Thread: I can't remember my dreams that much. help?

First of all, welcome to DV!

One of the major ways you can improve your recall is to keep a dream journal. Write down as many details from the dream as you can remember upon awakening, or else you'll forget it later. WBTBing (waking up 4-6 hours after you go to sleep) can also help. But it's really important that you write the dreams down, or keep a record of them in some way.

I hate the thought of keeping a DJ. If you can't keep a notebook for some odd reason then you can use this forum. There two areas, one to have your DJ private and the other to show it off. You are free to choose either one or even both if you want to.

Even though I hate the thought of keeping one, it kinda grew with me and became a naturally thing that I do everyday. You can't believe how much your recall will increase when you keep one and start writing everything down. I thought I don't even dream and now I can remember up to two dreams per night. Write in it even if you don't dream. Write your goals when you become lucid or write what you ate and what time you gone to sleep. Even writing "I don't recall anything" is better then nothing. At least you will be looking at your dream journal and have your mind more focus into it.

Keeping a Dream Journal is the best way, as everyone has already said. I think it must be something about translating your memories into words, and giving them the additional attention. If you don't do it already, try for a week or two. I think you will be amazed at how much more vivid your dreams become.

Be sure to check out the Dream Recall tutorial for some good tips:
http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=66343

Thanks Guys I will try that, but how does a dream journal help me remember dreams that I will have tonight? Don't they only help for past dreams?

The way I see it, when you write in your DJ you will force your waking mind to think about your dreaming minds experiences. It kind of... solidifies the memory thus improving your dream recall. And when you improve your dream recall, it helps with your dream-waking recall. (Meaning, when you are asleep how well can you use your conciouss mind.)

Maybe you gain 1 dream recall xp every time you record a dream, so you get better at remembering the next, (future,) dream that you have!

I like to think of it as a bridge that goes both ways. This is all conjecture of course, and just helps me in visualizing dream recall, but there is my little theory on how DJs help the whole spectrum of lucid dreaming . Take it or leave it!

I used to have similar problems in my first week after I started a journal. Try as hard as i could i just could not remember my dreams when i woke.
Then i read this on the dreaviews homepage

Verbally stating your desire to remember your dreams while falling asleep is the best way to accomplish this. It may sound silly but all you really need to do is talk yourself into remembering your dreams.

Sounds silly but I talk to myself for about a minute before I go to sleep. Just keep repeating to myself that i will wake after every dream and remember the dream. Its worked wonders for me. I remember between 1 - 3 dreams every night.

hey thanks ok i got my journal and had a random drema last night, but my problem is they still seem to be just a memory, cause when i'm in the dream its not like me its like me but someone else controling and im just going along with the whole dream and i never notice its not real. So how do i get over than and dream realistic dreams that feels like i was there? and don't just go so fast? Thanks!

Practice during the day, and see if you can get it to carry over into your dream. Try to remember to stay aware of your surroundings and your senses throughout the day. Tons of things can try to steal your attention away and make you lose track of yourself. Daydreams, television, reading, videogames, hard work. Try to take little mental breaks where you bring your attention back to your body and your presence in your surroundings. Zoom out your attention to bring awareness to your body, your vision, and your thoughts.

Try laying perfectly still with your eyes closed when you wake up, your dreaming centre will turn back on and help you fill in the parts that you've forgotten, giving you a clearer memory. Also, when yo journal, write down absolutely everythign, even if it's just a fragment. That will help train your mind to recover dream memories.

azza, a dream journal is important because you won't be able to recognize what's really going on in future dreams if you have no idea what to watch for based on previous dreams. Keeping a dream journal will help you identify recurring events, feelings, and other dream signs that can help you realize you're dreaming in the future.

It probably won't help right away. It becomes more helpful over time as you add more dreams and identify more dream signs. Also, you can use previous dreams to help induce lucid ones tonight. As you fall asleep, you can imagine the dream again, this time with yourself realizing you're dreaming. The idea is to get yourself used spotting clues that can induce lucidity.