Where the hell am I?

My eyes flash open and I'm about to scream when I realize it wasn't real. It was a full-on nightmare. I was standing on a banister with my neck in a noose. I was about to jump. I was dreaming. Dreaming. But it felt so real I think I might throw up.

A beam of sunlight blinds me, making it impossible to see anything.

No, no, no!

My eyes dart around the room. I touch my watch, scooting over the second I see a dark spot, still groggy ...