only about 1/7 of my normal dreams are good dreams. the rest are nightmares. I used to see old women with huge heads and sagging skin on their faces just about every time I had a nightmare. I wasn't scared of elderly people during the day, either. just nightmares. Anyway, they seemed to appear at either the climax of my dreams or just before they ended. They were very animated looking and their heads were unreallistically large.

I think these might have been dream signs, but I am unsure for a couple of reasons. 1, I only saw them in nightmares. They were not reoccuring in every dream I had. 2, (and this may just be low awareness levels) Whenever I saw them, it just distracted me more than hinted that it was a dream. 3, They don't appear anymore in any dreams; they stopped after I had a short dream that their faces melted. Thanks in advance for explanations.

Also, it's my first night being well informed about LDs. Anyone have a suggestion of some way to start improving my dream recall? keep in mind that I live with some other people with rooms very near mine, so it might freak them out if I start talking to a tape recorder or if the light comes on and I start frantically scribbling.