Good to see you here - and thank you for revealing your perspective...I believe you are right.
I think that this awareness of dreaming=living & health that you have is going to help you through this period in your life - perhaps it will help you break through to the other side - your move Alive self?!
If you truly truly want to dream and remember your dreams just request it with all your heart - just before you fall asleep. Request that you will receive a message or guidance from your higher self (or whatever you want to call it) while you sleep and you will remember the message when you awake and write it down. Express desire to be healthy and alive....and to be aided. You can ask your own self for help, Karlin! (it/all is just awaiting the word)
This is exciting....a good project that will help you get in touch with the part of yourself that wants to breakout of the limiting circumstances you've found yourself in the past...
I look forward to hearing your dreams...what will they be?