The worst part about dreams becoming confused with reality is that sometimes my awakened state (my conscious mind) alternates between twin "realities" whereby each "reality" mistakenly identifies the other as being a dream.

This often results in my doing things twice - thinking that I merely dreamt about doing them the first time. In fact I had really done them.

For example, I once double booked identical return international airline trips (but on different dates) and was put in the embarrassing position of explaining to the airline why I had done it.

Entries in my appointment calendar appear and disappear at will - so writing things down isn't much help. Sometimes I dream I have written them. Sometimes, entries I think I have made in a dream have actually been written in a dream-like reality.

I no longer trust myself to get things right first time, and generally seek advice and confirmation from another person before taking any important steps.