A Wisdom Archive on Meaning of Dreams about Drowning

Some dream meanings…

Below are some of the available dream interpretations. Click on the blue hyperlinked word to get more related interpretations.


Drowning - Emotional overload. Seeing someone drowning in your dream, suggests that you are becoming too deeply involved in something that is beyond your control.

Drowning - Going under emotionally. Losing all what you have. Big ruin ahead.

Drowning - Life is becoming overwhelming.

Drowning - Losing ones emotional control. Situation is out of control. Inability to handle a circumstance or social situation.

Drowning - Seeing yourself or someone else drowning is a sign that business will be full of losses. However, if the drowning victim is rescued, the losses will be recovered.

Drowning - This is a very common dream that usually invokes a great amount of fear. However, it may have positive significance. This dream may suggest to the dreamer that he is overwhelmed by unresolved emotions, old issues, or a current crisis. It suggests that a release of the old is necessary in order to emerge and begin anew. This dream serves to awaken the dreamer to consciously embrace and begin to effectively cope with problems and negativity in his life.

Drowning - To dream that you are drowning, signifies that you are overwhelmed by emotions or repressed issues that is coming back to haunt you. You may be proceeding too quickly in trying to discover your unconscious thoughts. If you drown to death, your relationship will fail or you will suffer major business losses. If your survive the drowning, then your relationship will be rescued by some intervention. You will rise to a higher position of wealth and honour.

Drowning - To dream that you drown or in the midst of drowning is a bad omen as it pertains to the health of your business and partnership activities. If you die, your business will fail and a great loss will occur for you but if you are rescued and revived, then you will have a good friend step in and save your business. Other aspects of this dream deals with your relationships and can be interpreted as with a business.

Abyss - Impending danger, which can be real or just imagined.What is causing aniety in your life?Is it real or are you making mountains out of molehills? Drowning in an abyss may reflect despair and anxiety.

Lake - Observing peacefully: Your emotions are under control and you know it. Drowning in it: You have lost control of your emotions. Wading of swimming: A sense of spiritual peace surrounds you.

Sea - May represent the unconscious. Putting out to sea therefore would symbolize exploring the unconscious. May be the mother symbol, either that of Mother Nature or your own mother. Drowning would symbolize a fear of being suffocated by a dominating mother or mother-attachment. May symbolize the feminine, or any aspect of it (e.g intuition, receptiveness,). For a male dreamer it would symblize getting acquainted with the feminine side of his psyche-anima.May symbolize creative potential.

Sink - To see a sink in your dream. Represents your feelings and how you control your emotions. You may need to cleanse yourself of past feelings and start fresh. Consider also the common phrase "everything but the kitchen sinks" which refers to a situation where you have almost everything that you can possible want or need. The symbol may also be a pun on "sinking" or drowning.

Sinking - To dream that you or something is sinking, suggests that you are feeling overwhelmed and that someone or something is pulling your down. You may be experiencing lowered self-esteem and confidence. Alternatively, some important and significant stage in your life may be coming to an end. Consider what is sinking and its significance. *Please see also Drowning.

Flood - If the flood was gentle and the water clear you will soon see an end to all the worries that have been plaguing you about a certain matter. But if the water was angry and muddy this denotes that you will have great trials and tribulations in life. If the water does not drown you, you will eventually win out over your adversaries. If you are swept away by the flood, then that is a warning that someone is trying to use you.

Mermaid - In a man, an idealized image of a woman. In a woman, doubts about her feminity. For a man it may mean a fear of be drowned by his feminine side.

Mermaid - To see a mermaid in your dream, signifies the female aspect of yourself that is mysterious and secretive. It may also show a fear of sex. In particular, for a man to dream of a mermaid, it indicates that he is having fears of being drowned by the feminine aspect of his psyche. For a woman, it suggests doubts over her femininity.

Suffocating - A dream of suffocation should first of all be taken as a warning and go to see the doctor for a thorough checkup, second of all the dream could indicate that you are a victim of a particular kind of love that is so protective of you that you feel suffocated. Either way the dream warns you to check your health or get out of a bad relationship.

Lungs - To see lungs in your dream, symbolize insight, creativity, and inspiration. Alternatively, lungs may indicate a stressful situation and refer to a relationship/situation in which you feel suffocated.

Oxygen - To dream of oxygen, symbolizes life, your inner spirit, and creative energy. To dream that you do not have enough oxygen, suggests that you are feeling suffocated or smothered by a situation in your life.

Suffocating - A dream of suffocation should first be taken as a warning to see a doctor for a thorough checkup. This type of dream could also indicate that you feel like you''re being smothered by someone close to you, through either that individual''s over-protectiveness or their adoration.

Suffocating - To dream that you are suffocating, signifies that you are feeling smothered or oppressed by some situation/relationship. Something or someone is holding your back. You are experiencing stress and tension.

Suffocation - Restriction. Anxiety. Looking to grow in the right direction.

Dying - To dream that you are dying, signifies that enemies that once contributed to your advancement and enjoyment are orchestrating for your downfall. It can also denote the threat of illness. To see others dying in your dream, forewarns of ill luck to you and/or to your friends. To see a dying wild animal in your dream, signifies that you will escape from evil influences.

Death - If you are the dead person in your dream it suggests that you world like to leave all of your worries and struggles behind and start a new. Dreaming about someone that you care about dying may express your fear about losing that individual and having to live your life without them. Death in general in a dream symbolizes the end of something and the start of opportunities for new beginnings.

Death - To dream about the death of a loved one, suggests that you are lacking a certain aspect or quality that the loved one embodies. Ask yourself what makes this person special or what do you like about him. It is that very quality that you are lacking in your own relationship or circumstances. Alternatively, it indicates that whatever that person represents has no part in your own life.

Death - Does not signify death. Means to remove or be removed from a situation, emotions or circumstances. May or may not involve the dead person.

Death - End of a cycle. Something is finally over.

Death - For years in our family it has meant that someone in the family would soon be wed and the wedding would be beautiful. In some circles it means a birth, the opposite of death. To be unable to identify the dead person means a windfall of money for you, To talk to a dead relative is a sign of great good luck.

Death - On the contrary to what you might think, dreaming of death is a good omen instead of a bad one. It signals the end of one period of your life and the beginning of a new one. Good news will come your way if you dream of speaking with the dead.

Death - Similar to fire. Death of the old programming brings room for the new program.