THE DREAM The following are short summaries of dream which all contain 'drowning'. I have tried best to isolate the symbolic meaning of 'drowning' in each dream.

A drowning dream linked to the dreamer feeling anxious and nervous and totally swamped by a situation.

A drowning dream linked to the dreamer thinking through how she was coping the previous day. She was starting to think she did not have the abilities for a course she was enrolled on.

A drowning dream linked to the dreamers fears about her Nan not being able to cope during some particularly bad weather where she lived.

A drowning dream linked to the dreamer finding out she was pregnant. This was good news but she was feeling overwhelmed and worried that she might not be a good mother(this was her first child).

A drowning dream linked to the dreamer having started a new job. She felt as if she did not fit in and was finding it difficult to talk to her co-workers. She was not really coping very well.

A drowning dream linked to the dreamer starting a new project. She was worried that she might fail miserably.

A drowning dream linked to the dreamer feeling confused and not knowing what to do about something - she felt like crying.

A drowning dream symbolised the dreamers recent feelings of depression.

A saved from drowning linked to the dreamer praying to God before going to sleep. She knew that God would be there if she was in a crisis.

A saved from drowning dream linked to the dreamer wanting to know his exam results. He simply could not stop thinking about it. The drowning symbolised him worrying none stop about something that he had no power to alter.

A woman drowning dream linked to the dreamer thinking about what a bad year they had had. They had been through some hard times.

A dream where the dreamers son was drowning and his wife gives him CPR linked to him thinking about his relationship with his son. His wife always managed to understand him yet he always found it difficult. The drowning symbolised the dreamers thoughts about how good a father he was - how well he could manage a crisis.

A saving a friend from drowning dream liked to the dreamer helping out her friend who was very negative and did not seem to be coping very well.