So the nightmare that imprisons them is really saving them from the outside world that is overwhelming? is it a prison or a sanctuary? Yes, life is full of gray areas, but I see little hope in here. Where is the hope? Is it really healing to just reach status quo? it seems if they escape and get used to the outside, the nightmare will just imprison them again. A cyclical life. It needs a new variable..Okay, I’m reading too much into this.

I think I prefer your version to what was in my head.