Dreams and Pain Connected?

It seems that the days that I dream are my worst pain days.  Some dreams of the past are so lucid that I try to fix them in different ways.  Waking up and things are the same is emotionally draining for me.  I actually considered that these dreams and pains are connected.  If I feel defeated in some way in the dream, the more physical pain I endure the next day.  What does a person like this do?