Thread: Do lucid dreams cause memory loss?

You mean the dream dragon? That's more a case of confusing dreams with reality, possibly as a result of very clear or lifelike dreams, not deletion of memories. Not once have I ever come across a viable source saying lucid dreams cause memory loss; if they did, there would be caution flags everywhere, and I'm fairly positive LaBerge would have said something in ETWOLD. Lucid dreaming is no more dangerous than real dreaming, and from a survival standpoint, chucking vital or important memories when dreaming is rather detrimental to the species. Somewhere along the line, evolution would have done away with either dreaming or memory loss as a result of dreaming, provided it was even an issue. Seeing how dogs dream and haven't been weeded out from getting lost all the time, I'd say it's a safe bet that dreaming doesn't cause memory loss.

Well, either way... I've had many lucid dreams in my time and my memory is fine.

Originally Posted by bradysdreaming

Dreams actually delete memories. Okay try to remember every little detail of your previous day... It is impossible because your dreams sort through and get rid of un-important information and keeps what is important.

Dreams delete memories? I totally disagree. I can actually remember ever detail of yesterday, but it would bore me, and you to recap it. I encounter much new information in dreams, so dreams are much more than an information sifter.

Originally Posted by Miyou

Well I read somewhere that we dream because the brain is going through all our memories. So if you alter your dreams, wouldn't that change your memories or give you memory loss?

Just wondering...

Dreams are influenced by memories, and there is a a possibility of getting confused between memories of dreams and waking life, but no memory loss. My memory for waking life has improved with by learning to recall dreams. I have recovered memories from 20 and 30 years ago.

Originally Posted by the dream Dragon

I never suffer from memory loss from dreams, but i do sometimes confuse dreams for real memories.

Like one time i had a dream that i was watching a youtube video called "Worst movies never made" which was basically showing fake movie posters such as one called Sleep Hard, which was basically a guy sleeping close to the Nakatomi Plaza from the movie, and you can see the building out of the window of his bed room while the events of the film take place.

While i went through the day, i decided to look the video up on youtube, but i could not find it.

That is when i realised it was not real.

HAHAHAHA. Awesome. I want a Sleep Hard poster.

Originally Posted by WakingNomad

HAHAHAHA. Awesome. I want a Sleep Hard poster.

I wish i had one too.

All it had in the poster was a semi fat guy sleeping with a vest on, without any bedsheets on.

And through the window you could see the building exploding like in the poster here http://1416andcounting.files.wordpre...ie_hard_01.jpg

And i also remember seeing critic quotes aswell, one of them saying "so basically this movie is just a guy sleeping through the events of die hard", but i don't remember if it even was a critic quote or why it was there (might have been the tagline?).

Originally Posted by Mario92

You mean the dream dragon? That's more a case of confusing dreams with reality, possibly as a result of very clear or lifelike dreams, not deletion of memories. Not once have I ever come across a viable source saying lucid dreams cause memory loss; if they did, there would be caution flags everywhere, and I'm fairly positive LaBerge would have said something in ETWOLD. Lucid dreaming is no more dangerous than real dreaming, and from a survival standpoint, chucking vital or important memories when dreaming is rather detrimental to the species. Somewhere along the line, evolution would have done away with either dreaming or memory loss as a result of dreaming, provided it was even an issue. Seeing how dogs dream and haven't been weeded out from getting lost all the time, I'd say it's a safe bet that dreaming doesn't cause memory loss.

No I meant Bradysdreaming which said that dreams delete memories. But You and everyone else have me convinced, dreams probably don't make your memory worse.

Originally Posted by WakingNomad

Dreams are influenced by memories, and there is a a possibility of getting confused between memories of dreams and waking life, but no memory loss. My memory for waking life has improved with by learning to recall dreams. I have recovered memories from 20 and 30 years ago.

That makes sense. Wow what does it feel like to suddenly remember something that long ago?

Lucid dreaming greatly increases the ability to recall events, because it is one requirement to have lucid dreams - if you can't recall them, you simply had none. Every lucid dreamer profits from memory and awareness training. Personally I have noticed no detrimental effects in any way. The opposite is the case. Awareness is empowering.