| Running away, as a dream symbol, is often interpreted as a negative symbol, although the exact interpretation depends highly on what you were running away from in the vision. For example, running away from a dangerous individual suggests a desire to distance yourself from a particular person who is bothering you in wake life, while running away from someone who poses no risk to you could be an indicator of shyness or isolation in reality. The same is true of physical objects with scary pictures or sharp edges representing specific difficulties from your everyday life and plain, innocuous objects representing a general desire to shirk responsibilities or change your environment. |  |