Dream scenario
The Unavoidable Reality of Self
The Bitterling is not threatening; it simply exists beside you, chirping softly as you go about your day. It is a constant, if slightly irritating, part of your immediate reality.
Symbolic reading
This represents a facet of your personality, a difficult habit, or a life circumstance that you cannot eliminate, but you must learn to coexist with.
Practical reading
Acceptance is required. The lesson here is not to eradicate the difficult element, but to integrate it into your current reality and move forward despite its presence.
Psychology explanation
The companion mirrors a part of the self that has been repressed or minimized. The dream is forcing a truce between the conscious self and this persistent, minor aspect of your being.