Thread: Trouble with recall

So, here's the thing: I've been dream journaling for quite a while, I got started almost a year ago, got really good recall in a matter of weeks and, after a couple of months, stopped writing the journal because I had a busy season. Obviously, my recall decreased during this time, but around four months ago I started writing the journal again, determined to get my recall back. Well, after the first few weeks it did get better, but I didn't have the vividness in my dreams that I once had. I thought it was a matter of time, but these last couple of weeks I've found it hard to have good recall. The problem seems to be that, by the time I realise I've woken up, most of the dream is gone. I can only recall fragments or sometimes a trigger may bring back the whole dream: maybe I wake up with no recall, then I talk to someone who was in my dream and suddenly the entire dream comes back to me. This can happen just after getting up or throughout the day.

I don't really know what the problem may be. It's not the first time I work on this, I am sure I get more than enough sleep and I go to bed early, but somehow I feel tired when I wake and it takes me too long to realise I'm awake. Normally, 7 hours and a half of sleep are enough for me, and these days I have time to sleep more than this, around 8 hours or more. It has crossed my mind I may be feeling tired because I'm sleeping too much. Could it be the case?

As a side note, I'm taking a multi-vitaminic and mineral supplement, which helped a great deal with my recall on the first weeks, so I don't think a lack of vitamins or minerals can be part of the problem.

Any advice is welcome