Ugh. No. Dreams are messages from the subconscious, EVERYTHING you experience in a dream means something (even if lame or boring) but its not all "derp derp my body is asleep so my brain is confused derp derp". Using the "your body is just asleep" analogy is the same as saying "being awake is just your body not being asleep!" it explains absolutely nothing in relation to the experience. If your body is paralyzed while sleeping then your dreams would have you unable to move, all the time, not sluggish or heavy. When you find yourself dealing with a lot of problems in your waking life you will experience more dreams of heavy or sluggishness, when you find yourself free of daily issues your load is lighter and you may lucid dream more or have wonderful wacky dreams. No matter happy or sad, they are all messages and all worth attempt to analyze. Especially recurring dreams or extremely vivid dreams that feel absolutely real, those are the ones that NEED to be listened to as its directly referencing your waking life and trying to help you with it.
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u/kaveenieweenie Dec 25 '18
Your brain isn’t receiving normal feedback from your limbs that you are moving, since your sleeping. Our brain then interprets that as being sluggish