The dream of being followed is one of the most common and disturbing dreams we have, an omen for your high aspirations.
For example, being followed by someone you know mean that you are unintentionally drawn into a conflict, a sign for your nature. This indicate someone in your life who is causing you emotional pain or stress, symbolises your or bitter feelings.
However, being followed by an unfamiliar person mean that you are running away from a situation that you cannot handle or are afraid of, an omen for regret and guilt. It also indicate that there is a person or situation in your life that you feel haunted or threatened by, signals your potential.
Another interpretation of this dream that it indicates a feeling of inferiority or powerlessness, a symbol for your independence and autonomy. Perhaps you are feeling threatened by something or someone in your daily life or that you are unable to handle a certain situation, stands for a resolution to some inner conflict or life problem.
Experiencing this dream also signal a desire for escape or change, points at your hidden knowledge or ultimate potential. You feel trapped or overwhelmed by your current situation and long for a way out, you feel he or she is not responding to your needs or that you are not being heard.
Dreaming about being followed indicate emotional conflict, fear, powerlessness, or a need for change, suggests an emotional or intimate connection with a person.
Dreaming of being chased is a common dream that leaves a strong impression on the dreamer, points to regal power and authority. This type of dream trigger fear, anxiety, and stress which wake up the dreamer in the middle of their sleep, leaving them feeling unsettled, expresses your own female aspects or your mother.
Being chased in a dream is often associated with fear, anxiety, and feeling overwhelmed, points to water, emotions, outlook toward future. It symbolize a situation in the waking life where the dreamer feels unable to control the situation or is fearful of the unknown, hints renewal. This dream a sign of a fear of failure, fear of losing control, or fear of being judged by others, an omen for broken promises. The people or objects that are chasing the dreamer represent their subconscious mind, unknown parts of themselves, or external factors in their waking life that are causing them distress, seal is a warning alert for your weaknesses, character flaws or fragileness.
The symbols associated with being chased in a dream provide an alternative interpretation of the dream, you may feel a lack of control in the path that your life is taking. If the dreamer is being chased by an animal, this symbolize their primal instincts or deep-seated emotions that the dreamer trying to keep hidden or suppressed, expresses enlightenment, guidance. Alternatively, being chased by an unknown person or shadowy figure represent the your fear of the unknown or an aspect of themselves that they are not aware of, your need to be more affectionate.
In many religions, being chased in a dream is interpreted as a sign of spiritual transformation or growth, a message for how you feel about something or it stands for to you. For example, in Christianity, it interpreted as the dreamer being pursued by the devil or temptation, and their ability to escape signifies their strength of character and faith, signals longevity and toughness. Alternatively, in Eastern religions like Buddhism, being chased in a dream interpreted as the dreamer confronting their fears and attachments and learning to let go of them, expresses your self-worth, self-esteem, influence or power of persuasion.
In Native American culture, being chased in a dream is seen as a sign of upcoming challenges and a reminder to stay alert and focused, you lack control or power in a situation or relationship. Chinese culture often interprets being chased in a dream as a sign of good luck, indicating that the dreamer have opportunities for success and good fortune coming their way, a premonition for energy, effort, encouragement and motivation.
From a psychological perspective, being chased in a dream is interpreted as a manifestation of the your subconscious mind, unfortunately draws attention to criticism and anger. It a reflection of the your suppressed emotions or memories that they trying to ignore, refers to your tendency to keep your feelings to yourself. This dream also be an indicator of the your stress, anxiety, or an internal conflict that they struggling to resolve, means the end of a cycle, aging or death.
Pay attention to the details of the dream, including the characters, location, and emotions, means your importance to those around you. These factors provide insight into the root cause of the dream, a hint for grief and mourning. Try to identify any external factors or events that have triggered the dream, indicates a spiritual force in your life. Reflect on any aspects of your life that causing you stress or anxiety, mainstream thinking. It helpful to identify ways to confront and address the issues that are causing you distress, a metaphor for your personal hang-ups. If the dream is recurring, consider seeking professional help from a therapist or counselor to help you explore and address the root cause of the dream, stands for a sense of freedom and liberation.
In conclusion, being chased in a dream unsettling, but it is a common dream that many people experience, signals your feelings of sadness. It is essential to pay attention to the details of the dream, emotions, and circumstances to gain a more accurate interpretation of this dream symbol, suggests companionship.
Dreaming of being chased a sign of feeling overwhelmed or threatened in your daily life, a symbol for your lack of self confidence or conviction in the pursuit of some endeavor. It a reflection of feeling like you are being pursued by something or someone, or it a sign of feeling like you are running away from something, symbolises unexpressed rage that has the potential to become destructive. It also be a sign of feeling like you are being judged or criticized by someone in your life, you are refusing to accept a situation that is being upon you. The dream also be a sign that you need to take action in order to protect yourself from an impending danger, signals struggle and conflict.
Dreaming Lens: Did you see your pursuer? Did you know the pursuer? Was there more than one? Were you being chased by a person or something inhuman? Were you in real danger, or were you making an assumption of danger based on the heightened anxiety? Did you elude your pursuer, or did he/she/it catch up with you?
Personal Focus: When a person feels threatened at a very primal level, the built-in survival mechanism of the fight or flight response occurs. While most people’s routine lives do not provide them with chances to test how they might react to such a threat, the dream world is filled with many such opportunities. Being chased is perhaps the most common dream image shared by all people across cultures and history.
Since this is a frequent dream experience, yet an infrequent life experience, it is important to recognize that the unconscious mind is using a very intense image to express waking life stressors that are not as life threatening as the dreams they provoke. The mind is very economical—it will use the fantastical experience of surviving danger in order to allow us to wake up the next day, ready to face the mundane challenges that may be troubling us. The fact that these are often recurring dreams further illustrates their capacity to balance out the unconscious fears and anxieties that we accumulate during the day. Look to where you may be feeling threatened or anxious in your life when this dream appears.
There is an alternate perspective that is important to consider when dreaming of being chased. Sometimes, it is part of human nature to be afraid of success. This unconscious sabotage can be very difficult to identify. You may be running in terror without knowing that the secret enemy you are running from is yourself. If you do not know your assailant, it may simply be that someone is trying to catch up to you with something important that, if embraced, would allow you to feel more complete. If you know who chases you, the person may have more to offer you if you let him/her catch you. Even if being caught ends in being killed, that death could be a symbolic transformation of such significance as to be the very thing needed to bring your greatest heart’s desires into reality. That is, of course, if you have the courage to stop running and turn around.
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. The dream could also indicate that you are refusing to acknowledge a certain viewpoint or idea. On the other hand, the pursuer or attacker who is chasing you in your dream may represent a part of yourself. Your own feelings of anger, jealousy, fear, and possibly love, can assume the appearance of a threatening figure. You may be projecting these feelings onto the unknown chaser and your dream is calling your attention to your own self-destructive actions. A more direct analysis of chase dreams is that they reflect the simple fear of being attacked. Media hype and overexposure play on this fear and magnify our level of risk.
If you are the one doing the chasing, this denotes an ambitious personality, someone with drive who will not take no for answer. There is still a sense of pressure – in this case you desperately want to reach your goal and panic may be setting in. Take a deep breath and accept that sometimes you cannot force matters, you simply have to go with the flow and let life lead you in new and exciting directions.
If you do not know your assailant, it may simply be you trying to catch up to you with something important that, if embraced, would allow you to feel more complete.
If you know who is chasing you, the person may have more to offer you if you let him or her catch you. Even if being caught ends in being killed, that death could be a symbolic transformation of such significance as to be the very thing needed to bring your greatest heart’s desires into reality. That is, of course, if you have the courage to stop running and turn around. Sometimes it is part of human nature to be afraid of success, and a dream of being chased is alerting you to stop running from your own magnificence.
• Or you’re running away from something literal in your life or perhaps an emotional or psychological issue. Revisit the dream and face what’s chasing you.
• By accepting who you are, exactly as you are, right now will help you make real progress towards your future and relieve some of the stress.
Dream: You find yourself being pursued by someone or something that you feel is going to harm you in some way. There may be more than one individual chasing you, or perhaps an animal or a monster. You are constantly running and hiding and trying to stay ahead of whatever is pursuing you. There seems to be a continual threat of attack and injury but no matter how fast you run, you can’t ever reach a safe and secure place. It seems impossible to escape from whatever is pursuing you and you become more and more anxious with every step.
Meaning: Although you would normally find it easy to escape from your pursuer in waking life, you just can’t escape from them in this dream. No matter how fast you run or how expertly you manage to conceal yourself, they are always there with you. This is because whatever is chasing you is always some aspect of yourself and wherever you go, there you are. This particular aspect of your behaviour is something that you only experience in certain situations in daily life and is usually triggered by a specific event or a particular person. It isn’t the event or person, however, that is actually chasing you; it is how you perceive that person or situation and what that reflects in your own character. The form that the pursuer takes will reveal what aspect of yourself this actually is. Being chased by an animal indicates there is an instinctive impulse that you are finding hard to contain in waking life. When a monster is pursuing you, it reflects that you have a raw and powerful talent but are finding it challenging to evolve and refine it. If a man, woman or a gang is chasing you, then you have the opportunity to assert a particular talent but may be running away from some of the responsibilities involved in displaying your abilities. Although they seem scary, your pursuers are actually bringing your attention to unrealized powers and talents in your pursuit of fulfilment.
Action: The way forward from this dream is to connect and engage with whatever is causing you to experience this ongoing tension in your waking life. This will usually involve stepping outside your comfort zone and taking assertive and confident action to resolve the situation and move on. It can seem easier and more comfortable to avoid doing anything but this usually causes the tension to build up even more. Confronting the issue enables you to stop feeling like a helpless victim and enables you to confidently direct the outcome to your advantage. Rather than being pursued, you become the one pursuing your chosen opportunity.
Background: Our modern society still reflects behavioural patterns that emerged from our hunting and gathering activities during the Stone Age. During that time, we were either chasing something because we wanted to eat it, or escaping from it because it wanted to eat us. Even though the opportunities we chase in modern society tend to be less dangerous, we still term any activity that is meaningful for us as a pursuit. The goals we pursue form the basis of all our hopes and aspirations and these are most clearly expressed in our dreams, whether we are asleep or awake.