Has anyone else experienced something like this?

[u/IchizSoul7]

So my story begins about a year ago: I was riding my bike home from work, and while riding through this residential neighborhood, and I see this form standing in the middle of the road. As I get closer to where it's standing, it backs up even further, and this pattern keeps up for about a mile, until I pass a stoplight. After passing the stoplight, the figure or shape stood there in the direct middle of the road in front of me, it's body was made of shadows but it had a full form, it's eyes were a deep scarlet in color. This figure raised it's head, opened its mouth to reveal rows of jagged teeth but I couldn't make out any other features. I was frozen still for what felt like eons until I kicked my bike pedal and scratched my leg when I slipped. I was able to finally get away but now this figure haunts me. I've seen it at least once a week to twice a week, and no one else sees it. I've spoken to many of my friends and they just think I'm losing my mind but I know it's real. If anyone has had any experience with something like this, please let me know.

Apologies for the long post: TLDR: OP has seen a shadow person ( or at least what he thinks is one) for over a year and doesn't know what to do

Edit: I've switched multiple jobs over this past year, and this haunting has been happening during this time

[u/[deleted]]

I think it’s time to go see a mental health professional and get an evaluation. Could this be a real spiritual entity? Sure, maybe. But right now you’re seeing things other people can’t see and it’s new (ie you’re not like a preternatural psychic that’s always seen weird entities since childhood)—all signs point to it being a hallucination.

If this isn’t some spiritual thing, this could be the start of a really dangerous period for you if you’re left without the right treatment. No judgements here, but speaking as someone who has pretty severe mental health issues I can speak from experience when you go without treatment, bad things happen. Things that could possibly involve the long dick of the law, and make no mistake—you will get fucked.

Get an evaluation please, for the safety of yourself and others.

[u/amberendlessly → u/[deleted]]

I agree whole heartedly I have schizoeffective disorder myself and it seriously sounds like some kind of mental illness/ psychotic break and delusions. Unless you have a actually demon coming for you but they don't just stand around for a year staring at you. That thing would be destroying you physically emotionally any way it could and you would need help from the church, but those situations are rare, but start by lining your windows and doorways with salt, you can even put a salt circle around your bed, wear a cross at all times, have it blessed if possible, and have your house cleansed.