If you can't remember your dreams, TRY THIS!

**Ivi942** · 06-04-2010 11:41 AM

I think I'm going to try doing it ^_^ I usually have fairly good dream recall, but it's annoying when the dream is long and I end up forgetting parts of it >_> Also, good idea with voice recording :3

**PercyLucid** · 06-07-2010 12:34 AM

Good idea!!!!

I'm always looking for room of improvement. My average varies. I recall 1-2 dreams each night plus fragments. Some nights I recall 4-5 dreams. I had tops (more rarely) of 8 and 9 dreams in a single night)

I will love to increase my stats (which are not bad, but I always like to improve) I will start a waking journal tonight

I see myself breaking the 9 limit (into double digits recall

)

I do this without clock or unnatural disturbances... In fact, I just wake up myself to write dreams down.

**xFaithfully** · 06-07-2010 05:44 PM

Can I type my life's events on my computer?
Or is it better to write them down?

**XeL** · 06-07-2010 06:03 PM

Both works, I prefer to keep it in my DJ, though.

**xFaithfully** · 06-07-2010 06:33 PM

Thanks. I was thinking of typing it because I don't have any other journal besides my DJ.

**Dragonworkz** · 07-04-2010 02:08 AM

Just found out about this technique. I do have trouble with DR, and usually I only get one a night (I'm striving for 3 or 4 a night)
I'll try out the method. Sounds like a lot of you guys are having success with it.
Hopefully it will get me closer to LDing.

**Jayme** · 07-07-2010 02:47 PM

I was having trouble with DR lately, barely even remembering one dream. I did this last night. I spent a good 10+ minutes and ended up with a full page on a large sheet of paper (the notebook I decided to use for this is quite big). I went to bed, and woke up around 3 with no success. Figuring this could be a good WBTB type thing I browsed dream views until 5. I had trouble falling asleep, but I did. And when I woke up at 9? I remembered 2, long, vivid dreams!

So yeah, this works. And I love it. I'm going to make it a habit to do this

**simm** · 07-09-2010 08:05 AM

I find that just keeping a dream journal does this for me. It got so bad that I got tired of writing them all down and so I stopped doing it.

**Malfunction** · 07-12-2010 11:59 AM

i just tried this yesterday, I today I recalled 2-3 dreams. They weren't full dreams (fragments, pretty much), but there definitely was improvement. So yeah, this certainly does seem to work, and I'll keep on it.

Thanks for sharing this

**bored2tears** · 07-16-2010 03:04 PM

This idea is worth looking into. I am lucky if I can remember one dream per night...

Ok, I am going to try this tonight, and post my results in the morning. If it works, I will love you and I can be your servant in your lucid dreams.

**onyxfyre** · 07-28-2010 06:01 AM

nice idea!
this would work because when you try to remember what you did that day, your body will try to remember everything you do, including your dreams. Bravo, i should try.

**SillyDreamer** · 07-28-2010 03:24 PM

Ummm. I am eagerly waiting for the end of the day. Thx Mastermind

**~~MasterMind~~** · 07-28-2010 09:42 PM

Glad to help

This works because instead of letting the brain sort out the memories of the day when you dream, you are doing it before sleep and it is easier to become aware during the dream.

**khd** · 07-29-2010 04:44 AM

Trying this tonight, will post a success (gotta believe, right?) sometime tomorrow. Thanks for the great idea.

**SillyDreamer** · 07-29-2010 07:13 AM

Wow...it worked for me, I got 2 LDs last night. Salute u, Mastermind

**~~MasterMind~~** · 07-29-2010 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by SillyDreamer

Wow...it worked for me, I got 2 LDs last night. Salute u, Mastermind

haha nice ! What induction technique did you use ?

**SillyDreamer** · 07-29-2010 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by MasterMind

haha nice ! What induction technique did you use ?

I used WILD with brain strain. After a an LD I got an FA and afterward awakened. I could go back to the same scene with the same WILD. Your technique is going to be my usual routine.

**khd** · 07-29-2010 12:51 PM

Well, just rolled out of bed about 20 minutes ago and have been trying to remember some of my dreams from last night. I was unable to remember any dreams from the previous nights this week, but I made progress. I was able to recall 3 seperate parts of dreams. I'm not sure if they were all part of the same dream or if they were completely separate, but they all had small details that tied into each other that I can't fully remember. I think I had another dream though, I just can't remember anything about it other than that one person was in it.

Going from 0 dreams recalled each night to 3 parts the next night sounds like progress to me!

Thanks for the advice,
Hunter

**Ashouren** · 07-30-2010 08:17 AM

So many positive replies, definately gonna start a waking life journal, i tried for 1 time, but it didn't work, nothing worked there because of the time difference, but now in my home country I've started recalling fragments of dreams, hope this helps.

**Frishert** · 08-02-2010 08:21 PM

This seems to be a really good idea, Mastermind! Like Ashouren said, lots of positive replies; I'm going to try this out.
Should definitely help my recall ^^.

**MatrixMaster92** · 08-02-2010 08:49 PM

Why haven't I read this thread till now?!

Great idea MasterMind, it Seems like it works for everybody! I have had some bad recall latley so I will definitley start doing this. Will report results tomorrow.

**~~MasterMind~~** · 08-02-2010 10:14 PM

Like I've said before this is not helping you remember your dreams easier, you remember them because you become more aware in your dreams and therefore you remeber easier. Atleast for me anyway. And when you are more aware of your day you are more aware of your dreams and every induction technique work easier.
Good to know

**Frishert** · 08-02-2010 10:48 PM

You're right, I think this 'technique' mainly helps because it makes you more aware of the world around you. This starts in reality (as you write down what happens to you every day) and hopefully this awareness transfers to your dreams. Perhaps you could see it as a continuous RC.

**MatrixMaster92** · 08-03-2010 03:13 PM

This techniqe rocks - I remembered about 5 different dreams last night. In one I almost realized it but none the less being more aware of them is gonna help a lot. Thnx for the help MasterMind.

**Ashouren** · 08-03-2010 05:49 PM

Wow, everyone's doing so good, for me it's still the same few fragments every couple of days ;? It's a rare thing to remember something for 2 days in a row, then it suddenly dissappears and comes back with no improvement

Gotta keep going, maybe it'll start working.

Keep it up everyone