Thread: cant remember dreams

Almost every morning when i wake up i cant remember my dreams at all, but after a minute or two of thinking about it (and not moving as much as i can) i usually remember just the tail end of my dreams and i cant go farther back into them no matter how hard i try.
Sometimes ill be trying to remember and i think ill be onto something when i completely forget what it was that i (partially) remembered.

Any tips on remembering dreams besides the basic...
Try not to move
Try to remember your emotions in the dream - What does this even mean?

if you know how the dream made you feel then it may help u remeber what made you feel that way in a dream (i.e. pain...then u may remeber getting cut or w/e in ur dream)

if you journal (even the smallest stuff) your recall will increase

Think of peoples names/activities.

Originally Posted by minyman36

Almost every morning when i wake up i cant remember my dreams at all, but after a minute or two of thinking about it (and not moving as much as i can) i usually remember just the tail end of my dreams and i cant go farther back into them no matter how hard i try.
Sometimes ill be trying to remember and i think ill be onto something when i completely forget what it was that i (partially) remembered.

Any tips on remembering dreams besides the basic...
Try not to move
Try to remember your emotions in the dream - What does this even mean?

I heard that you can remember dreams easier when you wake up really early. For example: I went to sleep at 11:00 PM and then woke up 4:00 AM when I woke up from my dream. This is 1 way on how to remember your dreams.

if i have a prob. recalling dreams, i usually look for real-life clues subconciously and conciously and i would see an object like my pencil, and i wuld then remember that i had a dream about pencils or some sh*t like that

I like to wake up in the middle of the night to help remember more dreams. I also have to affirm to myself when I first go to bed, "I will wake after each dream, remember it, and write it down." It sounds silly to have to tell yourself something like this, but it really does help like magic.

Unfortunately, some will still always slip through the defences.

How long have you been practicing? It takes a while to get in the habit of remembering them. You may have to work really hard at first, but once you get a good rhythm, they should come much easier.

I still can't remember jack most nights. Lucid dreaming? Yeah, right!

When I can't recall dreams but I know I had some, I try to think of any dream signs I have and sometimes that will spark a memory of what I just dreamt.

I started a few months ago (anywhere from 2 to 5 months ago?). And your right, i do have a "rythm" when i wake up to not move and think and then instantly write down what i remember of my dreams.
I almost always remember 1 dream every night, sometimes 2 but sometimes only part of 1.

Is that a good amount of dreams for me since i started recently?

Hey minyman , I know what you mean I have what you have (had). Other people talking about their dreams lasting hours to them and i'm like what? You serious? My dreams , if I have one at all lasts for 10 to 60sec long and are jumpy from scene to scene and you are telling me you have hour long adventures in your dreams at a daily basis? I'm starting to think something is whrong with me

What did you do to increase your recall?

Grtz

Originally Posted by minyman36

Almost every morning when i wake up i cant remember my dreams at all, but after a minute or two of thinking about it (and not moving as much as i can) i usually remember just the tail end of my dreams and i cant go farther back into them no matter how hard i try.
Sometimes ill be trying to remember and i think ill be onto something when i completely forget what it was that i (partially) remembered.

Any tips on remembering dreams besides the basic...
Try not to move
Try to remember your emotions in the dream - What does this even mean?

I was reciently listening to a lecture by Robert Bruce, or another advanced teacher of lucid dreaming and he mentioned three important points regarding remembering dreams. Try laying in three positions for a few minutes after waking up in the morning.
1. On your back
2. On your right side
3. On your left side
It seems that the energy runs through the body, and by turning to another position it gets unblocked somehow. Give it a shot!