Recurring dream

I woke up last night with the remnant of the same dream I had last week. I can’t seem to shake it off try as I might. I’ve had this recurring dream once or twice a month for close to 4 years now. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a dream though—by its close to nightmarish actually. Yet, I don’t wake up from it screaming or gasping for breath. I open my eyes with a heavy feeling in the pit of my stomach. Then throughout the rest of the day…I walk around with a depressing cloud over my head. Quilt is such a horrible thing to wake up to.