what does this mean????

[bluewaveryder17]

Please help me figure out what exactly this means:

In my dream I am with someone that I didn't recognize for a very short duration of the time, and then he goes up this water slide, or half-pipe (i'm not exactly sure) and he disappears, and then all of a sudden I start to get deeper into the water, like a swimming pool that is like 15 feet deep, and I try to make it to the top, but the rushing water from the slide or pipe or whatever makes it impossibe, so I remember thinking "okay, stay still...someone will get you, minimize your breathing, don't make erratic motions...." So I am drowning, now at the bottom of the pool (although I wasn't cold), and I see everything that is going on around me, the way the water moves, but it was night time, so no one was really around, and I was losing myself, I felt myself slipping...but the whole time I was being patient, just waiting. It seemed like forever until someone dived into the water and got me...but in my dream, while I was under water, I would take small breaths and would suck in water everytime. The scary part of this dream is that when I woke up I realize I hadn't been breathing, and was gasping a lot...i ran to the mirror and my lips were bluish. And the fact I was waiting patiently proves that I was not being myself because I am not patient...also I am a good swimmer, I would have at least tried to get to the top, and I am not a thinker usually...I panic, i don't think rationally when under stress and physical pressure (from the water) so I have no idea what this means.... please help me asap!

[Wolfjk]

Hi,

The scary part of this dream is that when I woke up I realize I hadn't been breathing, and was gasping a lot...i ran to the mirror and my lips were bluish

This often happens in sleep. Usually if you sleep on your back breathing becomes difficult after some time. If you goto sleep sitting up and slouch forward that may obstruct your breathing. In your case the most likely passibility is that you had an acid reflux (burped some digestive juice back up and it cased you to choke. In cases like this a dream like you describe might happen in a fraction of second.
Although you say you would panic rather than think, this dream makes you realise the seriousness of your situation without casing you to panic. Your subconscious knows what you're like!
The meaning of the dream is that you needed to be woken very urgently.
Cheers Wolfjk