I think the dinosaur was my childhood/past and part of the sadness I felt. It did rear up from under the water (subconscious/emotional depth) and was benign. I think the therapist going away and the Aptosaurus being there, all seen and "known" was sort of a precursor to termination and being done with therapy.

Not to change the subject :-) but this morning I dreamed one of my cats was killed suddenly (accident) and realized when I woke it was probably a meds dream maybe caused by my pain pill and I was wondering do you think there's a different between meds dreams and "real" dreams? Some meds do cause "vivid" dreams they say and I was wondering if people can tell the difference and if anyone thinks it matters. The violence and suddenness of Emily's death startled me and the dream didn't seem like most of my dreams in that way and I found I was also relieved she was dead because that meant I only had one cat, Calvin, to care for anymore. I've been fretting about getting them to the vets lately for checkup. Neither of them likes getting in their carriers :-) But the relief from the death was uncomfortable to realize. More bald than most of my dreams would normally be in feeling.

I use to write poetry about my dreams too! Usually when my T was away.