Miss C,
Have you thought at all about the part of you that swam away in the dream? I experienced something a few months ago...at this point I'll call it a dream even though I think it was a real experience....Long story.

At one point in this experience/dream my inner child was screaming. She was out of control and screaming for the physical adult me to act. The adult me was on alert, not ignoring her, searching for anything that could substanciate what the inner child was freaking out, about but there was nothing to warrant reacting to. In the end the adult me didn't act. I still haven't fully figured out what this was all about, even after talking about it with my T.

I was just curious if as you were reflecting on your dream if you had looked at why the adult you simply took the dad's word and swam off.