Ann

For 3+ years now when awakening I have seen spiders, bugs, words, etc. on my bedroom walls that I know are not real, but are very vivid. I've also seen them on my pillow, drapes, lampshade. I only see these things upon awakening in the very early morning before my bedroom gets bright from daylight. I have not been afraid of these things and my doctor put me on a sleeping pill. (Which I seldom take because I don't want to be addicted.) He says I am not coming out of REM sleep. I don't have any trouble sleeping. Anyone ever experience anything like this? It started all at once in March 2002 and is almost a daily happening. I KNOW the things I see are not real, but they seem so because of the detail. It is not like a dream because I am awake. I've never posted anything to the Internet, so I hope I'm doing this right.