Crying in sleep

[Plumbibii]

Hello everyone!! I have been experiencing something new which is slightly freaking me out.

So it's happened twice in a week where i have woken up feeling very distressed with sobbing spasms but without tears.

It happens after i have bad dreams. One dream was about my toxic MIL where i was standing up to her in my dream and confronting her about her nastiness towards me with tears streaming down my eyes and that woke me up and i was having sobbing spasms in real.
2nd dream was last night and it was about my daughter. I dreamt of her being in distess, i can't remember the exact dream but i again woke up feeling extremely distressed and with sobbing spasms. Before i put her to bed last night she was scared of wind and rain noise i wonder if that triggered my dream.
It's happened previously as well where i have woken up from emotionally distressing dreams but not as close together as twice in a week.

Does anyone know if it's something i should be worried about or seek help?

Would appreciate any guidance. Thank you everyone. X

yes, i've woken up crying quite regularly after loosing my beloved cat but this was causing me distress in real life rather than a dream.

This happens to me a couple of times a year. I have an upsetting dream, cry in the dream, and when I wake up I’m actually crying.

It never occurred to me that it might be something to be anything to worry about to be honest!

@gygyarados it does feel like real life events affect our emotions and subconscious releases all those in our dreams.

@dedecafsoyaflatwhite i am probably overthinking. Just the increasing frequency of these dreams is worrying me. Don't want husband to think i am lunatic crying in sleep. He once made a video of me while i was asleep where i was pulling crying faces and mumbling. Charming to sleep next to !!