Thread: Need Help With Remembering Dreams...

There is a dream recall forum, but this is a good insite. I recommend you go there to have your questions answered.

I might as well answer while it's here.

Eventually you'll get to a point where you'll remember more of your dreams when you wake up without needing to set your alarm like that. After all we wake up at multiple times of the night at least anyway, but after a while you can get beyond needting to think back then. One thing that can help is waking up and running though your dreams signs, that can often bring back memories. Really, it's just a good idea to stick with the dream journal and eventually it'll come.Self afirmations such as 'I will remember my dreams' can also help.

I definitely know what you're talking about--I'm getting frustrated too. I don't want to have to ALWAYS set my alarm to be able to remember my dreams--will I ever get to the point where I either wake up naturally to remember them or just, remember them all when I wake up? And plus, the alarm method doesn't always work (I've mastered the ability to sleep through just about any alarm )

So to sum it up: Does dream recall ever become, well, easier? (without an alarm clock)

I'd like hearing experiences with it, like if you worked at it and got your dream recall up to the point where you remembered virtually all your dreams naturally (with the help of a dream journal, of course). First-hand experience is always encouraging

I've found that my recall is none or one dream a night without using a dream journal, and up to 3 a night with a dream journal.

Maybe you could start by recording any snippets you get after you wake in a journal. Feelings, impressions, or flashes of images. Then set aside some quiet time to think back over them and develop them if possible.

Also, if I don't get less than 5 hours of sleep at night, I can't recall anything. Nada.

Do you nap at all? Some of my most vivid dreams come to me when I nap in the afternoon on the weekends. No alarm clocks, no pressure to get up in morning, just sleeping and dreaming.

OK, since no one else is continuing this thread, I guess I will. I'm still a little discouraged--I've not yet managed to wake up naturally (consistently, anyway) to remember my dreams.

Is it possible to eventually not need to?

I've heard of people who stop using their dream journal all the time because it becomes a chore to write EVERY dream they remember; 5 vivid, detailed, long dreams a night can be a bit cumbersome to write down. I understand the importance of dream journals, but will there be a point where dream recall becomes natural and consistent? Has this happened to anyone?

You don't need to wake up during your sleep to remember your dreams. It certainly does help, but it's not necessary. If you wake up in REM, it helps. So try to wake up around 8 hours after you went to bed. I also wrote an easy to follow tutorial on developing dream recall. You may want to check it out.