Weird dreams of drowning?

Question

I keep dreaming of myself jumping into a lake with my 4 month old son and not been able to swim up to the top. I've had this a couple of times now and last night I dreamt I jumped into a swimming pool with him and the same thing happened but there was also another baby in there. Its a horrible dream to have, how can I stop it?

Answer 1

Whats ahead, whts the next step, how do I get on with all this?
Does that meen anything to you?
It's ok to dream at least the waters not freezing cold and you are safe and so is beautiful babby.
How most of us would like to jump into fresh warm water and go with the flow, after all we are all 80% liquid Im told.
Does baby have anyone else to look after babe if not find that special person and get out for a couple of hour4s--alone!

Answer 2

Hi Lisa

The "meaning" of your dream is that you dreamt that you were under water with your 4 month old son, twice in a lake, once in a swimming pool.

Since you give so few details it is impossible to tell how alike, or not, the dreams actually are.
(By the way, did you know that many babies can quite naturally swim under water - though not for very long, of course.)

Having the same dream, or similar dreams, several times in a row MIGHT indicate that there is something going on in your subconscious mind that you can only sort out (see below) in a fairly traumatic dream.
You need to agree with yourself, each night before you go to sleep, that next time you will let the dream go right though to it's natural conclusion.

FWIW

In order to understand dreams we need to remember that periods of REM sleep (which is when we dream) usually last for around 20-30 minutes, yet your description would fill only a fraction of that time. What you DON'T remember could easily be as important, if not MORE important than the little bit you still retain when you wake up.

Anyone with a reasonable imagination could invent a detailed interpretation for your dream, (see the variety of DIFFERENT interpretations already offered in reply to your question) but however interesting their interpretation might be, it is VERY unlikely to be true.

Because:

The purpose of dreams, as far as we understand them, is to process the vast amount of information that comes in through your senses each day whilst you're awake.

On this basis the "meaning" of our dreams is simply that we are making sense of information which previously didn't have a "meaning", for us, because it hadn't been processed so as to fit into our mental maps of the world (all your existing beliefs, ideas, values, etc.).

Given this purpose, there will always be something in each dream, though we may not remember it, which ties the dream to recent "real life" events. However most of the things which appear in our dreams may have nothing to do with what has been happening in our life just before the dream occurs. Things can appear in a dream that have been part of the dreamer's memories as far back as they first started forming memories - or anytime in between then and now.

Nor do the things in your dreams have to be obviously related to each other. Like I said, dreaming is a process of finding/making meaning, and the brain can draw from anywhere in its huge store of memories in order to carry out that process.

By the way, there is nothing random about this process, but your subconscious mind can come up with connections that your conscious mind would never dream of (!), which is why dreams often seem pretty weird. Like jumping into a swimming pool holding your baby - and finding another baby already in there..

So when, if ever, you happen to notice yourself having what seems like a weird dream in future you can literally rest assured that everything is OK. Your brain is actually doing, with great skill, one of the many jobs it was designed to do

Answer 3

This is quite a common dream, drowning is a sign of isolation and stress. it is also a sign of feeling Inhibited. You have allot on your mind and maybe feel a bit down at times for no reason. I recommend you get out more and enjoy yourself. Drowning with your son is just telling you how you feel as a mother, self conscious also about your appearance and facing a different life to your old one before your son was born...Having to think of not only yourself anymore but of your new family...
I recommend you take up Yoga, it is a great way to relieve inner tension and stress, you will find these dreams will eventually disappear...

Answer 4

So is the water clear or murky, how do you feel about the water?

In some dream interpretation water signifies sex. Which would indicate that you feel that have a child means you feel that your son has a negative impact on your sex life.

Alternatively, the water may signify something else, but it is a feeling about your child. That somehow your child is dragging you down. Unfortunately in modern society parenthood and motherhood is not something that is greatly valued (which means many western countries are shrinking in size because we don't have enough children).

Some solutions include learning to take control in your own dreams. I know this sounds all "Nightmare on Elm street"ish, but it is a method that can work. In your dream, remind yourself it is a dream and take control and do what you want to do.

I don't like taking control in my dreams, and try and learn from them. Your life has been turned upside down by a parisitic orgnism who will suck the life out of you until he graduates from college. So it is understandable you feel slightly negative. But caring for a new born is hard work, as the need to really look after him decreases (new borns require up to 70 hours a week, at all times of the day and night + regular housework needs to be done) you need to take control of your life again and float up from the depths.

Go swimming, or take some SCUBA gear, have fun.

Answer 5

Hi, I have had similar dreams. I remember waking not being able to breath and my room looked as if filled with water and the bubbles from my desperate attempt to get up. I believe these dreams most often come when you're stressed out or actually feel a bit like your choked with e.g. work or similar. Another answer could be; If you overall fear something, maybe you could face it somehow and the dreaming should go away.. This is what I did.. Hope you get something out of my answer : )

Answer 6

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.

The fact that you have your son with you, could represent that your fears are over him. You are overwhelemed by your emotions for him (whether this be love, or any other emotion).

To see the other baby signifies innocence, warmth and new beginnings. Babies may symbolize something in your own inner nature which is pure, vulnerable, and/or uncorrupted. If you dream that you are on your way to the hospital to have a baby, then it signifies your issues of dependency and your desire to be completely care for. Perhaps you are trying to get out of some responsibility. Babies may represent an aspect of yourself that is vulnerable and helpless. If you dream that you forgot you had a baby, then it suggests that you are trying hide your own vulnerabilities; You do not want to let others know of your weaknesses.

Perhaps you in your waking life are feeling vulnerable? Try to relate this to your waking life? Are you in control, do you ever feel that you don't have enough time for yourself?

To try and stop this dream, perhaps you need to confront your emotions that yuor feeling in your waking life.

I hope this helps =]

Answer 7

The dream ability which you're experiencing acute stress and anxieties in numerous factors of your waking existence .you will desire to tone it down and allow the strategies and physique to relax and heal.extra advantageous to talk your dream and affairs with some intimate pal to launch your repressed notional disadvantages and attempt to be satisfied.f

Answer 8

It sounds like you feel out of your depth in caring for your son or you are worried that you are not being a good mother and its scares you that you will fail as a mother!

Do not worry about it - once you realise that you are a good mother the dreams will stop! Lots mothers have dreams like this after having a child!

If you feel out of your depth in caring for him - just ask for support - all mothers need support (thats why if i ever have baby im moving near my mum lol)

Answer 9

Better fix the leak in your waterbed!! No, SERIOUSLY, it's disturbing but it is just the normal subconscious fear of falling short of protecting your child and being a good parent. I had dreams like that too when my children were born. It means nothing more than your parental instincts are doing their job.

Answer 10

Dreaming of drowning is a sign of stress. try and chill out before going to sleep.