Originally Posted by
Doug39 I don't know why this is happening now, 4 months into my sobriety.
Dreams are so cool. They show us what's going on inside us - in places we can't see during our awake hours. You can learn from them if you want to.
I would bet that your dream represents the part of you where the habit of drinking lived. You've been sober for four months. How long did you drink? Four months? It can take a minute to build new habits in place of old ones. That's the same thing as saying "rebuilding new neural pathways". The only way to do it is through consistent repetition over time (sorta like what you did with drinking).
Some dreams just play out busy work. This looks like one of those times. But ultimately you're the only one who can dissect it. Writing them down can help.