Thread: What worked for a girl who hardly EVER recalls!

I can't believe it! I Recalled!!

I never ever ever have any recall of dreams. When I do, it is all graphic nightmares, or psychic-style premonitions (which typically come true.)

This is what worked for me:

*I came here yesterday.
*I did some research on the abbreviations, relaxation, and stages of sleep.
*I started a public dream journal. I honestly thought I'd have to write in it, "Nothing's coming" for everyone to read, but (secretly??) I had faith it would work.
*I put two affirmations on a piece of paper (they said: "I AM GOING TO REMEMBER TO RECOGNIZE THAT I AM DREAMING" and "I AM GOING TO AWAKE FROM MY DREAMS AND REMEMBER THEM.") I read them several times during the day, maybe 10 total. I made sure to really focus on the words before going to bed.
*I made sure to revisit DV as the last thing to do before going to sleep. This was so I could keep the idea of LD and Dream Recall in my mind
*I said to myself, "Well, I know that I am the kind of person who can look at the time before I go to sleep, and say "The time is now 10 p.m.;I'm going to wake at 7 a.m." and do so without an alarm, so I'll be able to do this also. Long story short, I believed I could.
*I found myself waking up and frantically writing down my dream three hours later!!
*I couldn't sleep right away, so I relieved myself (toilet) and just wrote down what my plans were (e.g. I identified them in writing to myself, like a re-affirmation of my intent)
*I realized I had been actually sleeping and draming about sleeping and journaling, woke up and wrote it down
*I had trouble going back to sleep (fear of the normal body-sleep-paralysis made it tough), but I relaxed into it, repeating to myself "I AM SAFE." Again, re-affirming myself that I can do it.
* I slept for a long time with nothing more to write; then suddenly, woke up and wrote a third dream.
*I woke up having had one of the best nights of sleep I've ever had (for as long as I could remember!)

Trust me, if I can do it, you can... because I was thoroughly convinced I wouldn't be able to, before. But THIS TIME, I allowed myself to be hopeful and open to the idea. Just don't stress about it, believe in yourself, constantly remind that subconscious part of you that you can do it, and you'll be doing it too.