I Cant Remember!

[xXxArtistxXx]

I can't remember my dreams!! I tried Dream Journaling but that doesn't help... Any suggestions on what I should do?

[Scionox]

For how many days you had no recall? Was there any major change since then, especially sleep-wise? If there were no change and it's not for long, then no need to worry much, dream recall sometimes gets affected by things we don't know about but it will be back for sure! Also check out this thread: http://www.dreamviews.com/dream-sign...ompendium.html , it lists a good number of information about recall as well as some techniques and solutions. *Moved to Dream signs and Recall*

[Metallicuh]

Dream Recall has a tendency to fluctuate every now and then so don't worry. It'll come, just read up on the compendium and see which technique works best for you.

[Sensei]

Persistence. Sleeping persistently, trying to dream persistently. Being on again off again is worse than not trying at all.

[JoannaB]

Persistence. Sleeping persistently, trying to dream persistently. Being on again off again is worse than not trying at all. Why is it worse to be non persistent than not trying at all? I am not saying that I disagree, but I genuinely do not understand it enough, and would like to know more.

[Phased]

Why is it worse to be non persistent than not trying at all? I am not saying that I disagree, but I genuinely do not understand it enough, and would like to know more. Because its pretty much like starting a fresh again of you have never been good at it. Like, of you have bad recall and keep going on and off, what little progress you made would be gone, but if you we're experience and took a brake, it would be like learning to ride a bike again. Not sure if that made sense, but none the less, that's my opinion/view on it.

[Sensei]

Why is it worse to be noisnt rsistent than not trying at all? I am not saying that I disagree, but I genuinely do not understand it enough, and would like to know more. Also it sets a precedent for your mind that it isn't that important. Have you ever tried quiting smoking? It is hard the first time, but if you give in, it will only get harder the next time.

[paigeyemps]

Agreed with the others. Also, when you journal, don't stop right away. Even on days when you can't recall something, you can write down 'no recall today' and maybe add some notes as to what you did/ate before bed, etc. that may have affected it. The important thing is the intent to recall your dreams. It may take some time for that to set in and actually let your subconscious help you out, but it's bound to happen if you keep trying to recall them. Good luck

[JoannaB]

I haven't tried quitting smoking because I never had a cigarette in my life. but I have quit caffeine or at least reduced it multiple times in my life, and then I would relapse, and then pull myself together again. And while I agree that it would have been better not to ever relapse, but I wouldn't say that inconsistently reducing my caffeine at various times in my life was worse than not trying at all and giving in to the caffeine addiction all together. I think any effort at self improvement is better than no effort, and while consistency is better than inconsistent improvements, but it is still always worst not to do any effort at all in my opinion for me at least. So I don't live a consistently healthy lifestyle, but at least occasionally trying is something better than always not giving a damn.