Mouse Running Wheel

To dream of a mouse running wheel represents feelings about having to intentionally keep yourself busy or waste time. Alternatively, it could also reflect feelings about someone keeping you busy without end so that you never make progress. Feeling laughed at that you can't make progress. Wasting your time or energy.

Example: A woman dreamed of being on a mouse running wheel. In waking life she was committed to a mental hospital for talking about God too much when in reality there was nothing wrong with her. She felt the need to constantly keep the hospital staff and doctors happy like it was full time job when nothing was wrong with her. The dream may have also reflected her feelings about her strong faith being pointless because God wasn't allowing her to change her life in ways she wanted no matter how hard she worked at being faithful.

Running

To dream of running towards something represents your anxiousness, eagerness, or feeling of importance that something should happen as soon as possible. It may also reflect desperation or a fear of losing something.

To dream of running and feeling that you can't go fast no matter how hard you try may reflect feelings of being held back or stifled. Feeling that you can't get any progress or momentum no matter how hard you try.

To dream of running away from something represents your wish to avoid a situation.

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Chased

To dream that you are being chased represents feelings about issues or situations that you are avoiding. Fear of confronting a problem, responsibility, or situation that feels urgent and difficult to escape. Running away from an issue that continues to pursue you or demanding your attention. Obligations that feel like they are "catching up" to you no matter how much you try to ignore them. You may have anxiety, strong fears, insecurities, or guilt. Situations you find emotionally dangerous. You may feel stressed or threatened. Reactions to pressure, fear, or stress. Fear of consequences that you are not ready to face. Unresolved issues or people who demand something from you. Feeling pressured or driven by a sense of fear or failure. Avoiding embarrassment at all costs. Less serious dreams of being chased may reflect waking life situations where you are avoiding problems with friends, family, or colleagues.

To dream of being chased by your father may represent your inability to come to terms with doing what you know is right. It may also be a sign that you are avoiding a bad decision you've made.

To dream of being chased by an elephant represents your wish to avoid a person or situation that has the potential to become very upset with you. Doing everything you can to avoid anger, yelling, being fired, or being broken up with because you didn't do something. It may also reflect your desperation to cover something up that you know will upset someone.

To dream of being chased by a raccoon may represent avoiding a troublemaker who is up to no good. Avoiding someone who you know is breaking the rules or threatening you with something illegal. You may have arrogantly broken rules you knew you weren't supposed to break and now wish to avoid getting caught.

To dream of being chased by a snake may represent your wish to avoid total loss, total failure, or total embarrassment at all costs. It may also represent your wish to avoid someone you can't trust at all.

If you dream of being chased by a person, ask yourself what characteristics stand out the most about them. Hair, height, race, facial features, clothing, holding something? Do they subtly remind you of something?

For a list of other animals see our animals themes section.

To dream that you are chasing someone or something else represents your attempt to get a hold on something that is avoiding you. A goal, person, or problem that is eluding you or making it difficult to get control over.

To dream of something vague chasing you may represent anxiety about issues that are not yet clear to you.

To dream of being chased by something big or enormous may reflect your avoidance of issues you feel are too powerful or overwhelming to confront.

To dream of being chased by something hairy may represent your avoidance of a situation or person that feels wild, unpredictable, or difficult to control. Avoiding something excessive, overboard, or a little bit crazy. Avoiding something that is excessive in some manner or not considerate of your preferences. Discomfort with someone else's instincts or urges.

Example: A young man dreamed of being chased by a man with an alligator head. In waking life, he was losing his hair due to an illness and was avoiding telling anyone at all costs because he feared they would laugh at him.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of being chased by someone. In waking life, she was avoiding her ex. She had promised to meet with him again giving him the impression that they might be able to date again when she had no interest in him anymore. She felt the need to avoid his constant phone calls.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of being chased by monsters. In waking life, she felt unable to escape unemployment after deciding to leave her old company due to hating her boss.

Example 4: A man dreamed of being chased like it was a game of tag. In waking life, he quit his stable job and had to take a freelance job which required regular fees. In this case, being chased may have reflected his attempts to avoid his fees as long as possible before being required to keep up with them.

Escape

To dream of trying to escape a situation or room may represent your eagerness or desperation to change your waking life circumstances. Dissatisfaction with the way things are. Finding an easy way out may not an option for you. Your wish to avoid something unpleasant. Trying to get away from something you feel stuck with. Feelings about consequences being too severe. Avoiding confrontation or a dramatic situation. Trying to avoid a difficulty.

Negatively, trying to escape something in a dream may reflect your attempt to avoid responsibilities. It may also reflect your wish to get away with something wrong you know you are guilty of.

To dream of escaping prison, cages, ropes or shackles represents a new sense of freedom from something that was limiting your choices or independence. A new opportunity has arisen. Avoiding continuing repression. A release from a stressful situation. Liberation of creativity.

To dream of trying to escape people who are trying to catch you represents problems you are trying to avoid dealing with at all costs. An eagerness or desperation to avoid embarrassment or unpleasant consequences. You don't want to deal with a problem right now. Negatively, it may reflect a refusal to confront your problems head on. Avoiding having to think or feel something right now.

To dream of someone trying to escape you represents feelings about people eluding your control or problems that may be getting out of control. Feelings about losing control over your bad habits. Feeling that it's difficult to keep a problem controlled.

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Faucet

To dream of a faucet represents access on demand that allows you to confidently manage, regulate, or control a situation by "tapping" a resource. Access to a steady flow of information and understanding about something that helps you. Confidence with control over managing a life situation, resources, or how money is spent. Faucets symbolize the flow of feelings, energy, or resources, and how you manage or regulate them in your life. Feelings about family or friends that allow you access or that can be "tapped" when needed. Feelings about parents or other people always being around to help you.

Negatively, dreaming about a faucet may represent feelings of abusing advantages or access on demand for a resource. Not appreciating easy access to information or resources. Using people as your personal "tap" to information or resources. Problems with access to resources.

Positively, dreaming of a faucet may reflect your ability to maintain a balance, control, or effectively manage your resources. A working faucet may signify that you have a healthy emotional state or a good handle on the various aspects of your life. Friends or family help you easily upon request. Access to good advice whenever you need it.

To dream of a bathroom faucet represents your ability to access resources and control taking care of yourself while confronting your personal problems. Control or discretion over fixing problems. Deciding when or how to get rid of something. Your ability to manage self-care with fixing problems or renewing yourself.

To dream of a kitchen faucet represents your ability to control taking care of yourself while preparing to experience something new. Your ability to manage self-care with preparing for new experiences or confronting new problems. An intuitive dream symbol about the future to prepare for accessing a resource on demand that is about to happen.

To dream of a hose faucet represents your ability to manage and direct situations so that nothing weird is happening with why your life is supposed to keep working properly. Managing uncertain situations maintaining common normal appearances is important. Managing normal appearances in public.

To dream of a running faucet reflects a constant access to a resource or consistent attempt to deal with a problem.

To broken or malfunctioning faucet may symbolize a sense of powerlessness or frustration in managing personal problems. A need to take time off to fix a more fundamental problem with lacking a strong ability to manage your life. Feelings about being unable to confidently control a situation when you feel you should be able to. Feeling that "can't do something about it."

To dream of a leaky hose faucet represents feelings of lacking perfect control or management ability over a situation. Feelings of not having 100% confidence to manage or regular a situation. Access on demand to resources is not working or stopping like it's supposed to. Issues that weaken your ability to control a situation. Loss, disappointments, fear, or frustrations may be distracting you. Difficulties in managing emotions or controlling the flow of resources, leading to stress and anxiety. It may also signify wasted energy or resources in your waking life.

Example: A young woman dreamed of black water coming out of the bathroom faucet. In waking life, she was afraid to make the choice to drop out of school due to problems because her parents would make her get a job. In this case, the bathroom faucet with black water may have reflected her feelings about herself having the ability to manage herself confronting personal problems, such as needing to decide whether or not to drop out of school and talk to her parents about it. The black water coming out of the faucet could symbolize her fear and negativity associated with the choice to drop out of school and be forced to have a less important job as someone without an education.

Example 2: A young woman dreamed of a faucet being broken. In waking life, she felt that she was wasting her life because she never entered Makeup Artistry school sooner which forced to live her current life with a regular job. In this case, the broken faucet in this care may have reflected her feelings of being unable to manage or fix her life situation to get a better job because she hadn't sought out her family as a resource to help take care of her while she takes time off to go back to school to fix the the problem.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of using her kitchen faucet to quench her thirst. In waking life, she was jealous of not knowing what her dreams meant so she kept asking an expert about their meaning. In this case, the faucet may have reflected her desire to access a steady flow of information and understanding about her dreams from the expert.

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Fugitives

To dream of a fugitive represents feelings about a desperate wish to evade disciplinary action or unpleasant consequences for your actions. Feelings of being "on the run" to escape or avoid consequences. Feelings about trying to escape confronting dishonesty. Feeling that apologizing is impossible and that avoidance is your only option. Feeling "like a fugitive" of faith for not returning to church.

Alternatively, dreaming about fugitives may reflect feelings of danger that problem situations or problem people are difficult to control. Feeling that it's difficult to punish or control guilty people. Feeling that it's difficult to force responsible behavior on someone who is eagerly avoiding it. Frustrations with people who keep getting away with things you can't get away with. Problem children or teenagers who avoid punishment.

Negatively, dreaming about a fugitive may represent guilty feelings about yourself having abandoned something important, responsible, or morally expected of you and now feeling as though you are "on the run" from the consequences. Avoidance, procrastination, or fear of being confronted for something you neglected, rejected, or walked away from.

Dreams of fugitives may also be common to people worrying about criminals mentioned in news reports for serious crimes.

Example: A woman dreamed of being a fugitive. In waking life, she felt guilty for not attending church enough due to a lot of personal problems.

Jogging

To dream of going for a jog represents a situation in waking life where you are trying to do something that is in your best interest as quickly as possible. Getting something important done or quickly tying up loose ends. It may also reflect running errands you're behind on or catching up on something.

Dreaming jogging that is not for health reasons may reflect your attempt to keep a steady pace in a situation. Struggling to keep motivated as you make progress with an issue.

Example: A man dreamed of going for a jog in his neighborhood. In waking life he was trying hard to stay motivated as he caught up on some chores he had neglected for a while.

Marathon

To dream of a marathon represents feelings about situations you are experiencing where competitive endurance and will power are prominent. A non-stop competition or conflict of some kind. A reflection of your performance in an long drawn-out struggle requiring perseverance.

Negatively, dreaming about a marathon may represent an exhausting ongoing conflict. A conflict where two sides endlessly compete to prove they are better than the other side. A possible sign that you are in an impossible fight to win because the other side is too jealous of looking stupid to ever give up. Surviving a long conflict while hoping that the other side will give up before you do. Desperation or jealousy to outperform someone else in a long struggle.

Example: A man dreamed of experiencing a running Marathon in Boston. In waking life he was experiencing himself in a non-stop online argument on Facebook.

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