dreams

[martini2010]

So , why do some people remember their dreams and others don't? Even most people who don't remember their dreams occasionally have vivid, life-like dreams. Occasionally I have vauge remnants of dreams, but that's about it. I never have vivid dreams, and usually I don't even know that I dreamed. Is that good or bad or nuetral? It really annoys me

Comments

[emilyrose3292]

Look, there's nothing wrong with not remembering your dreams. Some researchers think that some people have a genetic disposition to not remember their dreams.
I've read that it can also be due to high levels of stress or unconscious fears about the contents of your dreams. After all, dreams are when the mind no longer filters and edits thoughts, and your worries and fears can come out. It's normal to not remember your dreams. I hardly ever remember my dreams any more, but the snippets I do remember, show that they in fact do have something to dow ith my life and thoughts and emotions. It also depends on what state you wake up in...like the type of sleep you were in. If you are suddenly snapped awake, you're more likely to remember the dream. When you slowly and normally wake up you tend to not remember the dream.
You could be having very interesting dreams...you just don't remember.

[martini2010]

um..ok...I still wish I could remember them...

[emilyrose3292]

maybe if you set your alarm to wake you up at a time when you don't normally wake up you would remember them? I don't think you should do that though.

[martini2010]

I used to have an alarm clock, but I slept through it...pretty much NOTHING will wake me up...