Sleep to Dream

Today I stopped by my friend/coworker's office for a handful of Skittles on my way to the bathroom. I do this, on average, twice a day in an attempt to escape my clients and their peers. Lately, I seem to have gained a following of teenage boys who attempt to hit on me, while at the same time repulse me with their bodily functions and expertly extracted snot. Neither action has earned them the responses they hope for.
While picking out the red and purple Skittles from the adults only container, my coworker described a rather funny dream she had had the night before. Naturally, the conversation turned to me and I, in turn, described the marshmallow dream I wrote about in the post Dreaming. I tell her that I think I've determined the type of dream I'm having, yet when she questions my knowledge of its meaning, I stupidly respond through a mouthful of segregated fruit flavors, "Dunno."
Who needs Dr. Drew when you have a friend with a Masters in Social Work. Within seconds she's scrolling through an alphabet of dream symbolism on her computer.

Marshmallows: To see a marshmallow represents timidity and lack of self-confidence. You need to learn to be more assertive and stand up for yourself.

Needle: The use of a needle indicates that you need to mend some relationship or situation.

Emptiness: To dream of emptiness signifies fruitless labor or that something is missing in your life. There is nothing to show for all the effort that you have dedicated to a project or development.

Fucking Christ! I can't even rely on sleep to escape reality. Skittles in hand and mouth, I headed to take a pee and send an email to douche bag. We're meeting at 2:30 tomorrow to discuss why I think he sucks.

Dreaming

Ahh, Dr, Drew. What I wouldn't give to be thoroughly examined by you. You probably don't know much about dream interpretation, being an addiction specialist and all, but give this one a shot:
I'm looking into a large, empty room. The air is the consistency of TV snow and there is a distinct absense of color. In the center of the room sits a giant marshmallow that must be 30 feet high and at least 60 feet in diameter. A sewing needle, 10 feet long, suspended in midair, is slowly, deliberately being pushed into the marshmallow. The "skin" of the marshmallow resists, until finally the needle pierces it with a quick, painful popping sound.
When I wake, I am dizzy and disoriented. I cannot move for some time due to the overwhelming sense of pressure that forces my body into the mattress beneath me.
I believe the dream may be what is referred to as a hypnagogic hallucination, due to it always occurring at that stage where I'm between wake and sleep. It's always the same and leaves me feeling tense and slightly disturbed.
What could it possibly mean Doctor?