Dreaming about dying?

Dont eat before gooing to bed. Some people look for magical meanings in everything that happens. That is cool I do the same. However there are some other external factors that can influance a dream. Food for one. If you have sleepapnia it messes with your sleep patern and your Rapid Eye Movement (REM) period of sleep is interrupted and can more interesting dreams. Medication can do it. So I would say this type of dream was either stress or sleep deprivation and maybe both.