Tl;Dr I dreamt the most precious thing to my was a hallucination an dit shattered my world.

I'm late to the party but I wanted to share mine. It needs a bit of back story. I struggled with mental health and addiction issues for a decade. I got sober in 2019. I almost died a few times from drugs and had suicide attempt on my life. I also didn't trust my sense of reality and was often in states of derealization and delusions, including a few psychotic episodes.

Today I'm healthy, strong, and happy. My daughter is the light of my life. The only thing that truly matters to me is my relationship with her. Given that I almost cut that relationship short allows me to appreciate every second with her.

So my dream: about 7 or 8 months into my sobriety I occasionally would still not trust my mind and was still trying to navigate mental stability. One night I had a dream that my daughter was a persistent hallucination that everyone around me was feeding into. They were entertaining this delusion because it seemed to be a practical way to motivate me to get better. In my dream, I had flashbacks of every encounter and I realized she was not real. The most important person and aspect of my life that gave me meaning was suddenly torn way form me. I was left with nothing and fell to my knees in despair. In my dream, I realized that something so beautiful could have only been imagined and I did not deserve such a true and honest love.

I woke up and cried like a baby. After maybe 5 minutes, I realized I had her that night. So I went to her bedroom and carried her to my bedroom. She never woke up. And I hugged her gently and I was able to fall asleep again being so thankful.