How did you get in the habit

[DreamingGhost]

Hello, I was wondering how some of you get in the habit of writing down all your dreams in the middle of the night before going back to bed or in the morning before you got up. I find that I become lazy when it comes to writing down my dreams, because I normally get three pages out of one dream and most nights I can remember at least two to three dreams. It becomes too stressful on my wrist to keep writing so I have to take breaks when I remember this much. I have also found that (I have tired the last few times) using a recorder to talk my dreams out is to impersonal to me and I forget most of the dream this way. So needless to say I deiced to stop using the recording method. Anna

[Elite]

Hello, I was wondering how some of you get in the habit of writing down all your dreams in the middle of the night before going back to bed or in the morning before you got up. I find that I become lazy when it comes to writing down my dreams, because I normally get three pages out of one dream and most nights I can remember at least two to three dreams. It becomes too stressful on my wrist to keep writing so I have to take breaks when I remember this much. I have also found that (I have tired the last few times) using a recorder to talk my dreams out is to impersonal to me and I forget most of the dream this way. So needless to say I deiced to stop using the recording method. Anna what you should do is try to write slow and steady and deal with the pain =[ It will be worth it to remember your dreams and will help you to have more LD's =]. Elite

[Luminous]

I simply write down keywords to help me remember when I wake up, and I don't always do it. Writing down everything made me too awake to go back to sleep.

[LucidDreamGod]

Yeah I write down the basic words involved, such as the people and place, a few words to describe a feeling I had, maybe a few words to sum up events. Then in order to get into the habbit I had to develope a disopline, I thought that if I was going to have to do homework, I might as well have to record my dreams. At least I get something out of that.

[kaeraz]

You really have to school yourself to remember. I just started keeping a dream journal about a week ago and it really is hard to remember the dream you just woke up from let alone other dreams throughout the night. You get better though - trust me. Just start from what you can remember, which is generally the last dream you have before waking. After awhile, the rest will start to come to you, or if you happen to wake up in the middle of the night, you'll find that what you were dreaming about is the first thing on your mind. Good luck!

[Dizko]

I seriously recommend using a voice recorder instead. So much faster and little to no effort required. Just whisper your dreams into it when you wake in the night, and write them out later. Sorted ;p

[virusexe]

I spent $70 a digital recorder, best investment ever.

[jsmith65]

Right now I just don't have the time to DJ fully. I seem to copy down too many details. It really wouldn't be a problem if I had my own laptop and enough time in the morning to record everything seeing as I don't wake up in the middle of the night (I need to get into the habit if I want to learn how to WILD). When I do DJ it does wonders for my dream recall, but I struggle with it most of the time. Still trying to get my first complete LD! (I have lucid experiences, but not really vivid ones with complete consciousness and control) Can't wait!

[kaeraz]

I spent $70 a digital recorder, best investment ever. Really? I've been thinking of getting one....Writing down stuff, especially in the middle of thing night is becoming quite tedious. I looked at my last couple of entries and I can barely even make out certain words because I was pretty much half asleep while writing them. LOL. I might not get a digital recorder, but I woudn't mind one of those old school tape recorders. I bet I could find a functional one at Goodwill...