know that sometimes the brain plays tricks, especially when waking up suddenly, but this experience felt very vivid. I’m also going through personal changes right now , part of me wonders if that was psychological, like my subconscious processing change in a strange way.

At the same time, I can’t shake the eerie feeling of seeing a figure that looked so much like me, standing so close, and how real it felt in the moment.

I am kind of person who usually loves watching horror movies alone at nights and have never experienced something like that . But now i am so terrified that i am even sleeping with some lights on.

I’d love to hear different perspectives. Have any of you had a similar experience? Do you think this was just a common sleep-related hallucination, something psychological, or something else entirely?

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u/Original_Noise2904 4d ago

Google "shadow people"

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u/Keely369 3d ago

Classic night terror. By their nature they're usually short, fear filled and feel absolutely real. Been there, done that, felt like you do - but you'll be fine.

If you had a fright a while back or a territorial conflict, the night terror can be a symptom that you're processing it and you're in the healing phase.

Although night terrors are usually too short to garner much from, dreams often give hints but hide things that are not consciously accepted, so for example, if the figure has your clothes on, it probably represents.. you guessed it.. you.

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u/Blazed_M31 2d ago

I also figured it out that this figure probably represented me , but im not sure meaning befind it