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THE CORRECT ANSWER IS<\/strong><\/span>… B. The family<\/p>\n

Hi Amanda\u2014<\/p>\n

Dreams of using again\u2014of having a drink or of taking drugs\u2014are common among people who have made a conscious effort to stop. You don\u2019t tell us the history of your alcohol use, but your dream may reflect your desire to drink again\u2014or fears that you will drink in the future.<\/p>\n

Because your personal life is about to be \u201ctried in public,\u201d it comes as little surprise that you are dreaming that your behavior being is scrutinized and \u201cjudged.\u201d The \u201cfamily dog\u201d that acts like a watchdog in your dream represents your awareness that your family is \u201cwatching over\u201d your behavior. Once your mother sniffs you and learns that you have been drinking, a secret conference is held (your mother whispers something to your stepfather),and the family decides that they will take you home\u2014like a misbehaving child.<\/p>\n

Because a drunk driving charge inevitably is a public matter (in addition to appearing in court, you lose your license and must rely on friends and family members for rides) your dream reflects your family\u2019s involvement in and monitoring of your progress. In a significant twist in the dream, however, your sister emerges as the owner of the watchdog, and she appears wearing a disguise. The meaning of her camouflaged appearance is plain: throughout the ordeal, you feel your sister has been presenting you with a \u201cfalse appearance.\u201d Your family designated her to \u201cwatch over you,\u201d and her behavior feels like a betrayal.<\/p>\n

Actions always speak louder than words. During a difficult period in your life, you deserve congratulations on your year of sobriety, and you deserve to feel proud of yourself. Now is the time to let your actions, and the thoughtful decisions you make, to speak for you in your relations\u2014both with your family, and with the court. As you continue to prove yourself on a daily basis\u2014to yourself first, to others second\u2014your memory of your \u201cpublic examination\u201d will recede into your emotional past, as an event that warned you as you headed off course, and that helped define your goals and values for the future.<\/p>\n

Dear Dream Doctor\u2014<\/p>\n

You are so good at sifting through the details.<\/p>\n

As for my sister, she hasn\u2019t been appointed the family watchdog as much as she has elected herself to judge me and not speak to me over the past few months. I have had a huge problem with her criticism of me in that she, too, has a drinking problem\u2014and should be the last person casting judgment.<\/p>\n

Since she hasn\u2019t had any legal repercussions herself she has had a \u201cholier than thou attitude\u201d and never ceases to remind everyone of my problems, especially at family get-togethers. At her wedding, she was so drunk she threw me in the pool with my dress on. She has often put my candle out to make hers shine brighter, and all of my friends and former boyfriends have observed that she is jealous of me to the extreme.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your kind words.<\/p>\n

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