This is closest to what I'm trying to describe.
This morning I awoke absolutely paralyzed, worried that what happened in the dream was real. I immediately went about confirming my reality, and figuring out what was real and what was not. It was an absolutely ugly day for me.
Agreed. It kinda took my sanity for bit. The whole day I was trying to rationalize everything. I was desperate to ensure everything that was happening was real and what I had dreamed was not. It's not a nice feeling thinking you're losing your mind.
The part that really got me was the dream wasn't terrible or bad. It just conflicted heavily with reality.