Is it possible to remember dreams in the future?

**JohnnyBoi** · 10-02-2011 10:03 PM

By this I mean is it possible for me to wake up, not remember a thing of the dream, and then remember some of the dream later on in the day or week, maybe even months?

I'm wondering this because I was listening to some relaxing music and I fell asleep, I then woke up with no memory of my dream, I didn't even remember falling asleep. Just to make sure when I woke up I did a couple of dream signs to make sure I was actually awake.

**Choi** · 10-02-2011 10:10 PM

Yes it is, but if you get the thought of a dream that you had months ago then it probably will be hard to realise that it was a dream you just recalled

But to recall a dream you had the previous night during the day is quite common.

**Zoth** · 10-02-2011 10:16 PM

Yup, it's common, especially if you hold to a fragment of some sort (for example if all you remember is meeting a friend, that small piece might be the key to unlock the dream several hours later during the day).

**Stirred** · 10-02-2011 10:16 PM

Happens to me all the time. Usually dreams just vanish completely when not written down or explicitly memorized, but I've had some of my forgotten dreams just pop up days or even months later just out of the blue. Often they happen either when I'm going to sleep or inside other dreams, but I've had one or two just suddenly pop up when I'm awake during the day and something happens to remind me of the dream.

If you mean whether or not you can voluntarily bring the dream back into your mind, I don't think so. It just sort of happens automatically. If you're lucky you will recall it later.

**JohnnyBoi** · 10-02-2011 10:20 PM

It frustrates me that I could have had a lucid dream but not remember it.

**Arch** · 10-02-2011 10:25 PM

I usually don't remember all my dreams untill about 10 minutes after waking up, but I don't usually remember them later on in the week, but it's possible.

**Zoth** · 10-02-2011 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by JohnnyBoi

It frustrates me that I could have had a lucid dream but not remember it.

Look on the bright side, lucid dreaming is much harder than simple dream recall, so you are all good

!

Just work a bit more in your recall, and I'm sure your DJ will soon be filled

**Ermac** · 10-03-2011 01:27 AM

I still remember a ton of dreams from 10 years ago with vivid details

**Mancon** · 10-03-2011 01:37 AM

Yeah, it's actually common. It happens to me all the time. I will wake up with no memory of a dream I had, and then 4 hours later something trigger my memory, and I remember it!