Fear Dream Meaning

Dreaming of being afraid means your mind is wrestling with some uncertainty that you have probably not fully admitted while awake. Work pressure, strain in a relationship or worry about the future can all come back at night in the form of fear. What you were afraid of decides much of the meaning.

• Being chased by a stranger

  This often speaks of a problem you keep avoiding instead of facing it directly.

• Fearing a fall from a high place

  This fear comes from a sense of losing control, as if your grip is loosening somewhere in your life.

• Being trapped in the dark

  This fear grows out of the unease of standing before something unknown.

• Waking up frightened

  A pounding heart after you wake is normal. It is only the body's own alarm system at work.

These dreams do you no harm. They are a way for pressure stored up in your mind to come out. Once you can name what you are afraid of, the weight often feels lighter.