in my dreams, the ones i can vaguely remember, my worries are actually focused on things that are happening in the dream, like i often have dreams im being chased or im trying to find something and i can't (or i wake up before i find it). whereas in reallife, i tend to have a constant feeling of dread and uncertainty/worry, which i can't always put on something specific. i'm not nearly as self-conscious. im still somewhat shy, and awkward, like im still me but im not anxious about it, and i don't beat myself up about making mistakes. it's a really nice feeling. also too, i usually don't see myself in my dreams- they're in 1st person perspective, so that's nice too. but sometimes i do have dreams where im arguing with someone, and just yelling and saying all these things that i'd never say in real life...so im not shy in those dreams, but it doesn't make me happy, i just feel angry.
overall, id rather be dreaming than be awake...