Glad you told me about olive oil not working the same, I was gonna start a business based on that, you saved me a big blunder there :)
Many dreams especially bad ones are unresolved feelings or fears generally. The subconscious is a mish mash of not yet classified information in your brain, the faster you take a deep dive, the faster you resolve it and then you can lie awake with a new issue...lol.
Here is a teddy bear for you to cuddle your way to slumber...watch out for the claws tho...maybe the teeth too...
RE: Live action: Thinking about not thinking