Heya,

My name's Tony
I'm 23, and come from Essex, England

First off, I love the site
been a lurker for a good few weeks
thought I'd register and say hello

I used to dream vividly as a kid, but in later years I completely lost all memory of dreams.

That all changed when I tried giving up smoking (at the time, I was a 10-a-day guy)
by using nicotine patches

I had the most amazing dreams for days, where I actually knew I was dreaming.
It may sound stupid (and slightly selfish), but I really thought I'd acheived a higher plain of thinking.
long story short, the patches weren't for me, and I ended up smoking again (15-20 a day now ) and I lost all memory of dreams again

I now know I had lucid dreams, although I had no idea what they were ast the time
anyway, 6 months, or so, of research led me here where I learnt a hell of a lot

I'm now on day 3 of my dream journal, and remembering a fair amount already

I'd like to thank you all for providing such a great site, it's answered all of the questions I had.

Tony