Are you aware of "the functional approach to dreams": https://www.amazon.com/Dreaming-Waking-Functional-Approach-Dreams-ebook/dp/B00ILCPODM https://www.amazon.c

Are you aware of "the functional approach to dreams": https://www.amazon.com/Dreaming-Waking-Functional-Approach-Dreams-ebook/dp/B00ILCPODM https://www.amazon.com/Dreaming-Waking-Functional-Approach-D... Seems a bit similar and might be worth checking out. (One of the authors, Corriere, later lost his licenses to practice psychology -- but it doesn't necessarily invalidate their theory.)