I remember countless dreams every night. New to LD!

**RealityCzech** · 02-18-2011 07:26 PM

Hello all,

I have long since been fascinated with dreaming and just recently found out about lucid dreaming. I've got dreams that I still remember from over 10 years ago and to this day, I remember anywhere from 2-5 and even sometimes 6 dreams a night. More recently, the dreams have been vivid as I wake up immediately after each dream and ask myself what was going on.

With that being said, I read everywhere to keep a dream journal. Is this still necessary even if I remember my dreams without writing them down? I've got several dream signs already just from what I remember. Also, is it too soon to try and jump into lucid dreaming? Thanks!

**Peetee36** · 02-18-2011 09:10 PM

If you can remember them vividly then you shouldn't need one, but it might be good to keep one just in case. Some methods also "require" that you read your dream journal, as it helps. So it might be worthwhile to keep one. But it's really up to how you feel.

**Arra** · 02-19-2011 02:35 AM

Hi, welcome. You're lucky that you remember so many dreams so vividly. There are only two reasons you might want to keep a dream journal that I can think of.

One is if you don't remember the details of dreams you had a long time ago, and would like to keep track of them. You say you still remember dreams from 10 years ago, but I'm guessing (unless you have some freakish memory) you don't remember all of them, and if you ever want to be able to look back and read about your dreams again, maybe even in the very far future when you're curious and have forgotten what kinds of dreams you had when you were your current age, you might want to keep one.

Another is to look for dream signs or perform statistical analyses. For example, if you want to look for exactly how many times you've dreamed about a certain person you can scan for their name. Or if you want to find out if there's a correlation between the amount of sleep you get and the vividness of your dreams, you could record those attributes before writing down your dreams. But a lot of that you could do without even writing down your dreams, and I don't think many people actually do that. I wanted to and tried at first, but it became too much of a hassle.

Other than that, if neither of the two reasons apply to you, I don't see a reason you have to keep a dream journal. It's true that most people keep them to improve their recall ability. You still might want to write down your lucid dreams, once you start having them, maybe so that you can share some with others sometime in the future.

**KingYoshi** · 02-19-2011 04:50 AM

Keeping a Dream Journal can lead to lucidity in more ways than you would think. I have had normal dreams where I did something and though, "I'll have to remember to write that down when I wake up..." I instantly became lucid. I strongly recommend you still keep one, at least in a notebook. Since you have good memory and recall, you could just write keywords or a few sentences summing up the experience. That way you are wasting your time, since you remember them anyway.

It is never too soon to jump into lucid dreaming. With the way you dream, you will have many, many opportunities to become lucid. Just check out the tutorials section to get a nice overview of the entire world of lucid dreaming. I recommend taking a good look at DILD and adding Reality Checks to your waking life, so they will transfer over into the dream state. Good Luck to you and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

**Oneironaut Zero** · 02-19-2011 05:01 AM

No matter how good your recall is, you will forget dreams as you get older (just as you will forget memories as you get older). You may not need one, if you don't have any specific purpose for it, but keeping a DJ can be a lot of fun, especially when you go back and read - in detail - dreams that you have long since forgotten about.

**RealityCzech** · 02-19-2011 05:37 AM

I appreciate the kind welcome, all. Having read more and heard your responses, I will begin to write in a dream journal. It's rather interesting as I wake up after every dream I have throughout the night and at first, don't know why I wake up but then ask myself what was I just dreaming? From there, my entire dream unfolds before me which I find rather astonishing. Sounds scary but I can't wait to get to sleep and see what my dreams have in hold for me. A reality check I've thought of is grabbing my beard however I will be shaving it in a month or two and after that I believe it will be considered useless. Also, I wear a watch but it's not digital. Is it still okay to use a watch with hands as a reality check throughout waking life?

Once again, thank you all and sweet dreams.

**RealityCzech** · 02-19-2011 05:40 AM

Also, I've read the adoption forum and unfortunately it is shutting down. Any 1 on 1 alternatives to this? I am curious as I really like the idea and would like to have my dreams grow along with someone else.