My interpretation is that dream interpretation can be a waste of time and the people that buy into there being set ‘interpretations’ for specific thematic ideas or instances in dreams miss both the reality of our individuality and the creative, sometimes ‘random’ nature of dreams.

Why do you think your dream “means” something other than what it was? While it’s possible your mind may be processing information or relaying some kind of message, if you yourself don’t know what it is then how are strangers on an internet going to be more qualified than you to tell you what’s going on inside your mind? 🙂

With that said, congratulations on your 8 months sober & clean!