Nightmare brings my fear of another holocaust to life.

I've had extremely vivid nightmares off and on for the past 5 years. The details vary dramatically, from my family sinking into quicksand on an evil indian reservation, to intensely painful lobotomy's, to demons chasing me through an old abandoned house. Alll of which are absolutely terrifying and sometimes traumatizing.

My one from last night was probably the most intensely uncomfortable dream I've had in a long time. It started off with a group of young people and I being taken to a strange science lab of sorts. It was as though we we were taking a tour but we were informed of strict rules against leaving the group and going about it your own way. Our guide seemed less concerned about our safety and more concerned with controlling us.

Needless to say, I was creeped out by this and decided to make my way to an exit and get out of there. This was far too odd for me.
On my way out, I was grabbed by a man who looked like a combination of Andre the Giant and Steve Austin. He had scars up and down his arms and leaned over and asked me if I know what they do to people that try to escape. He then started threatening me with several types of tools and lightly poking them into my skin as though he was trying to find the perfect torture weapon. Finally he settled on a very small long pen needle (about the size of a paper clip) and began by demonstrating on himself. It was then I realized where all his scars were from.

I ended up getting away. I don't really remember how, but I did. Not, however, without these people coming after me. I continued to run across town trying to find a safe place where they wouldn't look for me. I tried several locations I thought would be safe and ended up having to find a back way out to escape.

I finally ended up at a house back in a heavily wooded neighborhood, which a friend from work was at as well. He let me in and seemed to know why I was on the run.
The house set up was perfect for the situation. One level clean white house with a lovely patio, but inside a little run down. A closet in the back leads down into a large well lit basement with washers and a bathroom. some of the floor was wet and molded, other than that it was exactly what was needed.

Pretty quickly other young people started pouring into what was quickly becoming a safety commune. There were a few scares when strange cars pulled up in which we all hid in the safety of our hollow where there was also several stray cats to keep us company.

This nightmare did not go nearly as bad as some of mine go, but the constant anxiety and genuine fear for my life was enough to make it one of the scarier of my nightmares.

Interpretations?

 

Being chased in a dream could come from being anxious about something in your life. Maybe there is an issue that you have been avoiding. The actions you take in a dream shows how you deal with a certain issue in your waking life. You tend to run from the issue, when you need to address it.

Being chased by someone could also be a way for your subconscious to warn you to acknowledge some area of your life and listen to any opinions or advice someone is trying to give you.

 

Being chased in a dream could come from being anxious about something in your life. Maybe there is an issue that you have been avoiding. The actions you take in a dream shows how you deal with a certain issue in your waking life. You tend to run from the issue, when you need to address it.

Being chased by someone could also be a way for your subconscious to warn you to acknowledge some area of your life and listen to any opinions or advice someone is trying to give you.
I hope this helps. Whenever I have a dream about being chased, I am usually avoiding something. It helps to look, deeply into your waking life and find out what, if anything, you may be avoiding, and deal with that issue head on!

 

In chinese medicine, vivid dreaming is often related to a medical condition.

One of the causes of vivid dreaming is too much stress, thinking, and worry during the day.

You might want to try acupuncture. There's also a book on acupressure self massage from blue poppy press.