Thread: What if you cant' remember your dreams?

then what?

iv only had one lucid dream that i can remember, and all my non lucid dreams i can either hardly remember or their too stupid and confusing to write down!

heres my first lucid http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=63160

No dream is too stupid or confusing to write down. You have to make an effort to remember ALL of your dreams EVERY NIGHT. Autosuggestion (Telling yourself to remember your dreams each night before bed) is the best way to develop recall. Read this for more help:

http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ead.php?t=6207

dream journal. Sometimes you'll wake up and then fall back asleep and completely forget the dream. When you wake up and remember anything that was decently vivid at all, write it down. The more you do, the more you'll remember over time

Lay in bed for a minute after waking up and don't move. Your brain turns it's dream memory back on because it thinks that it's going back to sleep. You should then be able to recall your dreams.

Originally Posted by ninja9578

Lay in bed for a minute after waking up and don't move. Your brain turns it's dream memory back on because it thinks that it's going back to sleep. You should then be able to recall your dreams.

Wow, I never thought of doing that. I usually scramble for my journal the second I wake up. :O

Originally Posted by ninja9578

Lay in bed for a minute after waking up and don't move. Your brain turns it's dream memory back on because it thinks that it's going back to sleep. You should then be able to recall your dreams.

Originally Posted by Scarhand

Wow, I never thought of doing that. I usually scramble for my journal the second I wake up. :O

Aye, in Steven Laberges EWOLD he says that when you wake up you should try to remember your dream before even moving...there seems to be a built in trigger to forget your dreams if you move after waking.

i cant even sleep let alone dream! too much stress and hottible sleeping pattern! so those tips are lseless for me at the moment

Originally Posted by SuperChoji

i cant even sleep let alone dream! too much stress and hottible sleeping pattern! so those tips are lseless for me at the moment

The only tips I can give you are to get a better, CONSISTENT sleeping schedule, and the attempt to manage your stress.

But you must already know that.

I believe that dreams are much like rodents. The moment they hear someone, or see something - they run.

My advise starts with:

Originally Posted by ninja9578

Lay in bed for a minute after waking up and don't move. Your brain turns it's dream memory back on because it thinks that it's going back to sleep. You should then be able to recall your dreams.

Keep your eyes closed when you regain conciseness is the most helpful thing that I, personally, have experimented with and found to be vital.

Also, dreams get scared of light - and especially voices. Every sleep that my roommate/mom has woken me up saying my name over and over again, I can't ever seem to remember my dream.

Originally Posted by Thetealair

I believe that dreams are much like rodents. The moment they hear someone, or see something - they run.

well that sucks.. cus my stereo's alarm clock goes turns onto a radio station or a cd track to wake me up... i gotta get up before my parents so i cant rely on them to wake me up just for the sake of a dream

Originally Posted by Thetealair

I believe that dreams are much like rodents. The moment they hear someone, or see something - they run.

My advise starts with:


Keep your eyes closed when you regain conciseness is the most helpful thing that I, personally, have experimented with and found to be vital.

Also, dreams get scared of light - and especially voices. Every sleep that my roommate/mom has woken me up saying my name over and over again, I can't ever seem to remember my dream.

Excellent advice!!