You spend about one-third of your life sleeping, so if you want to recall some of the moment, it makes sense. Remembering your dreams can help you understand your subconscious mind, make hard decisions, deal with stress and vivid dreams, and can be a source of inspiration or entertainment. You almost always have them, even if you don't recall your dreams. The exception includes people with serious family insomnia that is not survivable (as its name suggests). So what can you do if you can't remember your dreams or if you can't remember anything about them?
1. Sleeping Well Improves Dream Recall
It's important to sleep well at night if you're serious about recalling dreams. When people dream during the first 4 to 6 hours of sleep, memory and repair are correlated with most of those dreams. When sleep progresses, there are longer cycles of REM (rapid eye movement) leading to more exciting dreams.
Through making sure you allow at least 8 hours of rest, shutting off noisy lights, and making sure the room is quiet, you can improve the quality of sleep. Using a sleep mask and earplugs can be helpful, particularly if you're a light sleeper.
2. Keep A Dream Journal
It's not unusual to wake up after dreaming in the REM period, and then fall back to sleep. During these short periods of anticipation, most people forget about dreams and move on to another stage of sleep. Do not open your eyes or turn if you wake up from a dream. Seeing or moving around the room will distract you from the dream. Mind the vision to the fullest extent possible. Then open your eyes and write down before you go back to sleep as much as you can recall. If you're too tired of writing down descriptions, consider capturing important points and then fill out the explanation after waking up in the morning.
Make sure to keep a pen and paper instead of in another space on the nightstand. If you have to leave the room to record dreams, you may have a good chance of missing the dream or losing the desire to record it as soon as you wake up.
If writing is not your thing, use a tape recorder or your phone to record your dream. Make sure you go back and listen to the tape, see if it jogs your memory, so you can remember more information.
3. Look Through A Window
Once you cultivate the power of intuition, it will take less effort to remember dreams. Look out a window and imagine that you're watching it's a movie. Describe the scene, the colors and sounds included. What's the season? Is it possible to identify the plants you see? How's the weather? When you think there are people, what do they do? Are you seeing any wildlife? What are your emotions? You can write down your thoughts, record your voice, or take a picture to capture the "dream" experience. When you practice this exercise over time, you may develop an understanding of the information you may have overlooked, and explaining the scene will become simpler. Training yourself to perceive the waking world can turn into enhanced ability interpreting dreams, and it is important to practice relating the real world to the dreaming experience to understand dreams.
4. Turn Up The Volume
If they're interesting, thrilling, or vivid, it's easier to remember dreams. One way to stimulate vivid dreams is during waking hours to do something fun or interesting. Try to learn a new ability or to visit another location. Try to take a different route to work or school if you're caught in a routine, brush your hair differently, or put your clothes in another order.
Nutrition and supplements may also have an effect on dreams. Melatonin, for example, has an influence on REM sleep. Melatonin-containing foods include cherries, nuts, bananas, and oatmeal. Bananas are also rich in another dream-influencing chemicals— vitamin B6. A college student research in 2002 found that vitamin B6 improved the vividness and memory of dreams. Too much of the vitamin, however, contributed to insomnia and other adverse effects on health. The "dream plant" Calea zacatechichi is used for lucid dreaming and prophetic visions by the Chontal tribe of Mexico. It is possible to make calea leaves, stems and flowers into a tea.
Dream recall may be adversely affected by other foods and drinks. Alcohol and caffeine interrupt the process of sleep, which may make it harder to recall dreams. Those who want to remember dreams should avoid drinking alcoholic drinks, coffee or tea at least two hours before going to sleep.
5. Remind Yourself To Remember
The only advice you need to recall dreams for some people is to reassure yourself that you can remember dreams and then try to do so. An easy way to do this is to write on a sticky note, "I will recall my dreams," put it somewhere before you go to sleep, and read the note aloud. Even though you have never before seen a dream, believe you can do it. The message is an affirmation that fosters a positive attitude.
6. Choose A Dream Anchor
It's easier for some people to recall dreams when they open their eyes. This helps set a dream foundation for others. This item should be apparent as soon as you wake up, so you can be conditioned to associate it with your dream remembering target in the morning. Look at the vision anchor instead of staring into space and struggling to remember a dream. You don't have to dwell on it— it's fine to look around or through it. Possible items on the nightstand might include a lamp, a candle, a bottle, or a small object. Over time, the item will be connected with the dream recall function by your subconscious, making it easier.
7. If You Still Can't Remember
You may need to change tactics if you try these tips and still can't remember your dreams. It takes skill and practice to recall dreams, so start small. Talk about how you feel when you wake up and see if the feeling triggers you to talk about a specific person or event. You might just remember a single picture or a light. Start with your waking thoughts, look at them all day long, and see if anything else causes the single event.
If you find success in recalling a memory of a dream or a dream, think about whether the day before you did anything else. Dreams can be associated with exciting events or pressures and can be influenced by food choices, bedtime, and temperature. Try sleeping in late or taking a nap during the day, as those dreams are often easier to recall.
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