A troubled teenager, Paul, meets with his psychiatrist to discuss his recurring nightmares. While Paul initially deflects with a fabricated story about penguins, the scene shifts to a vulnerable moment where he expresses a deep-seated fear of losing his sanity.
DR TREMLETT: So how’s college?
PAUL: Yeah. Fine.
DR TREMLETT: How’s the target setting going?
PAUL: Fine.
DR TREMLETT: Your Mum said you’ve been having your dreams again... Do you want to talk about them?
PAUL: Isn’t talking about dreams boring?
DR TREMLETT: It can be. But I’m interested.
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