Does Our REM Sleep Actually Reset Emotional Resilience or Just Archive Yesterday's Random Drama?

I have been diving deep into the latest papers on synaptic homeostasis, and honestly, I am feeling a bit torn between the data and my own brain. Every morning, I wake up after a vivid, chaotic dream—usually involving me trying to organize a library in the middle of a thunderstorm—and I wonder if that’s actually 'processing' my stressors or just the brain cleaning out its digital desktop. My Oura ring tells me my REM sleep is perfectly adequate, but I still feel emotionally fried by noon. If REM is supposed to be this magical neuro-biological repair shop for our memories, why do I wake up feeling like I've been running an emotional marathon instead of resting? I am genuinely curious if any of you feel like your sleep stages align with your actual mood regulation, or if the science suggests that we are just at the mercy of our neurotransmitters regardless of the clinical data. Does anyone else feel like their brain is trying to solve a Rubik’s cube while they are supposedly recharging?