its frustrating for me because i xan,t read my own handwriting
Printable View
its frustrating for me because i xan,t read my own handwriting
If I wake up after a dream, I actually write some major points on my phone and save it as a draft. Then I write them down when I get around to it... sometimes 2-3 days later. The short dreams are sometimes only a few general sentences. My longer dreams I can still remember days later, lol
I don't HATE it, but it's more of a "I should do that. Oh, internet time!" haha. So more of an inconvienence
I'd try to summarize the short dreams deff. With my longer dreams, there are some things I shorten up. Maybe draw a pic for short things so that you can see instead of write. I could spend minutes describing a landscape, but take 10secs to sketch out the same landscape and have the gist of what it looks like
I've also noticed that with the "big" dreams, I can still recall everything as I read them even if they happened months ago :)
I do sometimes get burned out writing my dreams every morning, which is majorly stupid because consistent dream journaling (for me at least) always leads to a noticeable increase in lucid dreams.
After a while though I just don't want to bother with it...but I always start up again eventually.
I love it!
I look forward to telling people about my experiences and getting their advice and comments. Its motivation! Plus I can inspire people with my tales.
Can't understand how people like it, I just dislike it... though I promised to not stop journaling and be less lazy, so been using detail lately (UGH!)... otherwise, tend to fuse most of the dreams so I have to write less. Good thing journaling doesn't even affects my recall! Bad thing I promised -.-
How can you NOT love writing in your journal? :D You record all your thoughts and details. Turn it into a game! Shoot for the record in longest DJ entry, most dreams recalled, all that. Coming up with titles for the dreams is also a lot of fun. ^_^
But all that stuff is troublesome (Not for the lazy)! And, how do you get to those records? I would never read all of the dream journals....
You got to kind of compete with yourself. But yeah, Banhurt's program uses a point system to kind of measure yourself against other dreamers, which is a lot of fun.
I find writing journals, dream or otherwise, boring period.
What I do is isolate the emotions associated with a dream and its premise and then write a poem or a question. If a dream is actually worth the bother of scribing in deep detail I write it as a story.
I recall dreams well and usually if a dream is particularly inspiring I end up 'reliving' it throughout the day. Good fun, really.
I don't really even bother anymore. I have had great dream recall for my entire life (assuming I don't wake up in the middle of the night, which I often do, I can clearly remember the later dreams and vaguely the earlier ones) and don't really need to write them down to increase my recall. I used to write them down for fun but it became a bother in the morning.
I don't hate it, I think it's absolutely necessary for remembering dreams. It expands your "dream sense" when you write down things your brain is inclined to not remember, and so it makes them realer and gives your brain a clue that hey, it should remember these things.
I can feel the difference between knowing a dream only in my mind, and knowing a dream in text and in my mind.
But yeah, I don't write them all down, just the cool ones. The ridiculously boring ones that make me not even want to dream if I would just have those, I don't write down.
I think if you simply don't like writing, DJs are gonna be a chore.
Also, people with boring dreams or poor lucidity will not enjoy writing a DJ at all. I know if I have a crap dream I just can't be bothered putting it down, but sometimes do anyway.
There is no easy button to LD's
Dream journals will help to establish some conscious rapport with your dreaming self.
I think its called dream practice and a very important step to LD, but no worries - dream journals are not necessary for all.
just most people forget all dream stuff, so dream journals do help at first.
Yeah, I don't like it. I give myself a few minutes to remember the dream, though.
Unless you record it, its pointless. The whole point of recording a DJ is to store your dreams in a place so you can go over them again, and share them with others. I've had great dreams, forgotten them a few months later, then read them again and been inspired.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vidule
Wow, I feel so dumb, why didnt I think of dream journalling with a recorder? I got an awesome Sandisk Sansa mp3 with voice recorder, it even names it with the date i recorded it, very good idea.
I have the exact same device, I think (8 GB). And yeah, the built-in voice function is a great idea. I still prefer journaling the old-fashioned way though, I guess. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Secret Neo
Sometimes, I need to bring myself to write them down but if they were just dumb nothing short dreams, I don't usually write them down.
I always, always write my lucids.
The main thing I don't look forward to is getting the occasional hand cramp.
Yeah. I do, a lot. Come to think of it, I rarely write in it at all :S Guess that makes it a good new years resolution.
It's beginning to feel more of a chore, trying to wake up to start and hating to write doesn't help the process either.
I doubt it's necessary to write down all of your dreams if you got good recall. However, I'd still recommend writing down the most interesting ones, as a memory exercise.
Memory becomes less sharp with age, as creativity. This is most notable when your days become the same old boring chore, and days blend in. It can happen with dreaming as well.
Either way, it wouldn't hurt to at least write down some dreams.
Personally, I love writing them down, but that's because I like to keep records of most things I do, think, etc. I love to learn more about myself, basically, and this is just another way to do so, in my mind.
Hey TJuulsgaard, you could get yourself a lighted pen for writing in the dark: http://www.amazon.com/Maxi-Aids-Nite.../dp/B00012K1E2Quote:
Originally Posted by TJuulsgaard
That link is for Amazon in the US, but you should be able to get one in your country. Never used one, so no idea how well they work, but it's gotta be better than writing in the dark!!
What I normally do is review the dreams I can remember as if I'm telling them to somebody... that seems to work almost as well as writing them down. Even if I fall asleep again afterwards, I can remember them clearly later, and write them down when I get to my computer.
I think you should just write it in a fiction-like style.
I asked myself the same thing, is it really necessary to write in the DJ and decided to exp. a little bit with it. My dream recall is excellent, usually i remember 4 to 5 dreams a night. I wrote down most of my dreams for a little bit and within my first few entries of my journal, I ended up already having a lucid. But then when i stopped writing in my journal I went back to normal dreams. I then started back up after 2 or so weeks and began having more lucids again, so for me the journal kind of reminds me of how important my dreams are. But everybody is different some do not need the journal to continue having lucids.
Also, I find that some dreams seem just too complex and of too little coherence to even bother trying to write down all of it. Unfortunately, these dreams also tend to be the most interesting ones. I've been lazy lately by only jotting down some sentences or keywords for each dream. If I wake up in the middle of the night and remember a dream, it usually takes a lot of willpower and energy to simply jot down some vital keywords.