u/Crafty_Property_1558

So I (39F) have been experiencing a dream in which its me watching myself asleep in bed in real time. And there is a being watching my asleep self. It's like my awake self is standing in a separate room behind sound proof glass or something watching my asleep self and this being that same night. In the dream my asleep self doesn't do anything except switch positions in bed and my awake self can't do anything but watch. I keep thinking it's a man but really it doesn't have any describable features that my awake self can see. But every night this being is watching me sleep and each night it is a bit closer to me than the night before. It isn't a big difference on how close it moves towards me maybe about one foot step closer per night.. And no matter how many times I wake up at night and fall back to sleep it is the same dream same spot same being. On the nights I wake up I've tried switching up something in my room or putting a different shirt on but as soon as I start dreaming it has that change in it. Its pretty unsettling and I even have goosebumps just thinking about it and typing it out right now.

In 7 years it has "visited" me 4 times. The first time it showed up in 2019 it went on for 49 days. It got the closest to me - In my face but not touching me. It also made a noise that I have never heard before and I can't even mimic it. I was splitting up with my ex husband at the time so i chalked it up to the stress of having to find a place to live, the divorce, him in general etc.

The 2nd time it was only 16 days and didn't get nearly as close to me. But this time it said something but my awake self didn't hear what it said. And then started laughing a bone chilling laugh. But remember it was talking to the sleeping me-it has never acknowledged the "awake" me watching it happen. This time there wasn't anything that I remember happening in my life.

The 3rd time was 27 days. Got close to me again but this time it seemed like it had a purpose or it knew that I now was aware of it/questioning what was happening. It kept quiet this time - no noise, laughing or talking. I was dealing with the death of my mother so I thought it was because of stress again.

And it's happening again for the 4th time and we are on day 8. It seems annoyed? I don't know how to describe it. But there isn't anything significant happening or to feel stressed about.

Every time I actually wake up I feel very unnerved almost uncomfortable for a little while.

Has anyone dealt with something similar? Does anyone have any insight on what's happening?

EDIT: In those 7 yrs I have moved houses twice and my bedroom furniture/mattresses are all different/new.

So I (39F) have been experiencing a dream in which its me watching myself asleep in bed in real time. And there is a being watching my asleep self. It's like my awake self is standing in a separate room behind sound proof glass or something watching my asleep self and this being that same night. In the dream my asleep self doesn't do anything except switch positions in bed and my awake self can't do anything but watch. I keep thinking it's a man but really it doesn't have any describable features that my awake self can see. But every night this being is watching me sleep and each night it is a bit closer to me than the night before. It isn't a big difference on how close it moves towards me maybe about one foot step closer per night.. And no matter how many times I wake up at night and fall back to sleep it is the same dream same spot same being. On the nights I wake up I've tried switching up something in my room or putting a different shirt on but as soon as I start dreaming it has that change in it. Its pretty unsettling and I even have goosebumps just thinking about it and typing it out right now.

In 7 years it has "visited" me 4 times. The first time it showed up in 2019 it went on for 49 days. It got the closest to me - In my face but not touching me. It also made a noise that I have never heard before and I can't even mimic it. I was splitting up with my ex husband at the time so i chalked it up to the stress of having to find a place to live, the divorce, him in general etc.

The 2nd time it was only 16 days and didn't get nearly as close to me. But this time it said something but my awake self didn't hear what it said. And then started laughing a bone chilling laugh. But remember it was talking to the sleeping me-it has never acknowledged the "awake" me watching it happen. This time there wasn't anything that I remember happening in my life.

The 3rd time was 27 days. Got close to me again but this time it seemed like it had a purpose or it knew that I now was aware of it/questioning what was happening. It kept quiet this time - no noise, laughing or talking. I was dealing with the death of my mother so I thought it was because of stress again.

And it's happening again for the 4th time and we are on day 8. It seems annoyed? I don't know how to describe it. But there isn't anything significant happening or to feel stressed about.

Every time I actually wake up I feel very unnerved almost uncomfortable for a little while.

Has anyone dealt with something similar? Does anyone have any insight on what's happening?

EDIT: In those 7 yrs I have moved houses twice and my bedroom furniture/mattresses are all different/new.