I can't remember the last time I've had a dream. Any idea what causes this? Is it just because I have poor dream memory?
I'd like to dream. Does anyone have any ideas on what would help me dream more?
Posted Feb 23, 2010, 3:17 AM UTC
Stop smoking weed.
I don't smoke weed and I don't dream. I didn't know there was a correlation. Why does smoking make you not dream?
I'd say you probably still dream, but just have trouble recalling them when you wake up.
Both alcohol and THC reduce the time you spend in REM stage. It's just a chemical thing.
I went through an REM stage in the late 80's when they were still fun, but didn't like much of their stuff post Green.
Set your alarm for an hour before you normally wake up. Try to wake yourself up and remember what you were dreaming, you might try writing it down too. Advice from my psychology teacher from high school, it has worked really well for me.
I'll give it a shot, thanks. Were you just trying to dream more, or were you trying the lucid dreaming thing out?
Vitamin B-6. You can get in melatonin, which is handy because then you have a sleep-aid as well.
Agreed. Also increases the intensity of the dreams, makes them seem more real.
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Are you sure? :)
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Stoners dream. They just don't retain the memories.
No, you probably do dream. You just probably don't remember them. I don't usually remember mine either.
Melatonin....
Agreed. Melatonin gives me the most vivid dreams I've ever had.
take nyquil, that shit makes me dream like a motherfucker...like purple unicorns that fart fire and laugh alot!
Came to say this. Cough syrup = messed up dreams
The only time I dream is if there is a light on or sunlight coming in through the window. I have no idea why this is because I probably do dream but I prefer to sleep in total darkness and so I have no recollection of my dreams 99% of the time (unless it's some crazy nightmare).
I've heard it takes 90 minutes for the first dream to happen. Try setting an alarm that long after you normally go to bed. Good chance you'll wake up during a dream.
Probably don't want to be doing this every night, but once might prove you do dream, or prove you don't..
I started keeping a journal and now I can remember a solid 2 or 3 epic dreams or 3 or 4 small dreams every night. And by epic I mean "vivid, exciting, acid trip, multiple paragraph, aww fuck why did I have to wake up" epic
If you are really desperate, try a nicotine patch. They produce the strongest and most memorable dreams I've ever had, and it's pretty well known that they have this side effect. If you sleep with one on then you will almost definitely have one of the strongest dreams you could imagine. If you do plan to do this, stick with the weakest one available if you're not a smoker.
Obviously, you have to weigh the benefit of having a dream vs possibly becoming addicted to nicotine. They are expensive, but I don't think if you used one once a month that you would become addicted. However I have absolutely no credentials to back that up.
try melatonin
or take ambien and stay awake, it's like dreaming while you're awake but you won't remember any of it the next day. try not to drive into any trees.
I think I have the best shot at remembering my dreams in the space between the first time my alarm goes off and the last time it goes off in the morning. Also, WRITE IT DOWN. I don't really have time to write down my dreams in the morning, due to the aforementioned snooze-buttoning, but when I did, I remembered my dreams a lot better.
Be careful what you wish for. I'd give almost anything to be able to stop remembering my dreams. They are a bad place where bad things happen.
Try going to sleep when you're not totally exhausted, if I sleep when I'm not very tired I seem to dream a lot
Dream when you're awake.
You do dream - you just don't remember them lately.
We have many, many more dreams than those we actually remember. I can usually recall having at least one dream per night, but there are some mornings when I can't remember what I dreamt. But I digress ...
The next time you have a dream, even if it's not for a while from now, write it down. Keeping a dream journal helps with dream recall.
Hope this helps, and happy dreaming! :)
PS - the upside of not remembering dreams is that you don't have to remember the nightmares either ;-)