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I'm completely the opposite. 50 years old and I have never once in my life remembered a dream. Never. I see things about dreams, such as this like, as intere

I'm completely the opposite. 50 years old and I have never once in my life remembered a dream. Never. I see things about dreams, such as this like, as interesting, but can relate to them at all, because they are things that happen to other people. I assume I have dreams, but when I wake up, I never have any recall of them.

swayvil 6y ago
Try vipassana meditation. It'll make you remember your dreams. And more.
Viliam1234 6y ago
To me it is important to start recalling my dream as literally the first thing after I wake up. Anything else... and the dream is probably lost. It helps to have enough sleep, not wake up with an alarm, not have anything important to do after waking up. Have a pen and paper next to the bed, to remind you. Think about how you want to remember your dream, as you are falling asleep.
austinjp 6y ago
It's entirely probable that this experience is shared by plenty of others, we just don't hear much from you guys. If you're curious to discover whether you dream or not, have someone wake you when you're in REM sleep. Your favourite search engine will help you to determine when this is happening. Usual caveats apply about taking advice from a random person on the internet. If you're not entering REM sleep but you feel fine, hey, nice. Contact a sleep scientist and ask if they want to study you. If you enter REM but have no dreams, hey, nice. You're apparently in the minority. Contact a sleep scientist and all if you want to study you.
morganf 6y ago
Abruzzi -- I'm 45 and only started dreaming in the last 5 years. I don't know why or how but I do now. It's incredible. Maybe you will, too!
jerry1979 6y ago
Do you have any interest in remembering your dreams? Taking a magnesium glycinate supplement may help.
- blendo 6y ago
  I got very strange dreams while taking Chantix (varenicline) to stop smoking. If you don’t recall any of your dreams, AND you currently smoke, you could give it a try.
tomcam 6y ago
Are there any obvious proximate causes, such as history of mental illness, heavy drug use, or severe sleep disorders?

swayvil 6y ago

Try vipassana meditation. It'll make you remember your dreams. And more.

Viliam1234 6y ago

To me it is important to start recalling my dream as literally the first thing after I wake up. Anything else... and the dream is probably lost. It helps to have enough sleep, not wake up with an alarm, not have anything important to do after waking up. Have a pen and paper next to the bed, to remind you. Think about how you want to remember your dream, as you are falling asleep.

austinjp 6y ago

It's entirely probable that this experience is shared by plenty of others, we just don't hear much from you guys. If you're curious to discover whether you dream or not, have someone wake you when you're in REM sleep. Your favourite search engine will help you to determine when this is happening. Usual caveats apply about taking advice from a random person on the internet. If you're not entering REM sleep but you feel fine, hey, nice. Contact a sleep scientist and ask if they want to study you. If you enter REM but have no dreams, hey, nice. You're apparently in the minority. Contact a sleep scientist and all if you want to study you.

morganf 6y ago

Abruzzi -- I'm 45 and only started dreaming in the last 5 years. I don't know why or how but I do now. It's incredible. Maybe you will, too!

jerry1979 6y ago

Do you have any interest in remembering your dreams? Taking a magnesium glycinate supplement may help.

blendo 6y ago
I got very strange dreams while taking Chantix (varenicline) to stop smoking. If you don’t recall any of your dreams, AND you currently smoke, you could give it a try.

tomcam 6y ago

Are there any obvious proximate causes, such as history of mental illness, heavy drug use, or severe sleep disorders?