Thread: Dream Journal

When you wake up, dont move a muscle, and keep your eyes closed.

Let your mind do what it wants, let thought float past. Then, think about nothing but "what was i just dreaming?". Don't get frustrated and just be patient, waiting for the dreams to come to you.

Originally Posted by Wolf_Demon15

Before I started keeping a journal, I was able to recall 2-4 dreams per night. When I began a journal, I barely remember 1 dream. Should I stop using the journal and see if I can remember my dreams again or should I keep using it and see if my ability to recall dreams come back? Or is this just me who is the problem?

Wolf_Demon15, it wouldn't hurt you to stop using the journal for a couple of days and see if your recall comes back. There are members who never journal their dreams.

Below is my take on dream recall and journaling:

What really messes up my recall is being jarred awake by an alarm or some other sound and/or if I immediately change position or start thinking about my day once I wake up. Try telling your subconscioius to wake you up after each dream or to wake you up about 15 minutes before your alarm goes off (I know it sounds stupid but you'd be surprised how accomodating your subconscious can be).

I try and write my about my dreams as soon as I wake up from them because if I wait til morning.. I lose alot (if not all) the details.

Once you wake up.. do not move! Think about the dream that you just had.. If nothing comes to mind.. try to remember if there was a specific person, place, thing, food or emotion in the dream. Once you come up with even a tidbit of the dream.. try to work your way backward.. how did you get there.. who was with you, etc.

I keep a small memo pad open with a pen clipped to the spiral next to my pillow. When I wake up from a dream, I don't turn on the lights, nor open my eyes.. I just reach for the pad and start writing.

No one says that you have to write a "book" about the dreams you had in your journal. For me, if I'm too tired (or lazy), simply writing down the main topic/subject, and a word or two or a feeling is enough for me to recall a dream.

Some people just write snippets of their dreams.. others write paragraphs, some put images, or feelings, others draw pictures.. whatever helps to bring a dream back to you when you read over it the next morning is appropriate.

Please just know that there is no right way (or one way) to remember or journal about your dreams.

You see last night is when I found Dream Views, and I spent a few hours absorbing all the tutorials I could. I'm the type that doesn't remember dreams, primarily because of my irregular sleeping, and the way I'm woken up.

That didn't change. But I did urge myself to remember when I woke up.

Whenever I did wake up, I started thinking of the day, because typically someone in my family gets me up. I was a bit irritated since I remembered absolutely nothing about my dreams.

During my shower, a memory crept up on me. I had a casual talk with Jack Nicholson >.> which was odd. I mean, who doesn't like the man's work, but I'm not exactly a fanatic.

Just saying. Don't get too frustrated, I've heard of others remembering their dreams randomly throughout the day.