Does an alarm clock have any effect on my dream or recall? I go to bed around 8:30/9:00, my wife & I need to get up at 5:00am for work. We need to set the alarm & that's how I wake during the work week. By being abruptly woken up have any ill effects on the dream or my recall ability? The last few nights/mornings I have had 0% recall, I even woke up in the middle of the night last night & my mind was blank. I know everyone has dry spells & that's what I'm going through for sure, but I was wondering about the alarm effect.