So, howdy everyone. I saw a link to the site from somewhere, though I can't remember where at the moment. Anyway, I followed it, read up on some of the information, and became immediately interested. Why?
Because I never knew that realizing you were in a dream was something special. When I was younger, almost every dream that I was in, I realized it was just that, a dream. Also, I remember dreams from my childhood fairly well even now. I remember telling characters in the dream that they weren't real, and that when I woke up, they would cease to exist and I would never see them again. I remember the setting, and I remember that it was third person. I can't remember what my companions looked like, though.
I remember having nightmares and not being able to escape from them. The worst experience was when one character - a werewolf of sorts - actually told me "You won't be escaping from this dream." It was horrible. I had to develop techniques to actually escape from the dreams, and I remember them to this day.
But, I do remember enjoying those experiences. I actually have many fond memories from childhood dreams.
Lately, though, I have realized that I've stopped dreaming... or at least stopped recalling my dreams. I thought about it, and realized that I hadn't remembered a single dream I had experienced for the past four years... at least not on the level of more than something of a photograph, or snapshot of what was happening.
I want to be able to remember. And I've always tossed around the idea of dream control with my friends, we had debates on it now and then. I never knew it had a following like this though.
So, essentially, help me remember. I have an awful short term-memory, and I have been trying the journal thing for the psat week. Even if I wake up right after REM, I hardly ever remember anything. I told myself that foruming, at least until I become lucid again, would be the last resort. So here, I am, and I am in need of aid.
Please, help me remember my short term dreams, I'm all out of ideas. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.