Dream Recall

[sefalik]

So I'm currently just working towards getting better at simply remembering and experiencing dreams. But I was wondering something. Right now, I need to tell myself as I fall asleep that I will wake from and remember my dreams (following the advice on this site). However, the past two nights I didn't do that and just went to sleep. I woke up not remembering anything. So it got me wondering, will I need to consciously tell myself every night to remember my dreams, or do most people get to the point of natural dream recall with enough practice?

[CHiLLEN]

I'm very new to Lucid Dreaming and at the start my recall was quite bad, I have found Reminding myself b4 going to bed every night and it's been successful. Maybe just keep Reminding yourself before you goto bed and see how it goes for a few weeks and then stop Reminding yourself and see if it comes naturally. Good luck with the Recall.

[Higurashi]

Autosuggestion is very helpful, but in my opinion can become a handicap if you rely on it too much. It's not necessary to recall dreams. Some people don't need any aids, but most of us choose to write in a dream journal, which allows us to remember more dreams than usual.

[DreamscapeExplorer]

I have the same problem. Except even when i make the effort i still have lots of trouble remembering my dreams, even a little bit. =S guess i just have to keep at it.

[Shift]

It will become natural to just wake up in the middle of the night and recall a dream. The un-natural part is going to be having the will and dedication to actually WRITE your dreams down instead of rolling over and going back to sleep.

[ca1um132]

Lately I haven't been bothered to write my dreams down. But I make myself do it because I know the reward will be amazing.