Dream Issues Options

Hey.
I'm not very skilled at remembering small details of my dreams, mainly because there are bigger issues that I notice and try to evaluate so forgive me for not offering much information.
I had a dream last night which was similar to a previous dream which left me feeling uncomfortable and basically wanted to ask if anyone has had a similar experience and what you make of it.
I will start with the main issue and present the similarities as I go. In my first dream, which was about 2 months ago, I was running from these random people and it was a dark setting, I was running along a typical main road( like a smaller motorway) but there were no cars..... not that I looked to see if they were there I just remember not seeing any. There was a moment when I was running down a spiral staircase which belonged to some ghetto flats and as I was going I became..... extremely slow, I was pulling on the staircase rail to aid me down the stairs, even when I would jump the last few steps to hasten myself it had no effect and I was litterally pulling myself against this unseen force which was like some kind of glue. This is my main issue, the feeling of running as though I was in water or like a website said 'quicksand'.
The dream I had last night was similar in that I was running away from people again, only this time it wasn't random people, it was the police. And this time I remember seeing my friends in the dream who was also running from the police as though we'd done something. Once again, as I was attempting to leap over something, I believe it was a fence which had some bush growing on it, I became incapable of moving faster than a slug as all the other people were perfectly fine, and catching up with me. I managed to pull myself over the fence and tried hiding within the bush which was growing up the fence but as I was, one of the officers leaped over and landed right infront of me and looked straight at me. I remember seeing his face but unfortunatley don't remember if he was someone I actually knew but it was kind of unsettling, because for one, he was chasing me and I have no clue as to why and secondly becuase it was one of the most personal moments of a dream I have had for a while, mainly due to the fact that he was there for me and we were practically face to face, he went to grab me and then I remember I'm running again, with a little more ease at this point, then I woke.
Can I just add that in the first dream, when I was running down the stairs or trying to run should I say, There was this african woman at the bottom just standing there, and then I noticed my exit point was no good becuase there was this metal gate which was locked......I was able to put my arms through the gate because it was like a railing but I could not fit through it and thats when I woke. The black woman became irrelevant to me when I noticed the gate. Also I felt a strong sense of lonliness in the first dream which was not a factor in the second dream.
Anyway, to finish up, my main issue is with this stiffness stuff. Whats it all about.
Peace
AL.
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This post has been edited by al_zaine: Jan 25 2008, 08:09 PM

Hey,
I just want to give a thanks to you Acid for your input in this thread and for having the time to delve into my mind through what limited dream descriptions I have offered.
I had a dream last night and it got me thinking about dreams again so I decided to go over some that I posted here and I have to say, you really impressed me with your wisdom.

The "reasoning" is how you deal with this shadow self character in real life. Whatever it represents in real life, you deal with it through intellectualization. A psychological term that is used to refference false logic, or misuse of reason. People use intellectualization to distract themselves from the real problem, or to minimize it or otherwise feed into a negative pattern that prevents a person from really fixing anything. Its very common for drug addicts especially - but not by any means limited to them. In your dream you reasoning with him (intellectualizing) pacifies him - he goes to sleep. But you know this is a person you are bedding down with, meaning it is a part of you. As such you know it will eventually wake up to manifest itself again.

As I read over this section of the post I felt you were absolutely spot on. I'm beginning to realize now what my dreams are trying to convey to me. Thanks to you Acid. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bigwink.gif)
cheers!