Dream recall as a muscle

[Moondreamer]

I think that dream recall is similiar to a muscle. You train and train it to be the best it can be. I worked on recall and lucid dreaming throughout the fall and i was fairly successful, but once midterms came up I didn't have time to wild or write in my dream journal. But I've found that even though I don't write them down, i remember them throughout the day (though I never remember them any longer) I hadn't written down a dream since the end of November. I had a lucid dream last night but I cant remember for the life of me what it was about. I think thatnothing can replace recording dreams, but I'm suprised my recall lasted so long. Id love to hear your thoughts on this Luna

[LaxoSomniator]

Yeah. You slowly build recall, until eventually you reach your peak. I had 6 dreams last night, and it took me a week or so to get there from 1-0 dreams per night, that I have when I don't try to dream. I think even if you don't try to dream for a while, when you do try again it is easier for you to pick up where you left off. I consider myself to have (by my standards) good dream recall. It is fairly easy to forget about dreaming when you become busy.

[Astrosomnia]

It is fairly easy to forget about dreaming when you become busy. That's a sad quote that rings all too true. How horrible it is that so many people can forego their dreams in favour of stress and hardship. That's why I love DreamViews; it makes me happy to know there are people out there that still have that sparkle in their eye. Edit: Ps. I see we have similar tastes in usernames!