Had a horrible dream that feels so real

I've had dreams like this before. Dreams don't mean anything or reflect your desires. I tell myself this as reassurance but unfortunately that keeps me stuck. If you're able to break the loop of engaging the though and reassuring yourself the thought will begin to lose its power over you. Try and distract yourself with something you enjoy to break the loop. Hope this helps

I totally understand what you are going through! Ever since I had my harm OCD relapse I've been having horrible nightmares, almost every night, sometimes they present in the form of imagery, where I hurt my cats, do horrible s**al stuff with them, they are my babies and hurting them is my worst fear. Also nightmares about killing my mom. The worst thing is that these felt so real and when I woke up I could not differentiate dream from reality and that was terrifying. At one point I 100% convinced myself that it really happened and I sleep walked and hurt my cats in without me realising and that my brain blocked the memory. I would start comulsively checking if they were ok or had any signs of physical damage proving that I did stuff to them. My ocd would not stop torturing me until it convinced me that I did those atrocities, even though deep down my rational self knew that was ridiculous and impossible to happen in real life. I honestly would not wish this on my worst enemy :(