After about 10-15 minutes of laying in bed, I will let it go. You never know, sometimes a dream memory will come back later in the day. But usually not. I figure, there's always tomorrow night |
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I was wondering about the specifics of how you fellow dreamers go about recalling dreams. As a relative novice dreamer, I've been really pleased lately that I've gotten into the rhythm of being able to recall several paragraphs of dream content each night. However, the dreams are still a bit fragmented and I just know there are lots of missing bits. There are plenty of gaps within the dream plots that I haven't been able to fill. |
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After about 10-15 minutes of laying in bed, I will let it go. You never know, sometimes a dream memory will come back later in the day. But usually not. I figure, there's always tomorrow night |
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10-15 minutes sounds like a reasonable timeframe. I guess after a certain amount of time, you hit a point of diminishing returns and like you mentioned it's better to just wait until the next round of dreams so that you can try again |
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I only strive to recall a fully detailed dream if it is either memorable or lucid, or the last dream or two before waking up. And even then, I only aim to recall during the first minute or two, and immediately start writing. I've noticed it is easier to reconstruct the dream from any part you know did happened. Then, as you continue writing, the earlier/later parts of the plot resurface. It's better to start writing immediately than waiting to remember the whole dream's plot beforehand. And if it is a dream I've woken up from in the very early hours of the night, I write maybe a quick line or two then go back to sleep (unless lucid/memorable). |
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Last edited by Silence11; 07-27-2020 at 09:39 PM.
Oh cool, I never actually tried that. I've always laid down and just tried to reconstruct it in its entirety before writing it down (one downside of this is that I sometimes fall right back asleep, or spontaneously forget the dream while trying to recollect it). I will give this a go tomorrow and see if it works better for me. |
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Yes, that is great advice. Start writing right away. Man, I don't know how many times I've waited just a couple minutes, then fallen back asleep and forgotten my dream. |
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You could use a voice recorder too, if you don't have time to write in your DJ. |
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With Dreaming you need to start small and work hard grow your lucid dreaming lifestyle...
I'm not just a lucid dream, I'm a Somnonauts!!
“It’s... your conscience. We don’t talk a lot these days.”
One piece of advice I've read a long time ago that really helped shorten the length of recall is to not prioritize recalling/recording events in sequence. Get all of the easy memories first, then cycle through the important bits, before you finally go back to sorting everything. |
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Yep, that is good advice. I like to add, if I may? I think if you start with your five senses first like those certain smells, visuals, emotions, textiles, or sounds than the better off you will be. The more you utilize your senses, I think, you will get better at recalling your dreams. However, it will take some work, time, Patience, and discipline. (IMO) |
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Last edited by Lang; 07-28-2020 at 06:51 AM.
With Dreaming you need to start small and work hard grow your lucid dreaming lifestyle...
I'm not just a lucid dream, I'm a Somnonauts!!
“It’s... your conscience. We don’t talk a lot these days.”
Really good advice given above! I do two additional things that might help: |
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"The scariest, most terrifying thing that I fear?
My imagination."
-"I thought you were going to say 'Fear, itself'."
"Then you have a small imagination."
"You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling."
Building strong recall has definitely been one of the most rewarding aspects of learning to lucid dream for me. I love my NLDs and remembering them means every night there’s something to look forward to even if I don’t get lucid. So here’s my tips to recall based on my own experience. |
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'if I dont document the dream within about 5 minutes, I'll forget most of it. I definitely think certain things trigger dream memories (accidently?). Seeing specific things you dreamt in real life. You dreamt about a convertable or a woman in a blue dress. Seeing this in real life the next day may pull the unconscious memory out. Even for a split second.(similar to deja vu) This happens to me frequently. |
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