Psychologists tend to think that “chase dreams” occur when we are unable to cope with our fears and have trouble facing reality. Once ignored, these thoughts and images manifest over time in our unconscious mind, then is released during sleep in the form as a chase dream. These fears include stress, anxiety and phobias that we have overlooked and now it rearing it’s ugly head.
Analyzing your chase dream can be a very helpful tool to manage how you handle stressful situations in your life. The fight or flight response is the body’s natural instinct to anticipate for attack when threatened. You either run for the hills, or stand up against the attacker.