I think I understand what you mean when you say that some dreams are very different and seem more real than others. I would be "shook up" too if I had a dream like that, and wondering what it might mean.
Recalling your thread about the Christmas Parade at TV, the mischievous part of me wants to recommend that you might consider eating a little junk food now & then and you may have more "normal" dreams. (Speaking from experience).
