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    1. 12-10-2008 03:45 PM #1
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      Angry Recall out of sight! (out of mind)

      So, my dream recall each night is usually either nothing, or a tiny fragment/image/about 3 seconds of something. SOMETIMES, very occasionally, I can connect one of those fragments to a prior event in the dream, and get an idea of what it MIGHT have been about. Any tips? I've been trying fairly hard daily to RC, and keep a DJ every day since mid-September 2008. Dream recall is just something that's very hard for me. I have a very bad memory already. What can I do to help this problem?

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      PS - I was remembering more dreams before, could just be a coincidence? I came pretty close to WILDing last night, but I always fall asleep.
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    2. 12-10-2008 03:52 PM #2
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      Heya, and welcome (first time I see you)

      Tell us.. how do you wake up? Do you use an alarm? Do you jump up and do your DJ straight away?
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    3. 12-10-2008 07:49 PM #3
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      I reccomend going to bed and waking up at the same time each day if you don't already. It helps.
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    4. 12-10-2008 09:34 PM #4
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      Bed at 8/9/10pm, up at 5/6am
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    5. 12-10-2008 10:20 PM #5
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      Quote Originally Posted by Parakonstantius View Post
      Bed at 8/9/10pm, up at 5/6am
      Same on weekends?

      On which days do you find you have the best recall?
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      I murdered someone, there was bloody everywhere. On the walls, on my hands. The air smelled metallic, like iron. My mouth... tasted metallic, like iron. The floor was metallic, probably iron
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    6. 12-11-2008 01:21 AM #6
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      I asked particular questions. Can't help you unless you answer them
      I suspect you aren't waking up optimally for dream recall.
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    7. 12-11-2008 01:41 AM #7
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      i heard if you take Galantamine 4-8 mg and choline 400 mg that it will make you have lucid dreams way easier and dramatically increase dream recall and clarity of dreams

      oh and dreaming herbs are supposed to help alot
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    8. 12-11-2008 02:30 AM #8
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      Quote Originally Posted by Placebo View Post
      Heya, and welcome (first time I see you)

      Tell us.. how do you wake up? Do you use an alarm? Do you jump up and do your DJ straight away?
      Usually, to be honest, right before I realize I'll be late for school if I don't skip grooming and breakfast (lol).

      I try to DJ sometimes, but usually I just get up immediately, and think about my dreams so I can jot down a few lines on my PC and finish the whole thing when I get home. I use an annoyingly loud alarm, also.
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    9. 12-11-2008 03:44 AM #9
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      Quote Originally Posted by Parakonstantius View Post
      Usually, to be honest, right before I realize I'll be late for school if I don't skip grooming and breakfast (lol).
      Well there's your problem. Give yourself some extra time in the morning to dedicate to recall.
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    10. 12-11-2008 03:59 AM #10
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      Quote Originally Posted by The Cusp View Post
      Well there's your problem. Give yourself some extra time in the morning to dedicate to recall.
      Would a little time actually make much of a difference? Just wondering. I'm worried maybe some people, like me, do not have the ability to accurately recall full dreams regularly. Thanks for the help thus far.

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    11. 12-11-2008 04:41 AM #11
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      Everyone can recall dreams, some people just might have to work a bit harder at first then others
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    12. 12-11-2008 11:48 PM #12
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      Quote Originally Posted by Parakonstantius View Post
      Would a little time actually make much of a difference? Just wondering. I'm worried maybe some people, like me, do not have the ability to accurately recall full dreams regularly. Thanks for the help thus far.

      Parakonstantius
      YES. Get up five minutes earlier. Write down a couple main points, finish the rest during your first class. It's only five extra minutes. Exactly how bad do you want this?
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      Quote Originally Posted by OldSparta
      I murdered someone, there was bloody everywhere. On the walls, on my hands. The air smelled metallic, like iron. My mouth... tasted metallic, like iron. The floor was metallic, probably iron
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    13. 12-12-2008 12:20 AM #13
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      Hmm. I already replied to this, but my reply got lost somewhere in the internets

      That extra time to recall your dreams makes a huge difference. Don't underestimate it.
      My strong suggestion is that you don't jump out of bed straight away, rather lie in the same posture (or as much as possible) and contemplate the bits you remember. Even if they're just how you feel after the dream. Think about why it happened/why you feel like that, and what happened after, etc.

      Then AFTER you have a firm grasp on as much of the dream as you can, then get up and jot down bullet points in your DJ.
      If you have the time, fill out details after that
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