AUTOSUGGESTION WORKS! to all those with poor recall.

**psychology student** · 04-22-2008 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by Ender_

This usually works very well for me. When I WBTB, I don't set my alarm. I just repeatedly think "I will wake up five hours after falling asleep". I don't emptily repeat the words, but really think about them and what I want the result to be. Then, I think about this again, but without thinking it in words. It is kind of hard to explain, but the best way to describe it is "knowing" it will happen without thinking how to say it. I then go to sleep and wake up in five hours (give or take a half hour at the most, because I don't know exactly when I feel asleep).

Last night I tried that again, along with "I will remember all my dreams every night". I remembered five or six dreams, but some were just short snippets of the dreams. I remembered a good chunk of two or three of them. I woke up at about four hours after falling asleep. This either could've been caused by something external, or the suggestion was a bit off because of trying two suggestions at once. Next weekend I will try just the dream recall one to see if focusing on one will strengthen it.

Originally Posted by anti_nation

Auto suggestion worked for me before i found Dreamviews and started focusing on lucidity. I was at my library a few years ago and got a bok on dreams. it had something on recall that said to repeat a phrase as you go to bed and fall asleep. the phrase was "I will have a dream and remember it when i wake" or something near that. It did work for me so it just depends on what kind of person you are and if you can remember that as you fall asleep.

Originally Posted by CrimsonWolf

Yup, works for me every night too.

Originally Posted by Enzo

I did this last night and told myself "I will vividly remember my dreams tomorrow." I woke up in the early morning and remembered one dream. I went back to sleep, when the alarm went off I hit the snooze and had another dream with a 10 minute period and remembered that one.

Originally Posted by LePeL

For me, just saying "I will remember my dreams" caused me to remember the last one i got before waking (as opposed to the... 0 i usually get

)

But saying "I will wake after each dream and remember it" has had way greater effect for me - I usually wake after about 6 hours of sleep, and write down a dream, then I have another dream, wake up, write it down, dream, wake, write etc. First time I did that I got 4, today I got 5.

Its unanimous, autosuggestion works.

**LittleBuddy** · 05-10-2008 04:26 AM

the first time i did autosuggestion to go lucid, i repeated "i will realize that i am dreaming". then in my dream, my friend at school was mocking me and laughing, saing "i will realize that i am dreaming". but i never did realize

**Jeff_ray** · 05-12-2008 11:05 AM

I tried it the first few times, didn't net quite good things. But now that my recall starts to decrease, I will try it again tonight.

I shall report tommorow.

**MrDoom** · 05-16-2008 08:14 PM

I've been trying to LD by MILD/Autosuggestion, and for a while my recall was fantastic. Since I started trying WILD/HIT I can't remember a damn thing!

**lagunagirl** · 05-18-2008 07:36 PM

i'm surprised i haven't tried autosuggestion for a while. I dont know why I stopped. Does it make a difference if you can't keep your mind completely focused on whatever you're telling yourself, or is it okay to have a bunch of random thoughts slip in there? I know it's kind of a noob question but I think that's why I never really try it... because I wasn't sure if that would make a difference or not.

**Snowkitten** · 05-26-2008 11:28 AM

The only way autosuggestion works for me is when I want to wake up at a a certain time.

**psychology student** · 05-26-2008 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by lagunagirl

Does it make a difference if you can't keep your mind completely focused on whatever you're telling yourself, or is it okay to have a bunch of random thoughts slip in there?

Keeping your mind completely focused is probably best. But just doing it should help.

**psychology student** · 06-17-2008 11:55 PM

Bump.

**Denny22** · 06-18-2008 03:04 PM

Gonna try this tonight!

Cheers, mate

**Rachel** · 06-18-2008 05:10 PM

Well, I have been auto suggesting, which usually works well for me, but for the last 3 days, nothing to journal.

I have started to chart my dreams with the moon, signs and planets and I have found out that I am near the end of my dream cycle.
After a couple of moons doing this, I am hoping I see a pattern.

**psychology student** · 06-18-2008 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by Denny22

Gonna try this tonight!

Cheers, mate

I like your avatar, Dexter. Good luck with the auto-suggestion.

Originally Posted by Rachel

Well, I have been auto suggesting, which usually works well for me, but for the last 3 days, nothing to journal.

I have started to chart my dreams with the moon, signs and planets and I have found out that I am near the end of my dream cycle.
After a couple of moons doing this, I am hoping I see a pattern.

Keep the thread informed of any patterns that you may find.

**WakataDreamer** · 08-12-2008 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by LePeL

For me, just saying "I will remember my dreams" caused me to remember the last one i got before waking (as opposed to the... 0 i usually get

)

But saying "I will wake after each dream and remember it" has had way greater effect for me - I usually wake after about 6 hours of sleep, and write down a dream, then I have another dream, wake up, write it down, dream, wake, write etc. First time I did that I got 4, today I got 5.

I have got to try this. It could really help me with my Dream Journal.

**kayrose** · 08-17-2008 12:21 PM

I will definitely try this tonight, I have always used it when I have to wake up really early for something, and it always works then. I will try it for dream recall, to wake up for WBTB and for becoming lucid in normal dreams.

**Ozzi99** · 08-17-2008 12:49 PM

Works for me with waking up. If i stare at the time of the alarm on my phone and go over it like heaps of times, i always seem to wake up like 10 mins before the alarm. If that just fluky or what?

**kayrose** · 08-17-2008 12:59 PM

It really seems to work. I tap my head on the pillow five times to wake at five and so on. I hope it works as well for becoming lucid and dream recall. Have you had any lucid dreams Ozzi99?

**Ozzi99** · 08-17-2008 01:01 PM

Ive had one from autosuggestion however im too lazy to repeat a mantra so im gonna try one of those tape things. It would be just like looking at my phone? The other thing is ive been doing that phone thing for 4 years, i only started to attempt lucids 1 month ago so it may improve over time. Can you get it to work every time Kay?

**egizmo** · 08-18-2008 03:13 AM

ill have to try this

**kayrose** · 08-19-2008 01:03 AM

It has always worked for me in the past to wake up on time. It doesn't seem to be working for becoming lucid though. I think maybe I am trying to use it for too many things. I have been telling myself to remember my dreams, to realise I am dreaming and to wake up at five for a WBTB. Maybe a bit much for my poor brain to take in!

**Denny22** · 08-24-2008 03:11 PM

Since my seecond LD my dream recall has been terrible. I've just lost thr will to have one. That just shows how important it is to be in the right mind set. Hopeflly, that'll all change tonight.

**Licity** · 08-24-2008 04:47 PM

A few nights ago, I was looking at the weeks and weeks of fragments in my dream journal and decided to try to end it. I was taking a shower about half an hour before bed, and I asked my subconscious for a great, perfect recall dream. I got it. I only needed to do it once, and while relaxed, so I guess you could say it was more like hypnosis than autosuggestion...

**Cammy** · 08-24-2008 04:59 PM

I find, if i repeat it over and over, i can not fall alseep. Im too focused on what i am saying.

I can only seem to fall asleep when i let my mind drift.

Is this normal, or should i sick at it for longer?

**Denny22** · 08-25-2008 01:29 PM

After a month of no recall I told myself to have some last night. Last night I remember two dreams but one was so long it took two pages of A4 pages to write it all down as I woke up.

**Cammy** · 08-25-2008 04:36 PM

Tried it last night and had a really long dream recall.

**xTecHiE1** · 09-02-2008 12:01 AM

does it work better if you say it in your head or aloud? or no difference?

**ttraverse** · 09-03-2008 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by xTecHiE1

does it work better if you say it in your head or aloud? or no difference?

I find it works fine for me just in my head. It worked great for me last night. I didn't gain lucidity, but I did remember my disturbing dream in full detail.

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