Thread: I've discovered something that has DRAMATICALLY improved my DREAM RECALL

Originally Posted by Hidden

I tried it for two nights, and it didn't really work for me. :/ It might have been due to other things though. The first night I only got 7 hours of sleep, and the second one I wasn't very focused. Then last night I used earplugs (people in my house seem to have issues with quiet), which actually worked really well. Then again, I was also really focused and went to bed early. So I dunno. Oh, and I also used a headband as a sleeping mask. I might try again tonight...

Remember, you still have to make the mental effort to recall your dream. All the SM does is to keep the door to dreamland open (by keeping you in darkness) so that your dream is more accessible.

Originally Posted by HaRd_WiReD

Thanks for the suggestion dream queen. I don't have a sleep mask, so i'l have to use my black bandanna and fold and tie it over my eyes tonight and see if it works.

Tomorrow i get paid so i can get a sleep mask with no problem.

Glad to see a lot of people having success with this.

Also i have to work tomorrow, so if i have an alarm clock wake me, and i hit the snooze button or whatever, will that affect the ability to recall dreams? Hearing external stimuli like sounds, etc.

Being jolted awake by an alarm will hinder your ability to recall, but all is not lost. As long as you keep the alarm within easy reach and you gently reach over and hit snooze then lie down and start drifting back to sleep and trying to 'find where you just were and what you were just doing' it should come back to you. The trick is to relax and just gently try to remember what you were just doing. Even if you get only a flicker of an image, hold onto it and try to build on that memory.

Let me know how you get on.

Has anyone tried combining this with WILD yet? I've only tried about once with the sleep mask, i achieved better HI possibly because of the total darkness. But i will try again tonight and for the rest of the week

I'm gonna try this, to start training my dream recall, so far i can only remember washed out images or shapes, but nothing about sound, touch, taste or smell.

also, first post!

Originally Posted by firat

While this might be helping with dream call it's not really healthy for your body. Because either way by a sleep mask or shutting curtains tight, blocking the light might damage your circadian rhythm since even when your eyelids are shut you can sense the light and that's how your body adjusts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circadian_rhythm
Pay attention to these parts:
Impact of light-dark cycle
Light and the biological clock
Delayed sleep phase syndrome

Sorry, I only just saw your response now.

Actually it's the opposite. I have been using the sleep mask every night for about six weeks now and my circadian rhythm is fine, in fact it's better than fine. I am sleeping so beautifully and find I have a lot more energy during the day because my brain is waking up when it's ready. Your brain doesn't rely on light per se to know when to wake up. It is your circadian rhythm that wakes you up and your brain will still keep it's rhythm even when wearing the mask to bed each night. Mine has. You only have the mask on for a short time after you awaken then you pull it off and get light exposure which keeps your rhythm normal. If I was suggesting you black out your curtains and stay in your dark room until midday every morning then yes, that might affect your rhythm.

I wake up feeling so refreshed and with such mental clarity now because my brain is waking up when it's ready and I'm sure this in itself is helping my recall.

The only thing that I find can meddle with my circadian rhythm is WBTBs. If I do too many in a row I train my brain to awaken at 4am every morning. But even worse than that is people who have to set their alarms for 6am every morning throughout winter! I remember back to my school days and what a struggle it always was to get up in the dark

Originally Posted by DreamQueen

But even worse than that is people who have to set their alarms for 6am every morning throughout winter! I remember back to my school days and what a struggle it always was to get up in the dark

Hmm... maybe that's why the sleeping mask didn't help much. Although I get up at 7 (6:45 to recall dreams) and it's usually mildly light by then.

And I agree that it works better to wake up on your own, at the end of a sleep cycle, instead of using an alarm. I've found that falling back asleep 15 minutes from when my alarm goes off just makes me more tired than waking up would.

Remember, you still have to make the mental effort to recall your dream. All the SM does is to keep the door to dreamland open (by keeping you in darkness) so that your dream is more accessible.

Yeah, I think that was my main problem. Lack of focus, that is.

seems like a nice technique. Maybe I'll try it.

Still looking for a donation of a sleep mask ,lol

Originally Posted by b3vcard

Still looking for a donation of a sleep mask ,lol

xD I think shipping it from here to Ireland would cost more than the sleep mask.

Originally Posted by b3vcard

Still looking for a donation of a sleep mask ,lol

PM me your address. I'll send you one