Can I write in my dream journal hours after I wake up?
Sometimes I don't have time to write on it, because I have to get ready for school.
Posted Sep 22, 2017, 11:44 AM UTC
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One thing to do, is when you wake up just write down any keywords about the dream you remember. For example: dragon, pillow fight, margeret thatcher.
It's quick to do and you'll remember a lot more so when you go back to it to write the full dream, you won't have forgotten anything
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that sounds like a good idea, i'll try it.
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Glad to help!
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if I do not have time I will put down a skeletal outline, just one line descriptors of all the major scenes before you in the rest later. you will still lose 50% to 90% of the dream by the time you come back later, though.
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I have to do this at times, sometimes it's fine and I remember them in good detail other times I completely forget my dreams. It's best to write it down ASAP if you can
There was one time I had a vivid dream but I somehow forgot it. A week later, it all came back to me in good detail (no idea how)- and I wrote 500 odd words about it
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Same dude, I'll randomly remember dreams from childhood. It's weird. like something in real life gives me dream deja vu and you just remember lol
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it really does help with dream recall to write it down as soon as you can. at least do so on weekends.
even if half an hour has passed, you will miss a lot of detail. write it down hours later you will have only the barest outline.
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It's harder that way, for me, but I do it when I have to. I find that if I spend a few minutes in bed after waking to replay my dreams in my head I'll remember them longer into the day, but I know I still lose details that way. But, then again sometimes I think about them throughout the day and remember more details. Not sure all of the factors at play, but I try to be a good boy and write it down.
Another tip, if you don't have time for a full entry, but enough time to write a few bullet points down it will go a long way in jogging your memory when you have time to write it out completely.
Good luck!
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Yes, I do the same. It is said that you lose most the details 10 minutes of waking up, but I've sometimes recalled my dreams in great detail even days after they happened.
The sooner the better, but it's definitely possible to write a good account of the dream later in the day. Also, the more consistent you are every day, the longer you can retain the details.