Turquoise Dreams

Hey, we all have those nights where recall just doesn't happen like it should. I still get nights that are complete zeroes sometimes.

I've heard you mention your water approach before. I went through a phase where I experimented with drinking a lot of "pee water" but wound up stopping for some reason. What was the reason? Ah yes, I remember. I am very lazy. How could I forget?

Do you drink more water each time that you get up? Are we talking huge glasses each time? I was just curious how your general schedule breaks down with this. I found it hard to get things perfect, myself. When I overdid it, I'd wake up after like 2 hours having to pee like a race horse, which was way too soon to do much good. And when I underdid it, I'd wake up to my alarm with no dream recall and an alarmingly full bladder.

No, not huge amounts. Ok, just went to kitchen and measured - about 1/2 - 3/4 of a cup. For me, it works like a charm. I have a nightlight and paper and pen on batroom sink and while I sit I write my dream, or at least as many key points as I can.

So when it wakes me up, I have another drink, same amount, eventhough I'm not thursty. I take it as medicine, something that helps me. Hrm, maybe that's helping me with recall too.

Example: bed at 11:30pm
first wake up - 3:09
second - 4:07
third - 6:40

Cool, thanks Gab! I will have to do another experiment on the whole pee water thing. It really did seem to help with recall, although I had trouble figuring out the right amount. Your way (drinking a bit more water upon each waking) sounds like a good way to yield a few more light wakings for better dream recall.

I've been consistently seeing this theme from excellent dream recallers -- they wake up a lot (perhaps unconsciously) and always take the time to mentally review their most recent dreams. This looks like a good method for folks that don't do this naturally. (Me. )