Dream About Helping An Alcoholic Friend

I was driving around to get something for myself, and I had to take care of this guy from TikTok in the backseat, WorldofTShirts. This young guy on TikTok is a severe alcoholic and has no one interfering to help him. I dreamed I was first driving for myself while he was there, and then I needed to help him find alcohol. I drove to a 7/11, checking if that would work, and then drove to a Target which supposedly had a bigger selection and the bottles he wanted. I agreed to get him drinks because it was the “lesser of two evils” somehow; we were not in a position to have him go through withdrawals. There was something about managing a hookup or sexy messages between me and Simon as well, adding a bit of busy-ness to the drive. It was a sunny day and while there was some time figuring out location and directions the dream felt positive. When I got to Target, which looked like a mall, WorldofTShirts turned into a quiet young blonde woman, still an alcoholic. We sat at a table while she drank a little to “stay functional.” I spoke with someone else but don’t remember the person or conversation. Later I was back at home, which wasn’t really my home, but somewhere I slept, and the young blonde woman was now a grey-haired middle aged woman. She sat in a semi-dark room and responded very slowly but kindly to me. I made sure she had some alcohol again to avoid withdrawals, and I figured she was responding a bit oddly to me because she was already drunk. She appeared stunned but pleasant, reacting slowly. She resembled another woman I’ve seen on TikTok, who wears dark headbands and has serious dark brown eyes. Again the woman was kind and I appeared to be helping her, so I took a breath and smiled fully. I think the dream had to do with indulgence, control, and my own compassion. I think it’s also related to the issue right now of Simon telling Simone that we’re friends with benefits, because he needs to know since we’re all going to be traveling together soon.