Thread: Personal Experiment: The effect quitting Marjiuana has on my dreams

Originally Posted by Alyzarin

You're very welcome.

I do notice a difference, very much so. I'm still often able to recall a number of dreams while smoking if I really want to (it helps that I wake up a lot during the night), but they're usually very short and lacking a lot of detail. Motivation to DJ usually also takes a large hit, whether or not we like to admit it. Dream memories also just become a lot more fleeting when you wake up if you still have any in your system, particularly if your last smoke was within a few hours before going to bed.

It's sort of like how... whenever you're high you can think you're thinking to your full capabilities, but then when you stop you start to realize just how shallow your trains of thought were compared to when you're sober. It can seem like you recall a lot of dream details when you're high, until you stop and realize just how vivid your memories can actually be. I slowed my intake significantly over the past week or so and went from writing a few sentences in my DJ to a few paragraphs this morning. The difference is always significant, for me anyway.

The thing is too, that if you're smoking you still can get lucid and recall dreams and all that, but if you're just starting to get into it then you really should stop smoking at least for a while so you can get the hang of it first, and then apply the handicap. Trying to begin an avid lucid dreaming career with a daily smoking habit is basically fighting an uphill battle, but once you get your footing and you can start smoking again and see the difference for yourself coming from a sober perspective, then you can decide what's really best for you.

Exactly! I still get lucid, but my recall is complete crap. I guess I'll stop for now too... atleast until I get LDs more regularly.

Having to take a break from smoking again for a while, we'll see if I see some improvements in recall this time around.

My recall has been pretty fragmented the past week and a half. I smoked my last about an hour ago, tomorrow will mark Day 1 of no use.

Quitting should be good for you .

As well, if you like to dream, the mind is extremely important. So this should help a lot.

Best of dreams? I dunno.

What's this talk about quitting? I said taking a break

We'll see, I quit for a month last time with no changes to my dreaming/recall. In fact, when I started smoking again I had several lucid dreams the first 3 days. I was hoping for some of that fabled REM rebound I've heard some people get after quitting.

I've always been a responsible member of society and a top student, my mind is just fine

I used to smoke (many years ago), and I found that smoking or not smoking did not affect my dream recall. I have always had excellent recall, remembering numerous dreams every night in too much detail to write everything down. However, more recently my dream recall has significantly declined, and I'm not sure why.

Penny - up to this point have you continued to smoke? I too have gone through long periods of smoking and not, the last period I was not smoking (the last 4 months) I was having vivid dreams with very clear recall. I must note that at this time I was also taking colloidals (gold, iridium and platinum) which I know have a positive effect on recall and assist in lucidity as well. I plan on quitting as soon as I've smoked through the rest of what I currently have (it's a self control thing, if I have it I'm going to smoke it). I think my results may be the opposite from yours however.

I've been a daily smoker for many (more than 10) years. I too have had to quit for periods of time over the last few years and I would say my recall is def better when I've quit for a while. I don't think I dream more but they seem more vivid and memorable. I don't think I LD more but I did have one LD the last time I had to quit for 3 weeks. My mind is clearer and overall I feel better but I love the way I feel at the end of the work day when I get to light one up and finally relax after workin my ass off!

I dream regularly and have had a few LDs over the last year - including a few close calls that I blew because I wasn't aware enuf.

I think Pot is like dreaming because it frees your mind and allows you to feel like you are dreaming while awake. I takes your mind in directions you might not have been to before . . . It's not for everyone though.

Personally, when I take a break from smoking, I find that my recall abilities significantly increase. So much so, that it's almost as though Im only going through REM cycles, lol, not actually getting any real rest. I'll wake up and begin writing down 3-5 dreams. Usually cramping my hand up before I can even finish. I'm a regular smoker, about ~4-6g a day. Recall abilities during this time? Moderate. I can usually remember about 2 dreams a night, semi vivid. However, I find that when I do take a break, my imagination is slightly stunted. Thus, my dreams aren't as Interesting as usual. Also, I have been experimenting with 'Controlled Visualization ' as some call It on DV's, for about a year now. Im now quite avid, and use it to induce WILD's on command. When I have freshly smoked, lie down and begin a session, scenes to submerge myself in come a hell of a lot more effortlessly than when not smoking. I guess it all comes down to the individual with these matters.