What is wrong with you you woke up in the middle of the night your thoughts were sped up you had voices in your head warning you of things you have since have similar episode since?

Answer 1

It is difficult to provide any kind of "diagnosis" online because patients need to be physically examined by a medical professional in order to get an official, accurate answer.
Please bear in mind that I am not a doctor nor a psychologist. My knowledge of psychology comes from academically studying some forensic psychology.


What you are describing does sound a little bit to me like a syndrome called Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS). It's named after the famous novel by Lewis Carrol. It is a neurological syndrome.

You may wake up feeling like you have been in or are still in a feverish nightmare. With AIWS, your visual and sound perceptions would be "weird", you may hear things that aren't really there (it could be whispering, talking or shouting) and you may see things around you differently. You may feel panicked and afraid, in some cases you may have a panic attack.


Those with AIWS experience or may experience:

• Micropsia, which is an abnormal visual condition where the individual perceives things as smaller than they actually are.
  
  
• Macropsia, an abnormal visual condition similar to the one above, but where the individual perceives things as bigger than they actually are
  
  
• Distorted shapes. A round table for example may suddenly appear triangular.
  
  
• Migraine.
  
  
• Fear, anxiety and panic attacks.
  
  
• High fever.
  
  
• Hearing voices that are not really there.
  
  
• Amplified hearing perception. A gentle tap may sound like a booming bang.
  
  
• Things around you appear to have been "sped up" or happening in fast-forward.
  
  
• Tinnitus (ringing or whistling in the ears).
  
  
• The feeling of nausea.
  
  
• Dizzy spells.
  
  
• Hallucinations (seeing things that are not there or seeing things where they shouldn't be, for example people in the room or rabbits hopping on the ceiling. Hallucinations are strange, completely random things).
  
  
• Lack of spatial perspective (no sense or recognition of time).
  

The causes are not really clear. But AIWS has been associated with migraines, epilepsy and Epstein-Barr virus. Brain tumours and brain damage caused by psychoactive drugs are also other suggested causes. Check to see if there is a history of migraines or epilepsy in your family, as this information may be important to a doctor or neurologist when you visit one.

AIWS episodes are seemingly random and can occur in all ages. It is mostly common in childhood to early 20's. But there have been cases of people affected into their 70's.

I strongly advise you to visit a doctor, who may refer you to a neurologist. Feel free to mention that someone suggested it might be Alice in Wonderland Syndrome. But do remember that I am not a qualified doctor nor neurologist, just someone who has studied forensic psychology a bit. It may not even be AIWS, the only way to get a real diagnosis is to physically visit a professional in the medical field.



Further reading:

• Alice in Wonderland Syndrome on Wikipedia.

Answer 2

You need to go and talk to a qualified medical practitioner (a Doctor) about this.