Interesting that in your reply to my other thread you asked me if I was pinched to see if I was dreaming.

And in this dream, he really did pinch me.

This dream took place before the session. But now you've made me think-- because I often struggle with staying grounded in session. I tend to dissociate and tell him things aren't "real." Perhaps in the dream he was pinching me to represent that our relationship and our therapy in real.