I have come to the conclusion of how my dreams may form, and this is really a consistent pattern. Basically, it goes like this:

The dream usually revolves around something that I least thought about during the day. Yes, least thought about. The things that I most think about during the day and/or before bed are those that will never show up in my dreams. I also noticed this pattern when I was a kid, and therefore whenever I wanted to avoid a certain type of nightmare, I would think about it repeatedly before going to bed, and then voila, I wouldn't dream about it.

Years later it is the same principle with me. What I dream about is usually something that I discussed with someone for a very short time, or saw on TV, or read somewhere, and then forgot about the rest of the day. The key is that it has to be something that I did/saw/read, and then forgot about it. That something will be a major part of my dreams during the night.

Here is an example: I read an article in a paper about some new invention. But it doesn't really interest me, so I just forgot about it as the day went on. I go to bed, and dream something that has to do with this article.

Whatever I really focus on thinking about during the day and/or before bed is something that 99.9% will not show up in my dream. I should also add that the MILD technique never worked for me. It was only DILD through a RC, and also WBTB/WILD.

It really brings new ideas to me about how dreams may form in general. Could it be that our brain tries to resolve "incomplete" things that happened during the day? It is certainly interesting.

Years ago I read on another Forum that a person noticed this exact same pattern. Has anyone on this Forum noticed something similar with themselves?

Jakob