Blech

Ugh, I had the worst dream last night. I'm pretty sure I've had it before, or at least something similar.

Usually I'm not one to get thrown off by a nightmare. I don't even mind them really. I realize that everything happening is too far out there to be true and I kinda go along with the ride.

This one though. . .

I'm going to have to look up what it means. I was being chased and I'm not sure why or anything. I keep thinking that it was some guy. AnnaLe was there and she was running with me. At one point, some of the people that were chasing us lured her over to them (and she went b/c it's AnnaLe) and when I got her away from them she was all drugged up. When asked she said that she'd had too much strychnine (naturally) and something about having been tricked. A car pulled up and someone said to get in. It was Bob, AnnaLe's dad. I told her we were leaving with her dad and she kept saying over and over "that's not my dad." I said it was and that it was fine and she was too high to know better. Her dad and I picked her up and put her in the back seat. I get shotgun and start to buckle up when I look over and it's definitely not Bob. I scream and jump out (sorry AnnaLe, I guess I left you).

I don't remember much else but there were a lot of dogs after me or around me. Some were tied up and I kept trying to hide but they were barking so much.

I do remember that the cinematography in my dreams is getting much better. Right before I woke up the guy saw me. It cut back and forth between the two of us a few times. Close up of me, long shot of him (still not seeing me), close up of me, shot that zooms in on him as his head turns, I furrow my brow (close up), he sees me and smiles (close up).

As soon as I woke up I grabbed Sunshine and turned my pillow over.

What does it mean when you're being chased in a dream?

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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.

A more direct analysis of chase dreams is the fear of being attacked. Such dreams are more common among women than men, who may feel physically vulnerable in the urban environment. These dreams are inspired by fears of violence and sexual assault in which we are so over-exposed from the media. The violence that the media portrays magnifies our fears and how at risk we all are.
via Dream Moods