drowning dream
Underwater nocturnal terror
A drowning dream is a dream in which the sleeper experiences drowning—struggling underwater, unable to breathe, or being pulled beneath the surface.
Such dreams are commonly interpreted as reflecting feelings of being overwhelmed, losing control, or suffocating under emotional pressure in waking life: I keep having this drowning dream whenever work gets stressful.
- waterClear essential liquid
- deep waterSignificantly submerged aquatic zone
- sinkingFalling through water
- sinking feelingAnxious gut premonition
- going underFailing or submerging
suffocating · can't breathe · gasping · panic · breath · coming up for air · underwater · struggling · floating · nightmare · sleep paralysis · submerged · waves · dark water · helpless · ocean · lungs · reaching
- dreamsnightmare, daydream, nightmares, daydreams, REM sleep