Does anyone else feel like it's a dream when they're coding?

Yes. The Big Teeth... they're after me, they're after me, aaaaarrrggghhh... and I'm caught in the weeds tangling and strangling me. And the mud, ach, the MUD, and I'm sinking into the stinking ooze and I can't get out and oh god I need to pee and I'm running and running but the teeth, the TEEEETH...

I suffer from DP/DR (a horrible anxiety-based condition https://www.verywellmind.com/derealization-2671582#what-is-d...) and coding hard for an hour can leave me in a similar state to DP/DR.

Yeah. Coding is the best thing I discovered in my life. Im just sad that I was in my mid 20s when I started.

I get to be a “god” or creator and make what comes to my mind. Pretty cool.

A dream where I’m not being hit up by 20 different people on slack yes

Well, my dreams are usually surreal, so yes :p

Maybe a nightmare. Work sucks.

cognitive dissonance, I would seek help immediately

LOL