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    One of the most recurring dreams is dreaming that you are being chased, that someone has started following you in the dark or in an unsafe place to be able to capture you and hurt you.

    There are many meanings of this particular dream, being most of the time synonymous with some kind of problem that, although solvable, can cause us a lot of discomfort.

    Next we will see what we can interpret of dreaming that you are being chased , seeing what are the most common meanings and, also, the specific meanings of some things happening during the persecution.

    What does it mean to dream that you are being chased?

    There are all kinds of dreams. Although on many occasions we do not remember what we have dreamed of, most of the time we do remember some detail of what we have experienced during the night. There are more pleasant dreams than others, but there are those that greatly disturb our nocturnal calm, nightmares that make us wake up very upset the next day.

    Dreaming that you are being chased is one of the most common nightmares. It is one of those dreams that, as a general rule, causes us great discomfort, a lot of psychological tension and may even make us wake up sweating as a result of the suffering and, also, the physical effort of fleeing from our pursuer. The entity, the anonymous figure or perhaps a well-known person who has taken center stage that night in our dream world has made us tremble with fear.

    There are many interpretations that can be made when dreaming that they are chasing you. This depends not only on the emotions we felt while we were resting, but also on the characteristics of the persecution itself. Sometimes, perhaps few but there are, this dream can be something positive, even pleasant, while in most cases it is synonymous with worries, fears and insecurities.

    When we talk about the meanings of dreaming that haunt us, we must understand that not everyone dreams in the same way and, therefore, they do not interpret their dreams in the same way. The interpretations and meanings that we can extract from our dreams are very varied, depending a lot on the specific content that we have experienced during our rest.

    However, we can mention what are the main meanings of dreaming that haunt us, especially taking into account the perspectives of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic approaches . Likewise, it is important to emphasize that the interpretation of our dreams is still something very subjective, free and personal, and that the meanings that can be extracted from them are not safe.

    1. Excessive worry

    The main meaning of being chased in the dream in which they persecute us is being excessively worried about someone or something. There is the symbolism that something that is affecting our lives is the cause of a lot of uncertainty , so much so that it has crept into our dreams and does not let us relax or calm down.

    2. Need for personal change

    This dream can also mean the need for a major change in our lives. Our persecutor is actually the routine, the boring and tedious monotony that has conquered our day to day and that does not let us move forward. Life is progress as long as there are changes, changes that materialize in leaving our comfort zone.

    3. Stress and anxiety

    Stress and anxiety alter our sleep causing nightmares. These nightmares can take any form, but there is no doubt that the nightmare of the chase has a lot to do with these two emotions. Chronic stress affects the quality of sleep, preventing us from sleeping soundly and making us rest worse.

    The meaning that can be extracted from this dream is that we need to eliminate the source of anxiety from our lives, because otherwise we will not be able to rest satisfactorily and we will continue to have this nightmare. In addition, because of not getting a good night's sleep, we will wake up the next day in a bad mood and this will affect all the important areas of our lives.

    Meanings according to the type of persecution

    Dreams About Being Chased

    Now that we have seen the main meanings of this dream, it is time to dig deeper and see what it can mean depending on how the persecution occurs. Dreaming that you are being chased does not have the same meaning if the person chasing us is a complete stranger or, for example, our partner. Nor does it have the same meaning if we end up hurting ourselves while running away or if it happens in the middle of the night. Let's see the main ones:

    1. Dreaming that they chase us at night

    It is quite common for the scene where the chase occurs to be dark or at night. This dream can be interpreted as a concern for the unknown or for being hurt, insecurity and fear that people we just met could hurt us . This is directly related to fear, to suspicion.

    2. Dreaming that a relative is chasing us

    Things are quite different when the person persecuting us is a relative. It may be a father, a brother, a grandfather, an aunt... Whoever it is, dreaming that it is persecuting our person can be interpreted as a sign of guilt.

    It is important to mention that this feeling of guilt, even if we feel it, does not have to be justified . It is common that in the family environment there are reproaches and guilt appears for things that in themselves are not so serious.

    Sometimes we take a bad comment or an inappropriate gesture from a family member too seriously, feeling it as a source of real discomfort. That is why it is so important to have open communication with our relatives to avoid misinterpretations that can make us feel bad.

    3. Dreaming that our boss is chasing us

    Dreaming that our boss is chasing us is a clear indication that we are worried about our work environment. Although it is not a premonitory dream nor does it have to indicate that we are going to lose our job or that our superior is going to scold us, it is a reason to consider whether we are comfortable in your work or not.

    It can also happen that we feel that the responsibilities entrusted to us are too big for us , so much so that they have moved to the dream world materializing in the form of a boss who persecutes us and persecutes us to deliver a report that we do not want or wants to put more work on us.

    It was what we were missing. Not even trying to sleep can we stop thinking about work. Fortunately, before leaving our job or dreaming of work every day, the solution may be to ask for a few days of vacation, disconnect from so much report and so much history.

    4. Dreaming that your partner is chasing you

    If our partner persecutes us, we may be facing several meanings. Among them we have the one who simply wants to catch up with us, a sign that we need to spend a little more time with him or her, have more moments of intimacy and enjoy each other's company.

    Another of the meanings, in this negative case, is that we want to get away from him or her . We feel that we spend too much time, that it overwhelms us and when they want to get closer to us, we move away as quickly as possible. What we can extract from this is that it is necessary to talk with the couple, consider the possibility of resorting to couples therapy and establish our space.

    5. Dreaming that we fall

    We may dream that, while we are running, we fall into a hole or off a cliff. Because of this, we believe that now the person who was chasing us will surely catch up with us and that we have failed in our attempt to avoid falling victim to his cruel and unpredictable clutches.

    We can interpret this scenario as a reflection of our low self-esteem, of believing that we are capable of achieving what we set out to do because we are not skilled enough. Here, what haunts us may be failure, the fear of not achieving what we have set out to do, while the pothole or precipice are all the obstacles that we believe we will not be able to avoid.

    What we can extract from here is the need to work on self-esteem and pessimism. It is necessary to understand that yes, there will be moments in our life that we will fail, but many others in which we will succeed. If we make an effort and maintain a positive vision of things, we will achieve great feats.

    The above content published at Collaborative Research Group is for informational purposes only and has been developed by referring to reliable sources and recommendations from Dream Analyst. We do not have any contact with official entities nor do we intend to replace the information that they emit.

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    Clinton Quintero is a Certified Dream Analyst, Psychic Advisor, Journalist, Syndicated Columnist, Author, Dream Therapist, Mentor and Spiritual Entrepreneur. Uncover the hidden meaning of your dreams with him. .

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