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Hey, im new here and this is my first post. I've been working on dream recall 4 about a week and im already getting better at it. My question is " is it possible to have different memories from different dreams, and it seems like it was all 1 dream?" I think I've been having trouble discerning seperate dreams. Also, when u write your dreams in your dream journal, do u do it in the middle of the night when u wake up, or do u do it in the morning when u usually wake up.
Hey I've got the same thing, like I have all these random scenes that jumble together when I wake up. I'd like to see this answered please? Kill two birds (no killing literal birds, the poor cute things) with one stone.
Yes, it is possible to have different memories from different dreams and have it seem like one dream. I often have my dream switch scenes in mid-dream.
I try and write my about my dreams as soon as I wake up from them because if I wait til morning.. I lose alot (if not all) the details.
Below is my take on dream recall and journaling:
What really messes up my recall is being jarred awake by an alarm or some other sound and/or if I immediately change position or start thinking about my day once I wake up. Try telling your subconscioius to wake you up after each dream or to wake you up about 15 minutes before your alarm goes off (I know it sounds stupid but you'd be surprised how accomodating your subconscious can be).
Once you wake up.. do not move! Think about the dream that you just had.. If nothing comes to mind.. try to remember if there was a specific person, place, thing, food or emotion in the dream. Once you come up with even a tidbit of the dream.. try to work your way backward.. how did you get there.. who was with you, etc.
I keep a small memo pad open with a pen clipped to the spiral next to my pillow. When I wake up from a dream, I don't turn on the lights, nor open my eyes.. I just reach for the pad and start writing.
No one says that you have to write a "book" about the dreams you had in your journal. For me, if I'm too tired (or lazy), simply writing down the main topic/subject, and a word or two or a feeling is enough for me to recall a dream.
Some people just write snippets of their dreams.. others write paragraphs, some put images, or feelings, others draw pictures.. whatever helps to bring a dream back to you when you read over it the next morning is appropriate.
Please just know that there is no right way (or one way) to remember or journal about your dreams.
I have dreams that seem to string together. Whatever was last on your mind will usually influence your next dream. When you wake up and go back to sleep, the last thing on your mind was that last dream.