Some Weird Dream Recall

**lefkos** · 10-11-2006 06:51 PM

hail all!
i have a kind of problem with my dream recall. i think its very unstable because sometimes i can remember a whole week of dreams and the other week i cant remember any of my dreams

this is very confusing because i dont know what i can do about it. and especially the last couple of weeks i cant remember my dreams (its also the time that i joined the forum) can it be that i am to exited to dream? oh i dont smoke or something like that.
any ideas?

ps. sorry for my terrible english i hope its readable

**QwinsepiaSquared** · 10-11-2006 08:52 PM

Do you keep a dream journal? Those really help. Also, when you wake up in the morning, keep your eyes closed as you try to remember. It also might help to start from the end of your dream, think "Okay, so what happened before?" and keep going like that. I do everything I mentioned and it works great.

And your English is fine!

**lefkos** · 10-11-2006 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by QwinsepiaSquared

Do you keep a dream journal? Those really help. Also, when you wake up in the morning, keep your eyes closed as you try to remember. It also might help to start from the end of your dream, think "Okay, so what happened before?" and keep going like that. I do everything I mentioned and it works great.

And your English is fine!

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yes sins the last week but the time i started a dream journey the day after that i couldn't remember my dream its really confusing

but im gonna try the tip u gaved me

thanks

but is this a possebility why i couldn't remember?: i want to dream to badly and i want have a LD so much

is this maybe an opstacle?

**rosesong** · 10-11-2006 10:44 PM

Perhaps you should try some relaxation techniques to avoid the anticipation. It's kinda like good sex. Ya gotta relax to really get into it.

I dismissed dreams as trivial when I first heard about keeping dream journals. Then I learned that dreams can be very symbolic and can help us out with what is going on in our lives.

Before I had my first LD, I had several dreams that seemed significant but I was confused about their meaning. After meditating on it for a few days, I finally found a profound personal meaning to the dreams. It was after my acceptance (consciously and subconsciously) that dreams can really help me out that I had my first LD. Personally, I believe that dream therapy is a valuable tool in growing ourselves.

It also helps to set your mind to wake up immediately after your dream so its easier to remember the dream.

**MisterPlow** · 10-12-2006 03:10 AM

Also, focusing on your senses throughout the day can help in dream recal, and also how vivid your dreams are (lucid or non lucid). So for example, look at shapes of things, study things. Any and every objecty ou want to. A door, the desings on a door. Your keyboard. Focusing on how things feel, the different textures.

A dream journal, like the ones above me have said, is a great way to help recal. Even events during the day can trigger memories from a dream.

Relaxing before you go to sleep. Telling yourself you will remember your dreams when you wake up can also help on dream recal. Try not to get frustrated by this "dry spell". Know that it will pass, and know that you will remember your dreams.