Really, REALLY Bad Dream Recall

**Philosophile** · 12-06-2012 03:59 AM

I honestly cannot tell you the last time I remembered a dream. Especially a vivid dream. Hell, I remember dreams more often when I take naps in class than I do when I go to bed at home. I've been bothered by this a lot recently - not even pursuing lucidity - and I did some research. Let's say I'm a person who faps excessively. Like, typically twice a day, at minimum, every day, practically every week, month, excluding when I can't (vacation, family, w/e) and been doing so in excess since I was going through puberty about 4 years ago (I'll be 16 soon). I'm clinically diagnosed with ADD which is essentially a lack of dapamine, so that doesn't help either because dopamine helps in your sleep cycle and dreams. Anyways, through amateur research, orgasms release a bunch of neurochemicals like serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, and others.. These can affect dreams and sleep cycle if you have TOO MUCH or too little. In my case, I assume it would be too much. They can reduce recall, clarity, and other dream factors. This would explain A LOT. This is my second day of quitting. Can anyone confirm this?

Whenever I do have dreams they're really spacey and unclear. I have melatonin and b-6 I can take, so could that help?

Does listening to TV or having it on during the night affect dream recall, lucidity, or anything else relevant to such?

When I was younger, I used to have really cool dreams. Even precognitive ones. I used to suffer from sleep paralysis, too. As I've gotten older this has ceased pretty much. Could this be due to the excessive flooding of neurochemicals from orgasms?

Any advice is much appreciated. Please just tell me I haven't completely and permanently messed up my recall and stuff..

**Sensei** · 12-07-2012 12:59 AM

I also have dreams during class a lot too.

If I were you I would get the sleep cycle app that tells you when you are in REM. Try And wake up during that.

or try a mantra to wake yourself up then. Or a mantra to just remember your dreams instead of just waking up after REM.
sleep 8 hours a night. Don't drink or caffeine or work out too close to bed. Keep a DJ. Keep it up! Good luck. I wish the best for you.

**CharlesD** · 12-07-2012 02:12 AM

I usually work out in the evenings. How close to bed is too close? I'll do cardio, resistance, and swimming, from about 8:30-10:00 pm and I'll be in bed by midnight.

**Sensei** · 12-07-2012 02:22 AM

I dunno. I actually never worries about it becaise my recall is the pants. I just heard someone else mentioning it. It never seems to effect me, but I am always active.

**conard** · 12-18-2012 02:05 AM

i know how you feel "sorta" i could not remember my dreams for weeks for some reason and i was pretty GREAT at remembering dreams, but i sorta regained my dream recall back by doing NOTHING lol anyway i think it was the theta brainwaves that helped me regained my dream recall back and MADE me have my 2nd lucid dream But if you don't have money to buy any theta binaural beats or isochronic tones "best" just say "I will remember my dreams" "if you want the easy way out" OR just work out at the gym so you got 3 options I did all 3 and GOT great results anyway have fun in your dreams!