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secondsilencer

Public post - the more answers, the better

Mar 18, 2007 13:44

When you dream that you are trying to escape from someone, who (or what group of people) is usually running after you?

And associated to that, where are you from and what is your cultural background?

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barefoot_gen March 18 2007, 17:27:51 UTC

I'm not usually running away from anyone visible. I'm just running. And there's someone. Somewhere. It's pretty scary.

I'm from the U.S., specifically Oregon right now. I don't know what you mean by cultural background.

secondsilencer March 18 2007, 19:40:21 UTC

US is good enough. I like your answer, it's interesting!
And it even seems to work with my theory... ^_^

barefoot_gen March 19 2007, 05:33:56 UTC

US is a cultural background? I think people here don't usually think of it that way.

It's interesting. But scary, too.

nesaia March 19 2007, 09:28:13 UTC

I either run away from someone who I don't know but is trying to kill me or someone I know who I don't want to see.

The first one happened tonight actually again. First it's normally that I try to barricade myself in a room, close all windows, try desperately to jam keys into keyholes and turn them, put a chair against it. And then I try to run from the last door that is still open, so that they are caught in the house and I can run away outside. Today it didn't work. I woke myself up when they came through the door and before they could lay a hand on me.

I am from Germany. And I must say that I dreamed of Nazis chasing me when I was twelve. Speaking of cultural background...

tjay616 March 19 2007, 11:25:40 UTC

Generally, if I'm running from something/someone I'm too busy concentrating on not falling over/walking into a wall/running into a dead end. All I know is that it's something/one that I don't want to meet, and that if I do I wont enjoy it...

Cultural background? From Ireland in the hills of nowhere. And cultural background would be Roman Catholic I guess.

pompier March 19 2007, 19:47:32 UTC

Hmm. These days, I'm mostly too tired to remember what I dream, and it's rare that I dream that I'm being followed/running away from something/-body. There have been dreams about me having escaped from somewhere (such as a prison?), and being followed by the Police. Which may or may not turn into people I know/have met/have seen on TV. Watching "out of sight", "Bandits" and "Thelma & Louise" didn't help much, I assume ....

Background: Germany, if that's enough?

What's your theory? *curious like a smug polar bear*

secondsilencer March 21 2007, 10:18:45 UTC

It's not really a theory...

I just found out that a lot of people I know dream that they're generally being chased by the Gestapo (funny how I'd never noticed before, until my dad pointed it out. It just seemed to be a given...)

So I wanted to see if it was possible to establish a link between a person's subconscious fears and the "arch-enemy" of the collective memory they belong to.

Does that make sense at all?...

kyp78 November 10 2007, 01:07:50 UTC

the bad guys by "Take on me", the video by Ah-ha, are chasing me! great song, btw :)

I'm an italian -so called- pianist, living in Dublin. But moving in Lyon in january.

secondsilencer November 10 2007, 16:10:30 UTC

I'm sure you'll love Lyon, it's such a brilliant town. Why are you moving there?

kyp78 November 10 2007, 16:15:56 UTC

I'll have a job at INSA, and I'm taking contacts with the Conservatoire Superiéur as well. I hope getting an accomodation will be easier than in Dublin! the CROUS seems to be helpful...

secondsilencer November 13 2007, 18:33:23 UTC

I wouldn't really trust the CROUS, it's usually a last-chance solution and the accomodation it gives is often stuff that's rejected by anyone who has the slightest chance of finding lodgings themselves.
On the other hand, it could be that things are improving, but under present circumstances, I'd tend to doubt that... ^_^