This dude is isn't worth the sympathy, but I definitely feel bad about the 'getting lost in your dreams and reject reality' concept.
I've had days where the next day was to be so stressful, that just hanging out in my dreams was just so much more peaceful. And waking up the next day so disappointing.
Admittedly not a good thing though. In the end of the day, dreaming is equivalent to being dead.