The thing is that in the dream I think that my real-awake body is in physical danger, so I need to wake up to protect myself from the real danger, but I can’t wake up. It’s like I’m paralyzed and can’t do anything to protect myself from the impending doom that feels very real in the dream. If it was just normal nightmares, I would generally be fine with them except for the poor sleep. These new ones are something else because they feel so real since they involve my real-awake body.