Naps

Why do I have the most difficult time remembering my dreams when I wake up from a nap? I can honestly say I NEVER remember a single dream after I wake up from a nap. ever. What is going on here? Somehting REM-related?

Happy Dreaming ;)

Yup, it's REM-related...

REM is when the most vivid dreams occur, and if you are only napping for 15 to 30 minutes, you probably aren't going to get there.

Don't get to excited about dreams in naps.

How long do you sleep for? I nearly always remember dreams from napping, sometimes even multiple dreams. How many dreams do you remember on an average night of sleep, too? If your recall isn't that high, maybe you're just forgetting the dreams from naps.

my naps are usually anywhere from 1-3 hours long. and I don't like to brag, but my dream recall is amazingly excellent. Out of all my dreams in a months time, I usually don't remember one or two. My dreams are a part of my life, and I can remember them as well as any day in my waking life.

And I have multiple dreams per night, and remember them perfectly when I wake up. Though I guess ''perfectly'' is a bit of an overstatement as I could be having dreams that I am totally forgetting; but as for the many dreams I do have, there is no problem with the recall.

I had a nap today and managed to recall a dream from it. My main sleep dreams I had trouble recalling. I didn't nap for long (about an hour) but the dream was intense and stuck with me when I woke up.

I haven't got a clue why you might not be able to recall nap dreams though. Do you think it might have something to do with the amount of time you give yourself after you wake? With that I mean, usually after a good nights sleep I'll spend a good half hour lying in bed, trying to remember my dreams. With naps I tend to skip the dozing part and just get up to do stuff.