Why are my dreams very divorced from reality?

Why are my dreams very divorced from reality, I’m never myself and normally I’m a cat,dog, deer, octopus so on. 
What could be causing this? And do other people here have dreams like this?

WinterRose2021-04-06T17:26:48Z

Yes, other people have strange dreams like you do. If you "saw the truth" you would panic and wake up, and then you wouldn't get the knowledge your subconscious mind is trying to share with you through dreams. .