How’s your dream life?
Perhaps you dream vividly multiple nights a week. Or perhaps you have an occasional dream that you vaguely remember.
Or you’re somewhere in between.
Actually, everyone dreams but not everyone recalls their dreams. But you can train yourself to recall them.
One of the best ways to remember your dreams is to tell yourself that you will. Or to ask your subconscious or the universe to help you remember them. A few other tips are
- To have a specific place to write them down. It can be a journal that you write other things in, but some recommend you have a specific dream journal just for recording your dreams.
- To write them down when you wake up and before you start your day. I often try to write mine down before I go to the bathroom, but that doesn’t always work.
- It can sometimes be easier to remember dreams when you awake slowly from the dream and not when the alarm jolts you out of a deep sleep. The REM stage at the end of your sleep time is the longest REM stage and cycling naturally from it into light sleep may increase recall.
- If you don’t remember your dreams, you can prime the pump by writing down how you felt when you woke up or what thoughts you were having. These may be left over from what you were dreaming about.
- Sometimes just talking about dreams with someone (or watching someone else talk about them – like moi) can help you remember your own dreams the next time you wake up. Try it!
It may take a few nights and some consistent attention before you start recalling your dreams. Treat it as a fun game. That will also help you stay motivated and improve your recall.
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