Trans Bo Burnham's Alternate Life

Date: 12/11/2021

Dreamt that Bo Burnham was a trans woman in real life, so once I realized I was dreaming somehow I ended up in this mission to find her when she was younger and see if I could crack her egg earlier. Also the whole thing kinda had the vibe of a movie that was being knowingly created by my lucid dream. So I became his friend in school. Somehow I knew a lot about how his life went in real life, like apparently he'd had this long term girlfriend, and then in the dream we passed by her and had a brief interaction that basically showed that he barely knew her in this reality. Also dream stuff would happen like at one point he leapt off a super high ledge and just floated safely to the ground, so I guess he knew it was a dream on some level too? He kept going going going, and I kept not getting the chance to get him alone or somehow ask him about his gender identity. At various points he would disappear from my view, then when I'd find him again he'd be older. Eventually he got older than he was in real life, and was still a man. I realized that somehow my interference had actually disrupted his journey of self discovery. At one point I was talking to the girl who had been his friend in real life that he didn't know in this reality, and she was aware of reality too, and she and I were trying to figure out what happened that had prevented him from discovering his gender identity. She was like "maybe it was me" who had somehow set him on the path to figuring it out in real life. We were distressed that we'd (I'd) messed things up for him. Eventually at one point I lost track of him again, then when I found him again he was an old man. I didn't even recognize him, somehow he was shorter than me now. There were two men and I asked which one was Bo and one of them said that's me. I said "and you're still a man?" and he said something like uhh yeah always have been, a gay man. I was like oh what, he's gay?? Interesting... Then it seemed like the movie was ending, but I was like this can't be the end, so finally i just had to ask him, even though he wasn't alone, even though I'd let this go on so long, I was just like "Bo. Have you ever questioned your gender identity?" I can't remember exactly what he said, but basically it was along the lines of, "no, not really, maybe a long time ago but then I realized it was [something else] and" didn't matter or something, and he kept saying more things, and he was getting increasingly more upset. Before long he'd broken down fully sobbing. I just watched him crying, feeling a weird sense of relief that his identity was real and I hadn't let him go to his grave not acknowledging it, and also of course sad that I'd doomed this alternate version of him to the wrong life. I was like I guess in his real life he really did go through the process he needed to, and figured it out when he was ready. Maybe that's something I was also unconsciously trying to teach myself.

AI generated interpretation Analysis: This dream appears to be a symbolic exploration of the process of self-discovery, and how that process may be influenced by external factors. The dreamer is trying to help Bo Burnham find his true identity, but instead ultimately disrupts his journey of discovery. The dreamer then experiences a sense of relief that Bo found his true identity in real life, but also sadness that the alternate version of Bo was doomed to the wrong life. This suggests that the dreamer may feel a sense of guilt or responsibility for not being able to help Bo in the dream. Ultimately, this dream may reflect the dreamer's own struggles with self-discovery and their anxiety about not being able to find or recognize their true identity.