Old memories from dreams that weren't remembered initally

**peacock486** · 09-20-2010 01:45 PM

I have lots of memories from things that I didn't really know were from dreams. I know now, that they were from dreams, but the memories themselves just don't seem to have a source.

I know that you have several dreams per night, but you don't remember most of them.

Maybe you DID remember those dreams, but only subconsciously, and (much) later, something made you recall them.

For instance, I have lots of memories from metroid games that don't really exist. They just seem to exist without a source.

Sorry, this is really hard to explain. It's actually pretty fun seeing what you can remember about dreams you don't remember.

**McGinnis** · 09-20-2010 07:36 PM

So, you mean having memories you believe to be real, but they were actually from dreams?

Because it's pretty common to remember something from a dream much later on, but to the best of my knowledge there aren't any memories in my repertoire that were actually just dreams as opposed to real. But I do sometimes remember something from a dream from days or even weeks ago because of some trigger.

Interesting topic, though.

**Burned up** · 09-21-2010 02:09 PM

I have these experiences too - flashes more than coherent memories. Somtimes I don't know if they are from a dream or not, and if they are then how far back? I tend to think it's an illusion, though. Either a daydream that's just happened or a flash from a dram the previous night. But of course we can nevr really know.

**jguitar** · 09-22-2010 02:11 AM

i know what youre talking about. sometimes when im in a building that im only in a fewbtimesbabtear ill think theyres a hallway or door here and its not and i realized that must have been a dream that made me think such a wway