Drinking Dream Meaning

Drinking something in a dream usually turns your attention to an unmet need. Just as thirst calls for the right drink, what you drink in a dream stands for more than a bodily need. It is a symbol of something lacking in your mind, as though you are trying to fill an emptiness inside. Much of the meaning depends on what you are drinking.

• Drinking clean, cold water

  This speaks of a search for peace of mind. The feeling of quenching your thirst hints that some restlessness in your life is easing.

• Drinking dirty water

  This speaks of a relationship or situation you do not really like but still have to stay tied up in.

• Drinking milk

  This is tied to a need to be cared for, and it often brings back a childhood memory.

• Drinking alcohol or some other intoxicant

  It shows a wish to escape reality for a while to forget some pain.

• Being thirsty but unable to drink

  This speaks of a frustration in which the need is there but the means to meet it is out of reach.

Recognizing your inner needs is the first step to meeting them, and this dream reminds you of exactly that.