I had this wierd experience the other night and I believe I encountered a "dream memory censor." We all know that it is difficult to remember dreams. Unless you keep a dream journal and actively write in it, its likely you'll forget. Many regular people dont even remember their dreams. I am usually very good at remembering my dreams and will have at least a few pages to write when I wake up. So there is obviously some device which destroys, censors or blocks those memories. I believe I had an encounter with one of these dream-censors.

I prepared to dream with the intent of learning more about myself. I asked my subconscious to show me the answers I was looking for. I went to sleep with this on my mind. During the lucid dream I remember having a eurika moment where I gained some fundemental knowledge I had sought out. In the dream I took out my dream journal. This is something I picked up some time ago where I will start writing down notes in my dream as a mnemonic device. Seems weird, but I guess its just out of habit. So anyway, I was writing down what I thought was a major revelation. I wrote it in BIG BLOCK LETTERS like that and I believe I had a name of someone or some place.

At that moment the dream froze. Everything went dark. I was desperately trying to hold the thought and not forget. I could see sparkly stars everywhere (going off and on like flyflies) which where red, white and blue. I opened my eyes and I was in my bed. I was paralyzed. I could feel the electricity in my mind. Somehow I could feel it eating away at my short-term memory. After I totally lost the thought, I was now awake. I was very frightened and had to turn the lights on. I cannot remember anything about the dream or what it was I was trying to remember. This was somewhat of a disturbing experience for me. Whatever it was that happened, I am convinced it was actively erasing my memory. Has anyone else had something like this happen, or maybe offer some insight. Thanks.