I feel emotions more strongly in dreams than in real life
(I did not know which flair to use, so sorry if it does not fit)
I began journaling my dreams a few months back and as the title says, I noticed that what I feel in dreams is much stronger than in real life.
Now, I struggle quite a bit with feeling emotions so I was wondering, is this normal? Do other people experience it too or is it only because I'm numb in real life?
I'm asking, because damn, life would be so beautiful if I could feel what I feel in my dreams
My other idea was that maybe my experience in dreams is similliar to psychedelic/religious/spiritual experiences, which tend to make people feel weird things. However, since I personally didn't have any of them so I can't really compare these
(Also, english is not my first language, so please forgive any mistakes)
Posted Aug 12, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC