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This is maybe something I should have included in the original post. But another part of my journey was realizing that there is a part of the human brain that understands things in a story fashion.

Please let me know if this is relatable or just me: You are thinking about a dream you had, maybe describing it out loud. You mention some context of the dream such as 'There was a contest happening' or 'We were in class when...' and yet the visual content of the dream does not clearly match that setting. It's more like your brain just inherently knew the setting or the context.

To me, this is evidence that the brain (while dreaming) does not derive context from content but more like displays content based on the narrative it is telling itself. This is explained sometimes by your left/right brain. something like your left brain thinks in logical discrete terms and your right brain thinks in narratives.

This led me to wonder, what is my narrative? My best introspection led me to believe I saw myself as a tragic hero, like pic related. While that is certainly a fine moment to have, it is not a good way to live your daily life. So I have tried to become more open to seeing myself as a protagonist in my own life.
gpt
>Please let me know if this is relatable or just me: You are thinking about a dream you had, maybe describing it out loud. You mention some context of the dream such as 'There was a contest happening' or 'We were in class when...' and yet the visual content of the dream does not clearly match that setting.
very relatable
i dont necessarily disagree with your conclusion(s), but i d be carefull about extrapolating too much about your brain from a state where it's, basically, asleep