Dreams about drowning can imply that you are feeling overwhelmed or might even represent control issues. These dreams also mean hopelessness, struggle or even rebirth. When you are having a dream where you witness yourself or someone else drowning, you instantly feel the need to save someone or something.

Can you die from drowning in a dream?

Dreams about drowning have similar connotations, particularly if you have a drowning dream in which you die at the end of it. According to DreamMoods, drowning and subsequently dying means you are going through an "emotional rebirth."

What does water in dreams symbolize?

Water in a dream may symbolize emotions that run deep, or perhaps (if the water is muddy) feelings that are confused and unclear. Water may be cleansing and healing, or water could swallow you up and threaten to drown you much like an overwhelming emotion such as anger or pain (via Everyday Health).