Chase dreams often stem from feelings of anxiety in your walking life. The way we respond to anxiety and pressure in real life is typically manifested as a chase dream. Running is an instinctive response to physical threats in our environment. Often in these dream scenarios, you are being pursued by some attacker, who wants to hurt or possibly kill you. You are running away, hiding, or trying to outwit your pursuer. Chase dreams may represent your way of coping with fears, stress or various situations in your waking life. Instead of confronting the situation, you are running away and avoiding it.?Ask yourself who is the one chasing you and you may gain some understanding and insight on the source of your fears and pressure.
The pursuer or attacker who is chasing you in your dream may also represent a part of yourself. Your own feelings of anger, jealousy, fear, and possibly love, can assume the appearance of threatening figure. You may be projecting these feelings onto the unknown chaser. Next time you have a chase dream, turn around and confront your pursuer. Ask them why they are chasing you.?
One may be consumed by their own anger, jealousy, love, or self-destructive behavior. For example, you may be drinking too much or exhibiting open hostility toward others around you. You may subconsciously be threatened by these actions which have been jeopardizing your relationships and/or career. Your dreams are a way of calling attention to these self-destructive actions.
2006-12-24 02:55:10
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answered by question_everything 3
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Many times when you are unable to run in your sleep, you are not feeling in control in your life.
There is a dream dictionary at http://www.sleeps.com/dictionary that discusses having the inability to run in a dream.
The following is an excerpt:
"A running dream is basically a dream of escaping a certain situation, person, or thing. If you succeed in running away from, or elude a pursuer, then you will be able to change those things in your life that has you 'on the run'. If you dream of the desire to run but cannot get your feet to obey it shows a lack of self confidence and perseverance on your part. Try sticking to your guns and see how much your life will change."
2006-12-24 11:10:54
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answered by TKD Girl 2
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I've tried running, but the Bedsheets & Duvet get in the way, so I give up, only to wake up, before going back to sleep realising that it's pointless trying to run, so I meet my Dream Girl, who ties me up & tells me to get out of her Life!! Professional Help is being arranged!
2006-12-24 10:55:03
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answered by Anonymous
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When we are in REM sleep our brains put us in a paralyzed state so we won't act out our dreams and hurt ourselves. So if your dreaming that you are trying to run and move really slow or not move at all in your dream it's possibly because you are in that state of our normal sleeping cycle.
Pretty freaky.
2006-12-24 10:54:13
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answered by Anonymous
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Almost, once a bad guy was chasing me down a dark alley and I was all alone, I started to run, but I couldn't, I got sooooo scared I woke up in a panic.
2006-12-24 10:46:29
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answered by sharpy 4
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I can run in my dreams, I just dont get anywhere! Im sure there is some deep psychological significance to that but Id rather not know!;
2006-12-24 10:45:41
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answered by huggz 7
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It's a symbol... it probably means that there is something in your life that you are trying to run from or solve and that you can't seem toi do it. You want to get away from something but you are unable to.
2006-12-24 10:46:54
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answered by KT 2
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I sometimes have dreams where I'm running, but it's as if I'm running in slow motion or in water.
I also sometimes have dreams where I'm jumping down whole flights of stairs in slow motion.
2006-12-24 10:53:25
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answered by Gilligan 5
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lol. took me years to figure this one out. When I can't run its because my legs are actually restrained. Usually by the covers or a girl
2006-12-24 10:46:31
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answered by Red Winged Bandit 4
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the running part? It was a running dream? but you couldn't run? Don't know sorry.
2006-12-24 11:03:36
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answered by Anonymous
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