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> I never remember my dreams It was my understanding (and maybe this is incorrect) that someone only remembers their dreams if they wake up during them. Theref
by Osmium 12y ago
> I never remember my dreams
It was my understanding (and maybe this is incorrect) that someone only remembers their dreams if they wake up during them. Therefore, not remembering them could just be a sign you've had a good, uninterrupted night's sleep. Anecdotally, this seems to be the case for me–I remember my dreams if I'm woken up e.g. by a car alarm but never if I wake up normally.
- Mahn 12y agoI too thought this was the case. I very rarely remember what I dreamt last night, it may happen once in five months if I'm lucky. But I always thought that was perfectly normal.
- zo1 12y agoI've always been told that you have to practice remembering dreams in order to get better at it. And the often-cited way of practicing that is by keeping a dream-diary that you're suppose to write in whenever you wake up. Likewise, I've never heard of the whole "you only remember a dream if you wake up during it". Sometimes I go through a few dreams, wake up naturally, and remember some of the previous ones (and not the last one).
- Osmium 12y ago>Likewise, I've never heard of the whole "you only remember a dream if you wake up during it". I can't speak to its validity, but there are studies like this: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00419 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00419 > Studies in cognitive psychology showed ... nocturnal awakenings ... are significantly related to dream recall frequency Though there are clearly many other factors too! (link via: http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-08/clues-how-remember-dreams http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-08/clues-how-reme... "People who are better at remembering their dreams wake up more often during the night")