How can I remember my dreams more?

**AJButler** · 07-15-2009 07:17 PM

First post ever!

I've always loved dreams, but I can barely ever manage to remember them. What are some things I can do to remember more (lucid and non-lucid). I know the dream journal, eat healthy, get a good night's sleep and tell yourself 'I will remember a dream, I will remember a dream...' until you fall asleep. Is there anything else I can do to improve dream recall?

THanks.

**Snowy Egypt** · 07-15-2009 09:21 PM

Hi AJ!

The Dream Recall tutorial has a lot of things that you already do, but it also mentions Memory Reinforcement. Put simply, when you do recall a dream while lying in bed (which the tutorial also mentions), run it through your mind over and over until your memory of the the dream is stable. That way you won't lose parts of the dream when you go to write it down in your DJ.

**Robot_Butler** · 07-15-2009 10:00 PM

Welcome to DV, AJ. I think we must be long lost brothers

This is going to sound stupid, but all you really have to do to increase your dream recall is try. Just make a point to remember every dream. Tell yourself before you fall asleep at night. Remind yourself again whenever you wake up during the night or in the morning. You just need to get into the habit. Train your brain to stop discarding all those great dream memories. The guide Snowy linked has all kinds of good information that is a little more practical than my advice