Psychosis or severe anxiety over night?
It doesn't effect me now but about 4 years ago when I was 14 I woke up one morning thinking I died in my sleep and I was in hell. I had no prior anxiety issues but I did have a problem with depression on and off for years. I have never been so terrified, I thought at any moment everybody was going to turn into demons and start attacking me. I wanted to be taken to a mental institution but I was scared to tell anybody because I thought they were demons. It felt like I was in a different world to the point I hated leaving my house just because everything felt so freaky and unreal, I can't even describe it. That feeling didnt go away for years. I had a hard time sleeping because I would start having violent images and random voices and laughs flashing through my mind. I had really vivid dreams or nightmares every night and I couldn't ever figure out if I was dreaming, in my dreams and in reality for months. I also developed a fear of leaves for awhile because I was in the woods and I realized they where everywhere and I had a panic attack (my first one) and if I thought about leaves for to long it would happen again. After a month I told my twin brother and he convinced me it was anxiety issue. And I just accepted that. But now I'm starting to think it was psychosis now I learn about it.