Why can't I dream?

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06-11-2009, 02:36 AM
Bohemian Blend

Why can't I dream?

Hello all! I'm new here (This will be my first thread) and I mainly joined in order to learn to lucid dream. However, I noticed a lot of methods require you to remember your previous dream as much as possible or write in a dream journal. I would love to try out these methods, but I don't dream very often, or I very rarely remember my dreams. Maaaybe three times per month on average, give or take a little. And even then, my dreams usually are pretty boring. I've only ever had a lucid dream once, and it was on accident. Is there anything I can do to increase my dreams?
06-11-2009, 03:00 AM
Conkt

Welcome to DreamViews!
To start off, you do dream. Unless you have some sort of rare brain disorder, everyone dreams. You just don't remember them. Here on DV, there are lots of tutorials and people willing to help you gain recall. I'd highly recommend you get a dream journal. It helps a lot.
Happy dreaming, and good luck! :)
06-11-2009, 03:45 AM
Nufeather1

Reality checks ;) those will help you realize you are dreaming, that and look into all the tutorials DV has to offer i'm sure you will improve! :D
06-11-2009, 03:55 AM
Mattofla

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Originally Posted by Nufeather1

Reality checks ;) those will help you realize you are dreaming, that and look into all the tutorials DV has to offer i'm sure you will improve! :D

Sorry, But did you even read his post?

I don't have many dreams either. They say telling yourself "I will remember my dreams" before going to bed helps, and lying in bed with your eyes closed after you wake up to let the dream come to you does wonders.
06-11-2009, 02:40 PM
Nufeather1

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Originally Posted by Mattofla

Sorry, But did you even read his post?

I don't have many dreams either. They say telling yourself "I will remember my dreams" before going to bed helps, and lying in bed with your eyes closed after you wake up to let the dream come to you does wonders.

whoops i just scanned through, yes laying in bed with your eyes closed after sleep does help. also ask your self what did dream about? and for some reason each time I fail a WILD I may not go lucid but I remember most everything I dreamed about during the night.
06-11-2009, 03:04 PM
Cdude42

Wake up 4 hours after falling asleep

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Originally Posted by Bohemian Blend

Hello all! I'm new here (This will be my first thread) and I mainly joined in order to learn to lucid dream. However, I noticed a lot of methods require you to remember your previous dream as much as possible or write in a dream journal. I would love to try out these methods, but I don't dream very often, or I very rarely remember my dreams. Maaaybe three times per month on average, give or take a little. And even then, my dreams usually are pretty boring. I've only ever had a lucid dream once, and it was on accident. Is there anything I can do to increase my dreams?

wake up 4 hours after falling asleep. This is the most active REM period. Oh, and it takes seven minutes for someone to fall asleep.
Peanut Butter Jelly TIME:banana::banana::banana:
06-12-2009, 10:44 PM
Mattofla

Really? It usually takes me longer.
06-12-2009, 10:51 PM
Gruntruck

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Originally Posted by Cdude42

wake up 4 hours after falling asleep. This is the most active REM period. Oh, and it takes seven minutes for someone to fall asleep.
Peanut Butter Jelly TIME:banana::banana::banana:

Seven minutes? I would say my average is 35mins...
06-12-2009, 11:07 PM
Conkt

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Originally Posted by Gruntruck

Seven minutes? I would say my average is 35mins...

It takes the average person ~7 minutes to fall asleep, and 4 if you are sleep deprived.
06-12-2009, 11:09 PM
Gruntruck

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Originally Posted by Conkt

It takes the average person ~7 minutes to fall asleep, and 4 if you are sleep deprived.

Wow. I guess I need to cut back on the caffeine.
06-12-2009, 11:14 PM
Swordz

It's impossible to not dream. You just don't remember then.
06-13-2009, 02:35 AM
Archie

I used to not remember my dreams. Then I really started wanting to and they suddenly became much more frequent and vivid. The whole thing was alarmingly abrupt.
06-15-2009, 12:40 AM
GameChef

As people stated above. You do dream, it reminds me of a Star Treak episode where no one could dream. They had halluciations and killed each other. Sadly this is true, they have done the same to rats and cats in real life and they all died from not dreaming. (They wake up the animal when they enter REM) I just started and thought I couldn't remember any dreams at first either, but I am already getting 2 dreams a night. There are certain vitamins you can take to help you increase Dream Recall they say. Also, yes KEEP A DREAM JOURNAL! And a way of waking up after REM is to drink a lot of a liquid (not caffine :P) before bed.