I have had a couple of dreams like that, so real. In the morning it is hard to connect to the fact that it was indeed a dream. As the day progresses I feel out of touch, dissociated from reality. I was there but was I really? I injured myself to get back to reality. Now I don't think I would need too. I have gotten more accustumed to acknowleging those funky washed out feelings and moving past them. I would suggest you go through your list of things that you do to help you connect with your body and the world.

One thing I have learned to use as an indicator of my inner self is how many headaches I get. I have trouble realizing exactly how much stress I am under until after I have a melt down. Lately I have learned to listen to the pain in my head. If it hurts then there is something that is simmering under the surface. The sooner I can pinpoint what it is the more likely I will be able to make it through without injuring myself.

In short, if it was me I would have to wonder if the dream was connected directly with the hidden (or not so hidden) stressor that is causing the migraines.
Carrie

To whom do I owe the biggest apology? No one's been crueler then I've been to me.
I am sorry to myself, my apologies begin here before everybody else.
I am sorry to myself, for treating me worse then I would anybody else. --Alanis Moresette