Dream recall

ever since i started trying to become lucid i dont have any dream recall when i wake up. whats going on?

Well, there could be a few things effecting your DR.

Do you keep a DJ? If not, you should. Of course you need some recall first.
Do you wake up by an alarm? Some people lose recall when they wake up because of an alarm. I usualy don’t personally, but it varies.
Do you get enough sleep? Too little sleep = too little dreams to recall :razz:
Do you try WBTB? I usually find a WBTB will help my recall, if done at the right time.

Good luck gaining your recall :smile:

well i, have been staying up late. I think its time i started a dream journal, maybe i can describe in the journal the very little detail i get about my dream (no details actually, just a picture or 2. thankfully i have a photographic memory)

Use autosuggestion before sleep “I will remember my dreams” just say it a few times then go to sleep. When you awake, try to keep still and ask your self “What was I just dreaming” then you either remembered something or you didn’t.

I find that if I’m too tired I’ll just fall into too deep to sleep to remember anything about my dreams, it’s important to sleep enough.

having said that I find that WBTB is the best way to get vivid dreams. Sometimes I even set my alarm just half an hour early and then go straight beck to sleep for half an hour, I find I always get at least one dream to write in my DJ that way and it tends to be pretty vivid.

try waking up about 30 minutes before the time that you normally do you may find that you wake up from a rem period this way, and most of the other times you are not. This could explain the lack of dream recall.

Dw about it too much tho its all weird, last night i cant rememebr anything from my dreams, but waking up this morning i remembered more of the dream that i had had the night before!! keep at it, dont stress to much and relax it all helps

Photographic memory? Are dreams the only things you forget?

the more that you write down your dreams you will start to find that you will recall more and more and the 2 photos you rememebr now will turn into 2 movies :smile: