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I usually remember almost all of my dreams when I wake up, but one day I woke up without remembering anything. It's been 3 weeks since that day and I still can't remember anything when I wake up. What can I do to get my recall back? Has it happened to anybody else before?
The best solution I have found is a dream journal. Do your best to fill it out even if it hurts at the time.
I don't know why this works, but it ALWAYS works for me.
All your dreams? How many hours did it feel like every morning?
The best thing I have found for changing no recall, is wbtbs. Waking one or multiple times in the night and tagging your dreams. :)
Maybe I exagerated a bit when I said I could remember allmost all of my dreams, but I could remember at least 4 dreams every night. Now when I wake up in the night I don't remember anything, not even fragments. Same goes for the morning.
Yep, dream journalling can be a bit tedious, but it's a very powerful tool to tell your brain to remember your dreams.
It's the main reason it's so often recommended early on. I suggest you find something that works best for you. Some suggestions I wrote up for somebody earlier today:
"Some quick suggestions:
-Instead of writing down your dreams completely, use keywords. You can quickly jot them down effortlessly and they'll spark the memories to come back when you wake up later. When doing this, I would still recommend you to log the full dream at a later time, however. You really do want to tell your brain that you want it to remember your dreams, rather than simply forget them once you wake up.
-Similarly to writing keywords, you might like making drawings. They don't have to be pretty, as long as you know what they mean.
-Perhaps you'd rather type than write. You can use a phone application for this. You can also simply voice log this way.
-There's also mindmaps, and a ton of different other ways you could go about recalling your dreams. I suggest you visit this topic: http://www.dreamviews.com/dream-sign...ompendium.html
If you have any other questions regarding recall, just post here: Dream Signs and Recall !
Or, you could hop onto IRC chat, and the people there can help you. Good luck!"
If you have trouble remembering your dreams as soon as you wake, set intentions to lay still as soon as you wake up. Don't move, and just think. You'll probably recover at least a piece. Perhaps simply a feeling, or one random event. That'll often lead to more memories of your dream. If it doesn't, still write it down - soon you'll be back on trac
Don't forget dry spells happen. If it can happen with LDs, why not with recall?
Thanks for your help. I hope I will have my recall back soon.
Keeping a dream journal is the best option as others have stated above. You can always say mantra within the day to remember your dreams and before you head to sleep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dani23