Dreaming of drowning

To dream of drowning is to feel the water win — the emotions or demands you've been treading now closing over you. It's one of the body's plainest signals that something in waking life has become too much to keep above.

The drowning spirits and river-keepers of myth are not only cruel; they mark the places where the deep must be respected. The dream is rarely a prophecy and usually a plea: come up for air, and let someone throw you a line.

Dream meanings are reflective, not medical or predictive. If a dream troubles you often, be gentle with yourself — and talk to someone you trust.