What Does Dreaming of Being Chased Mean?
Traditional Interpretation
In traditional interpretation, and according to Ibn Sirin, being chased in a dream may point to a difficulty closing in on you, to a debt, or to a responsibility you have long avoided facing. Escaping the pursuer or reaching a safe place may be read as a sign that the difficulty is temporary and that you will come through it.
Psychological View
In modern psychology, the chase dream is among the most common recurring dreams and is usually read as a repressed anxiety making itself heard. The pursuing figure is often not an outside threat but a feeling, a decision, or a past the dreamer keeps postponing; running without gaining distance can represent that postponement itself.
By Context
For Singles
It may point to a decision about the direction of your life, or to a desire you have not yet admitted to yourself.
For Married People
It may point to an unspoken matter within the family that grows larger the longer it is left covered.
Not Being Able to See the Pursuer
It may point to an anxiety whose source cannot be named, and which therefore cannot be resolved.
Being Unable to Run
It may point to a situation in which you want to act but feel held in place, and to a sense of helplessness.
Turning to Face the Pursuer
It may be read as a sign that the avoided matter is now ready to be handled, and that the fear will prove smaller than it seemed.