I've noticed I've been have a recurring dream lately about being chased by the police as part of a manhunt. You know, something straight out of the movies like The Fugitive. I haven't done anything wrong in these dreams, at least I don't think I have. But the why I'm being chased in never important, it's the fact that I AM being chased. And, it results in myself being constantly stressed as I try to stay on step ahead of the police. What's amazing about this recurring dream is how "realistic" and hard I make it on myself since the "surveillance state" has information on all of us and everything these days. I know that every store has security cameras, that I'm at a higher risk of being randomly stopped for being black, that I can't drive a stolen car too long because they can run the tags as soon as its reported stolen, that I can't hide in the woods for days because they'll sick dogs on me and if I leave the woods after spending days there then I'll smell and look horrible causing me to stick out to onlookers, etc.. It's really fucking intense and stressful.
I've never been caught in these dreams...yet, but I don't get away either. I'm just constantly panicking, trying my best to survive and make it outside of the search zone the police have set up. I typically wake up panicked as all hell as someone may have spotted me.
Naturally, to me the meaning of these dreams is obvious, the police and the whole manhunt represent my current stress due to life problems and responsibilities. I'm trying to run away from or stay on top of these problems, but I just can't seem to stay ahead and fear being completely trapped or overrun by them. It doesn't take a psychologist to understand these dreams have only started to increase in frequency as I've become more tired of my current job and stressed about finding a new one soon.
Your turn. What's your recurring dream?
I've never been caught in these dreams...yet, but I don't get away either. I'm just constantly panicking, trying my best to survive and make it outside of the search zone the police have set up. I typically wake up panicked as all hell as someone may have spotted me.
Naturally, to me the meaning of these dreams is obvious, the police and the whole manhunt represent my current stress due to life problems and responsibilities. I'm trying to run away from or stay on top of these problems, but I just can't seem to stay ahead and fear being completely trapped or overrun by them. It doesn't take a psychologist to understand these dreams have only started to increase in frequency as I've become more tired of my current job and stressed about finding a new one soon.
Your turn. What's your recurring dream?