What should you do if you want to remember your dreams?
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Great question! I used to think that I didn't dream very often. The truth is that we all dream quite often, but sometimes we just don't remember it. I've heard the mind is a powerful tool, and now I firmly believe it. When I asked someone who had studied dream therapy (Not sure if this is what it was called), she suggested that before I go to bed at night, every night for a week, to tell myself that I want to remember my dream in the morning. OK, laugh now - I did when I heard it too, but in all seriousness, I am absolutely amazed at how well it worked!
962865
MAKE HABITS OF WRITING THE THINGS IT WILL HELP YOU TO INCREASE YOUR MEMORIES.
23364
Everyone must have dreams, or they can literally die. No joke, I'm a sleep technologist. Like the person before me answered, you simply are not remembering your dreams.  Usually when you wake up during a dream, or right after a dream, you can remember it if you try. After a few weeks of trying to remember your dreams, it becomes much easier. Have no fear... you are normal!!  :D
775670
Keep your end goal in mind (graduation, college, a good career).  During the day to day work, it will be easy to forget, but you must remind yourself to stay on task.  That's the way a lot of people fall short of their dreams.
559985
no, our brain continues to work while we sleep. You may not remember your dreams but you still have them. Dreams all have meaning and they are what helps you deal with the stress and helps figure out what to do because you cant deal with it consciencely (sp) so your subconscience does it for ya.
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I've had a pschologist give me this advice.  first, before going to sleep, once you've laid down, with the lights off, remind yourself that you intend to remember your dreams.  Second, if it's practical, if you wake up in the night, after having a dream, make a  few quick notes or record some comments on a tape.  Finally, first thing in the morning, make an effort to recall as much as you can.  I mean, the moment you are fully awake, don't get up until you have replayed your dream(s) as fully as you can.  Don't wait until later in the morning because the memories are not as full or real as a real experience.  The memories fade fast.\n\nFrom my experiece, any memories can be  made to last by writing things down, either a few notes and names, or written out in long form.
315012
What you're really asking is, 'how can you forget?'  You can never forget. It's part of life.  What you can do is face it, look forward, not back.  What you need to realize is it's ok to remember, because you just will... But, put it where it belongs and move on...
1014332
Nope, but a handy trick is to think about what you want to dream about right before your fall asleep. If you are focusing on not dreaming about a certain thing, it will be on your mind and you will more than likely dream about it....
674202
everyone dreams whether they remember their dreams or not is another matter. dreaming is an essential brain function that allows people to function normally during the day. studies have shown that people that were prevented from dreaming did not function correctly or started to have illusions while awake.
961446
get a life...dreams are the subconscious wishing or fearing something is going to happen.
215118
Well, most of the dreams I have early in the night I forget, but I tend to remember the last one or two I had before I wake up.\n\nOne good strategy to improve dream recall is to keep your eyes closed after you wake up, and not to be awoken by surprise (alarm clock, parent, annoying roommate, etc).\n\nAnother neat thing you can do is keep a dream journal. Not only is this useful for boosting dream recall, but it can also help you see patterns in your dreams (dream signs, so to speak). You can then use these to identify when you're dreaming, which can lead to lucid dreaming.
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Dreams are usually manifestations of what you were thinking while awake. They can mean just about whatever you want them to mean.
678012
Keep a dream diary beside your bed and write it all down as soon as you wake up. Check out the tons of dream dictionary sites online for specific images in your dreams. It's up to you and your faith if you wanna believe in what each image means. Dreaming with your dad is cool. My mom died 2 years ago and all my dreams still include her in them. And she's alive in them.
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You don't remember them, and you probably don't wake up during a dream cycle.  If you are really interested, get a pad and pencil or tape recorder and put them near your bed.  Then set your alarm for a different time each night.  Best time is just after you fall asleep, maybe 20 minutes.  Once the alarm goes off record what you were dreaming.  If you do it enough you will start remembering all your dreams.  Good luck.\n\nPS:  No dream, you go insane, so you definately dream.
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I've done that too.  Then I read about dreams and started writing down my dreams as soon as I woke up.  This gives you some contact with your subconcious and practice you get actually gives you some control over what you do in your sleep.  Instead of being like two seperate people you start communicating with yourself.
670665
The more you think during the day, the more you dream about things at night. Try not too think too much and give your mind some slack sometimes.
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you cannot really control dreams, if you are dreaming then your brain is working, you are not resting properly. if you dont remember your dreams chances are you didnt have one and you rested well.  dreams are said to mean things, i am not sure about this, but they come from your subconsious