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I used to remember 1-4 vivid dreams per night and when i say vivid, I really mean vivid. However now that i am at college and trying to retrain my recall after a few months of not paying much attention to my dreams, I am remembering at most one dream per day. Also they are usually quite boring and uninteresting. Are there any ways to induce more vivid dreams as a way to increase recall??? please help. |
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Last edited by spenceman; 07-25-2016 at 11:21 PM. Reason: tags
There are a few things. |
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"Parable.- Those thinkers in whom all stars move in cyclic orbits are not the most profound: whoever looks into himself as into vast space and carries galaxies in himself also knows how irregular all galaxies are; they lead into the chaos and labyrinth of existence."- Friedrich Nietzsche, the gay science, First published in 1882 revised in 1887, translated by Walter Kaufmann [/SIGPIC]
Now that you're at college are you sleeping less? Is your sleep schedule more unpredictable? Are you drinking more alcohol? Smoking more of the good stuff? Is there more on your mind during the day, like work? |
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GOALS - GLORY FOR TEAM INSTINCT
DILD [ ] /// Chain a Lucid Dream [ ] /// Stabilise [ ] /// Ask someone what the time is [ ]
Turn on a computer and jump into it [ ] /// Fly out the Earth's atmosphere [ ] /// Telekinesis [ ] /// Jump through door [ ]
Listen to my favourite record [ ] /// Jump down two flights of steps without breaking the old kneecaps [ ] /// Smoke a fatty [ ]
I had this same issue when I started working the night shift again last Fall. I've found what helps the most is taking time to acknowledge and perceive your surroundings during your waking hours. The more attention to detail I pay during the day (or night, at work) the more vivid my dreams become. Even my most mundane "work dreams" (dreams where I just walk around the plant talking to people) become more vivid. Also, the simple act of touching a surface or acknowledging an object intently in waking life seems to translate into profound vividness in my dreams. For instance the other night in a dream I focused on a piece of thread blowing around an air duct, and my dream went from boring work dream to ultra vivid HD in an instant. When all else fails, you would be surprised how well going "F it, im laying down and what happens happens dreamwise tonight" can work. |
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haha, actually i was not ingesting anything like that at the time. My sleep schedule was very predictable. I'd get up to 9 or 10 hours every night. |
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All of what others have mentioned can be causes, but this one is likely the major cause. If you find yourself concentrating with laser focus on your studies, this can reduce general attention to your experiences. Also, if your thoughts upon waking move immediately to day-time themes (studies, etc.), this can reduce recall. Try to delay thoughts of waking duties to once you're out of bed. The general stress/anxiety of college can also be a factor, try to remain calm, meditate, etc. |
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FryingMan's Unified Theory of Lucid Dreaming: Pay Attention, Reflect, Recall -- Both Day and Night[link]
FryingMan's Dream Recall Tips -- Awesome Links
“No amount of security is worth the suffering of a mediocre life chained to a routine that has killed your dreams.”
"...develop stability in awareness and your dreams will change in extraordinary ways" -- TYoDaS
This is all helping. This community is so dope. Thank you. |
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If you are still working on lucids during college, props to you, spence. I completely had to drop it for years during that time. You are being bombarded with information throughout the day you are cramming into your head, so I am not surprised your dream recall seems to have taken a mental backseat to everything you take in mentally throughout the day. One thing I always found that helped me was to actually spend some time here (or some time spent during the day looking at, thinking about, or reading about dreaming related things), even just a few minutes. That puts some information into your mind about dreaming thought the day. It helped me keep dreams at the forefront, and let me recall my dreams a bit better. Keep at it! |
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The evening hangs beneath the moon, a silver thread on darkened dune.
With closing eyes and resting head; I know that sleep is coming soon.
Upon my pillow, safe in bed,
A thousand pictures fill my head,
I cannot sleep , my mids aflight;
and yet my limbs seems made of lead. ---Whitacre's Sleep---
In addition to the great advice everyone else has already given, it's good to keep in mind that sometimes you will still go through periods of poor dream recall, even despite maintaining a structured life style, eating properly, staying healthy, and abstaining from drug use or taking any supplements you don't already have an established routine taking. Don't let it discourage you too much. Once you start getting your recall back, something that helped boost my recall when I used to LD was, after waking up, remembering my dreams backwards. I would start with the earliest dream I could remember having, and then do a play-by-play of it, only watching it backwards. I didn't just watch it and feel it as best I could either, but I actually commentated the whole story as it was happening, being sure to use as many senses as I could while remembering it. That, in combination with the conscious spoken thoughts actually boosted my recall in general, not just my memory of the specific dreams I went through my ritual for. It didn't start helping my overall recall until it became an established habit, though. |
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Great idea snoop I'll start working this into my morning "dream download" routine. |
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