Freud's theory: Being chased symbolizes the conflict between self and instinct.
Most of the chased dreams show a kind of terror, sometimes accompanied by other emotions such as nervousness. Sometimes when I wake up, I feel my heart beating faster, I feel weak and sweaty. According to Freud's theory, this kind of dream symbolizes the conflict between human self and instinct, such as sexual instinct and attack instinct, which are suppressed by civilization and society, so it is generally symbolized by wild animals or savage, animal-like people. That is to say, in this kind of dreams, the pursuers are all symbols of instinct, such as dogs, wild animals, a group of robbers, a group of robbers and so on. The pursued is usually the dreamer himself, and sometimes others, but people are still the symbol of the dreamer's self.
People who dream of being chased may face some kind of danger in real life. He is afraid of this danger and wants to escape from it. If we want to know what dangers and fears the dreamer faces, we just need to look at the people or things chasing him clearly in the dream. Seeing this, some friends may ask, I clearly saw my suitor, but I was not afraid at all. Yes, you are really not afraid at the conscious level, but subconsciously, you are. What you are afraid of may not be the person himself, but some characteristics and events he represents. Sometimes, the dreamer is too scared to look at the tracker, or the tracker he sees is a horrible ghost, which shows that the dreamer has a strong fear.
If you can't run in your dreams, it is generally the dreamer who thinks that he has no ability to escape the dangers in life.
Are you as fast as a fly in the escape, or are you trying to run but not fast? They represent different meanings. Although striding like flying can temporarily ease the mood, it can't solve the problem. Of course, dreams are more of a feeling of being unable to run. People who feel this way think that they can't escape the dangers they face in life.
Another situation is that when you are chased, no matter how fast you run and how well you hide, you will find that your pursuers are not far behind you. At this time, the pursuer is a part of yourself, your conscience or values, or your own memories, troubles and pains. Because this pursuer is in your head, of course you can't escape.
The three results of being chased in the dream symbolize the three psychological states of the dreamer.
The dream of the pursued person has different endings, which can reflect the different strategies adopted by the dreamer to solve such conflicts. First, the pursued person (often the dreamer himself) is bitten or killed; This kind of dreamer is a person who is extremely depressed about his instinct. In life, they dare not express their dissatisfaction, anger and other negative emotions, but after the depressed emotions accumulate to a certain extent, they will inevitably be strongly resisted or instinctively retaliated. In extreme times, you may see such an event. A wife who usually looks obedient and honest suddenly kills her rude husband cruelly. Second, the hunted play dead or hide to avoid the sight of wild animals or bad people; This kind of dreamer often uses self-deception to release some instinctive impulses in life. In life, he will have many reasonable explanations to excuse himself without facing his weaknesses. People who use this method for a long time will get farther and farther away from real life. 3. The hunted person fights head-on with wild animals or bad guys; This kind of dreamer continues to suppress his instinct in daily life, or has been suppressed for a long time, and the dreamer becomes a rational machine. Such a person follows the rules in life, and with him, you can't feel the joys and sorrows of a normal person.
It is very important to correctly "guide" the conflict between id and ego. Just like Dayu's flood control, this energy can be used by you, and it will bring you endless vitality and creativity; On the contrary, blocking with pressure will eventually flood into destructive power and make your vitality run out prematurely. So what is the correct "guidance"? The best way is to shake hands with the beast or bad guy in your dream.
The basic purpose of dreams is not to satisfy desires through camouflage, but to restore psychological balance. Jung called it the compensation of dreams. He believes that if a person's personality development is unbalanced, when he overdevelopes one aspect of himself and suppresses other aspects of himself, dreams will remind him of this repressed side. For example, when a person cherishes his strong and brave temperament too much and refuses to admit that he is warm or even weak, he may dream that he is a timid little girl.