THE DREAM - I was being chased by two people. I could not get away. There was also a tiger there.

GUESSWORK The dreamer was caring for his sick mother. The situation was getting him down and he was starting to get annoyed. They were both getting on each others nerves.

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ASSOCIATIONS AND SYMBOLIC MEANINGS
1. The dreamer uses the phrase "I couldn't get away" and that is no coincidence. If the dream is about his mother then it's easy to see what it represents. He is caring full time for his mother and they both get on each others nerves. He simply cannot get away from her.
2. Tigers could represent a fearful temper of some kind. In this case it could represent his own temper and his need to keep his frustration under control. Alternatively it could represent his mothers temper and his wish to avoid bad feelings.
DREAM ANALYSIS In guesswork the dream was linked to the incident the day before. The dream deals with the following themes
- Doing something gross
- realizing that something is bad

If you weave together the different themes you find that they could capture these thoughts -"I know I was very upset but what I did was gross. I should not have behaved like that in someone else's house."

The tidal wave is difficult to work out. Perhaps it is a symbol for the dreamers feelings. The huge wave represents the huge sadness that swept her. That meant that she had to respond in a similar way... run for cover. Maybe the tidal wave represents the possible consequences of her actions.