What Is Your Average Dream Recall?

[Caliban44]

I started this thread because I wanted to know what the usual dream recall rates are for people with strong intention (as everyone on DV already has for being a usual member of the forum, right?) I read somewhere that some people struggle with dream recall, though I easily recall two to three dreams a night with little fragments of early-REM period dreams floating around in my head. Is this good or bad? How about you?

[eppy]

i remember at least 2 or 3 dreams on average. every once in a while i sleep over my REM period and don't remember any or only for a split second i remember something

[pj]

I would like to see ages posted in this thread, if people don't mind. It would be interesting to see whether there is an age correlation. I am 46. My dream recall varies wildly - from three or four dreams per night to none at all. When I am extremely busy and getting less sleep or end up more exhausted, physically or otherwise, my dream recall decreases dramatically. On the average, I remember around two dreams per night.

[MrGrEmLiN]

I'm 16 and I usually don't recall separate dreams, I remember one large dream with a lot of things happening. I'd like to know how you distinguish the number of dreams... Either I recall a huge dream or I just can't tell what I dreamed about. Gladly the first one happens more often.

[naikou]

I'm 17 - My dream recall depends solely on how many times I wake up during the night. If I set my alarm to go off every hour-and-a-half, I can sometimes get five or six dreams. Usually though, I only wake up once, or not at all, so I get 1-2 dreams.

[salad funk noir]

Lately I've been lucky enough to remember three or four dreams a night. I'm giving Vitamin B6 a lot of credit for the increase in my recall, I take 50mg a night. I am 17 years old and I don't use an alarm. I naturally wake up a couple of times during the night after dreams, It's then when I lie still and record in my head what I had just dreamt.

[Moonbeam]

I'm 42 (I think, pretty close anyway.) My dream recall varies wildly - from three or four dreams per night to none at all. When I am extremely busy and getting less sleep or end up more exhausted, physically or otherwise, my dream recall decreases dramatically. On the average, I remember around two dreams per night. [/b] Same for me, except sometimes, even when I get a really long good nights sleep, I don't remember anything then either. I really think the youngsters are going to have an advantage. Maybe because they get more sleep? We should probably say how much sleep per night we get too--I get 6-7 hours, occasionally a full 8 hours.

[Super_Kal]

for me, it varies... it just depends on if I recall them or not. So far, so good, though...

[pj]

I'm 42 (I think, pretty close anyway.) Same for me, except sometimes, even when I get a really long good nights sleep, I don't remember anything then either. I really think the youngsters are going to have an advantage. Maybe because they get more sleep? We should probably say how much sleep per night we get too--I get 6-7 hours, occasionally a full 8 hours. [/b] Pretty close, huh? I average about six to seven hours - eight on weekends if possible and my morning glory son don't wake me with his thumping about. Lucids almost exclusively happen for me on the weekends when I am getting a full eight.

[Moonbeam]

Pretty close, huh? [/b] When you get this old you forget sometimes, then you have to do some subtraction and it's too early. Well you should know about that.

[pj]

When you get this old you forget sometimes, then you have to do some subtraction and it's too early. Well you should know about that. [/b] I have a method, actually. Unless it is past my birthday, the second digit of my age should be one less than the last digit of the year. It is 2007, I think... and before my bday, so I should be 46. I actually have to think through that when it comes up... so yeah. Yer right.

[mistikal]

pj, i'm 34 - and usually recall 1-2 per night. My recall is quite detailed with colours and emotions. I agree with you and Moonbeam, that recall is much better when I have had 8 hrs sleep which is most likely on weekends.

[Developer]

I usually recall 2 very vivid dreams or fragments from 3-5 dreams. On weekends I sleep for about 11 hours and in the mornings I usually have 4-6 dreams, where I get up after every dream.

[nightshade]

I'm 19. I usually remember 1-3 dreams, on weekends my recall is more vivid.

[Klace]

I'm 16, it's usually 4-6 dreams a night. I just got off a very bad dream recall block, where I only remembered 0-1 a night, now it's back to normal (hurrah)

[bro]

I'm nearly 18, and if I get 1 piece of a dream, I can usually recall about 2-3 dreams a night

[White Shirou]

15 years old. Three to four vivid dreams every night. Seven hours of sleep per day, that is if I only watch one movie. On the weekends I usually don't remember dreams so I suppose I'm the opposite of a few of you. Mmmhhhmmm....

[Lucid Warrior]

;_; I feel like my recall is terrible now... I'm 17 and I recall 0-2 dreams on an average night, but recently it's been going up ^_^ I've had week long streaks of nothingness, and I've had nights where I recall 4 dreams in the morning... it varies.

[Canuck]

Two or three on average, that is sleeping through the entire night. I can garner more by waking myself during the night by alarm. Usually, simple motivation and increased sleep time will increase quality and quantity of recall.

[lupo7]

I m 34 I recall 1-3 dreams on an average night.

[Drk Pwnr]

I'm 16, and I've had from 0 to 4 dreams a night. It averages out to 1-2 every night.

[MoD]

Im 15 and i can recall 2-3 dreams every night!

[Man of Steel]

Two to three, sometimes four, for me. Usually two are quite vivid, and one, maybe two less so. I'm nearly 18, seems to be the average age here.

[person-person]

My dream recall is usually around 1 or 2 a night. But these past few days it's been about 3. I am having trouble writing them down in my DJ. I can't see any dream signs anyway, i mean, would 'school' related dreams be a dreamsign? Beacause pinching my nose at school would look weird, and I forget to check because i'm so busy all the time...

[TripleX223]

im a begining, and recive around 8 and a half, to nine hours of sleep a night. on the week days i have from 0-3 dreams recalled a night, and on the weekends 0-1 1/2 . thats just me