Am I the only one who LIKES to DJ?

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Originally Posted by SpaceCowboyDave

For me, writing a Dream Journal is one of my favorite parts of lucidity and dreaming in general. It seems like there are a good amount of people who either see DJing as a chore or just don't do it. Do these people have the ability to remember their dreams without writing them down? I know that I personally will forget again in a couple hours or less if I don't write them down. Also, for me, writing my DJ is almost like reliving the dream, which is nice. Lastly, I find my that writing down my dreams is a very relaxing way to start the day.

Do you enjoy writing your dream journal entries? Why or why not?

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I also love updating my DJ!

I started keeping it a week ago, but in that week I've had 2 LD's :D

Whether it's a vivid dream or a lucid one, writing it down is like the feeling you got watching your favourite show for the first time round, even though you already know the whole plot. I've always been a vivid dreamer though, and I still remember dreams I've had years ago because they've been so vivid. I plan on revisiting some of the crazy scenes my mind concocted in future LD's. I also have a sketch book, which I use to draw memorable scenes - take last night for example, after my lucid dream I had a vivid dream where I jumped off a bridge into the sea whilst police choppers were spiralling above. Images that can't go to waste :) Whether you're an artist or not, (I'm certainly not any more), keeping a sketch book and even sketching simple things from your memorable dreams is as enjoyable as updating your DJ :) If you have time, Try it out guys! :D

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The reason why a lot of people don't like to record their dreams is because a lot of people hate writing. I, however, love writing, and enjoy dream journalling. Unfortunately, there are a lot of times when I don't have time in the morning, so I have to write it down in my first block at school and hope that I remember most of the detail. I'm pretty good at jotting down the main points of my dreams and everything right after I wake up, so I usually don't have any problems.

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Originally Posted by tangerine

Thats a problem though, because if you can't recall your dreams, even lucid, there's no point. Of course DEILDs give you way more time and are great, but I've missed many details by DEILDing a lot finally ending up at a 3rd lucid dream in a row, trying to recall the last lucids, INSIDE THE DREAM so not to forget them! But I think remembering my dreams is more worth, that's what it's about after all. So I think I'll stick to recalling (well I won't actually, I'll just try to log my dreams whenever I have the chance rather than not trying at all to catch a possible WILD or WBTB) until I have a decent dream recall to keep on trying new stuff. But I'll still log my dreams. As I said before, what's the point if you don't get the most of it? Including whatever happened in the dream+memories of whatever happened in the dream.


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You're right, but my recall is quite stable without a DJ, and I find lucids much easier to recall than nonlucid dreams (when I get lucid, I always remember it in full detail). I am not saying that everyone should use DEILD instead of DJ, but in my particular case, DEILD is more productive than a DJ

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Originally Posted by Spyguy

You're right, but my recall is quite stable without a DJ, and I find lucids much easier to recall than nonlucid dreams (when I get lucid, I always remember it in full detail). I am not saying that everyone should use DEILD instead of DJ, but in my particular case, DEILD is more productive than a DJ

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I know a couple people that I told about this and I just told them how to DEILD instead of trying to DILD all the time like me. I have more LDs than them, but I try a lot harder (read more about it, think more about it, imagine more about it).

I love to record my dreams, I just don't like moving at 5 in the morning :P. If the dream was awesome or lucid then I always record it, which has taken effect on my ability to lucid dream, even DEILD is affected by recall.

I really do enjoy writing down in my dream journal, not only because it helps me remember my dreams down the road because also I am able to detect patterns within my drams. Seeing how long the time was between one significant dream about one person and the next time I had a dream about that same person or similar situation within the dream. Patterns within dreams, the time dreams take place, and any other patterns are very important to me, they are able to provide a lot of useful information that I can use along my dream journey. That is one of the main reasons why I consider writing about dreams, and a dream journal to be essential in life.

I actually adore DJs. I love writing in general, but dreams... they're so magical. And I want to go back to them after some time.
I don't really need DJ to remember dreams. I just find it funny and nice.

No, you are not the only one! I enjoy writing about an exciting dream I had. However, if it's a boring no lucid dream where I took a math test I usually do not like writing about that. So I guess it just depends on the dream. :)

I love writing in my DJ, but many times I have small fragments, am too lazy, etc.
Its always fun reading past dreams, revisiting the dream. When you write the dream in the morning, you may even remember things you thought you forgot!
I'll generally write my last couple dreams down, etc if I have a long, fun, weird, or lucid dream.

I love DJing personally. It helps me remember parts of my dream if I let my thoughts flow on paper or on screen. Plus, I still haven't identified a lot of dream signs yet, and I just met my dream guide the other night. So writing them down is going to increase my lucidity.

It's a very useful tool. And you get to show off how awesome you are in your dreams to the rest of the DV community :shadewink: ;)