Can you remember your dreams when you wake up?

Contributor: toxie m toxie m
I have excellent dream recollection. They are often long with complex storylines and I can very often trace them back through many plot twists
09/12/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
There are some that I remember like they actually happened, some I remember because of how freaked out I was during the dream, some I remember because they just seemed so odd, and plenty I don't remember. I'll normally remember them in the morning, and then forget all about them in a few hours. It's been a long time since I've really needed to remember a dream long term though.
09/12/2011
Contributor: GenderSexplorations GenderSexplorations
Since starting a new medication (bipolar), I've started remembering my dreams more often. It was really rare originally. I dream some really weird stuff!
09/12/2011
Contributor: sarki sarki
It is rare that I remember
09/12/2011
Contributor: Hot'n'Bothered Hot'n'Bothered
Usually it's just bits and pieces.

I had a psychology professor once tell the class that the reason people tend to not remember their dreams is because they are typically very violent. And that's what keeps us 'sane'....Don't know how true it is....
09/12/2011
Contributor: TameTemptress TameTemptress
Very rarely do I remember them.
09/12/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Breas
How do you practice it? I loved having lucid dreams, but only had them when I was a child.
I always lucid dream. My dad taught me when I was little. He used to have long talks with me about how you can control your dreams and would explain examples. And something in my mind just clicked. So Im always aware im dreaming and thus if your aware you can control it. It is a lot of fun.
09/12/2011
Contributor: LaLaLouise LaLaLouise
Usually bits and pieces, especially when I first wake up. Halfway through the day, I've either forgotten it all, or there are tiny fragments. Sometimes when I have those neat dreams that shift and blend together, I'll remember the basic premise of each one. My bf and I are in the process of moving to a new apartment, and my dream last night involved us in our new place (which was totally different from how our new place actually is) and he was actually an alien disguised as a human, but I guess I knew it already and was cool with it. But I discovered that a couple I was friends with in high school lived next door and the boyfriend was also an alien, but from a different planet from my boyfriend. My mom says I'm destined to be a writer, lol.
09/12/2011
Contributor: MR Chickhabit MR Chickhabit
pretty much all of them

i tell my best friend all of the really good ones.

strangely enough, when my dreams have people i know, they never have places i know. . .in other words, my brain manufactures stages for my dreams and fills them with (some, not all) people i know.

and sometimes my brain gets lazy and reuses the same places over and over again, almost refining the imaginary places.

and i never ever have nightmares. i have anxiety occasionally during dreams, but i usually overcome it by the end of the dream. usually in awesome ways.
09/12/2011
Contributor: Ash1141 Ash1141
Once in awhile I can remember them. Even so, I only remember them for a short time after waking up.
09/12/2011
Contributor: emiliaa emiliaa
I only remember the bad ones usually. >.<
09/12/2011
Contributor: Illumin8 Illumin8
Quote:
Originally posted by Breas
How do you practice it? I loved having lucid dreams, but only had them when I was a child.
There is a plethora of different techniques that can be used to make them more likely to occur. A site that I've found to be very helpful in discussing these different techniques is link
09/12/2011
Contributor: js250 js250
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Originally posted by Illumin8
Lucid dreaming is when the dreamer is aware that they are actually dreaming. It often (though does not always) result in the dreamer being able to manipulate the dream. There are many techniques that can be used to increase the likelihood of lucid ... more
I have always been this way, do you think this is lucid dreaming? Where can I get more info? Other people actually want to do this?
09/12/2011
Contributor: married with children married with children
I only remember one or two dreams a month.
09/13/2011
Contributor: moonch1ld moonch1ld
I remember most of it right away but I lose it quick and never bother to write them down. I usually have pretty wild dreams though.
09/13/2011
Contributor: Beck Beck
Maybe 10% I can remember
09/13/2011
Contributor: kellyg kellyg
I don't ever remember my dreams..Exception though, I always seem to remember the dreams that make me feel bad when I wake up..not nightmares, but like..you dream and everything is super great and you wake up and realize it was just a dream and you are disappointed. UGH.
09/25/2011
Contributor: MrWishyWashy MrWishyWashy
I usually remember unless I've been drinking and get a lousy night's rest.
09/25/2011
Contributor: FaerieLove FaerieLove
I remember the majority of my dreams, but the vividness of them fade normally a few hours after I wake up.
09/25/2011
Contributor: Eva Schwaltz Eva Schwaltz
I usually remember one about once a week.
09/25/2011
Contributor: ThoughtsAblaze ThoughtsAblaze
Quote:
Originally posted by Breas
I'm wondering how many people can remember their dreams when they wake up compared to how many cannot. Also, if you DO remember your dreams most nights, do you have more nightmares than good dreams? Or is it pretty balanced?

Me personally, ... more
I love talking about dreaming! Deciphering dreams is like a hobby for me.

My boyfriend rarely remembers dreams and is OK with that since almost all of them are nightmares.

On the other hand, I have very vivid, long dreams and they're almost always neutral or positive. I remember dialogue and minute details, including smells and colors, but I have to write them before I even set foot out of bed or the I immediately forget them. Most of my friends, on the other hand, remember little and don't dream in color. My best friend and I email our dreams to each other: She sends hers to me for deciphering, and I send mine to her as a way of recording them and entertaining her.
09/25/2011
Contributor: Menarae Menarae
Sometimes I do remember, and it tends to happen all at once. I'll remember a dream every night for a week or two, and then nothing for months. And the ones I do remember are usually pretty messed up...until I figure out how to twist them around into novels
09/25/2011
Contributor: The-IT-Guy-And-My-Secretary The-IT-Guy-And-My-Secretary
Quote:
Originally posted by Breas
I'm wondering how many people can remember their dreams when they wake up compared to how many cannot. Also, if you DO remember your dreams most nights, do you have more nightmares than good dreams? Or is it pretty balanced?

Me personally, ... more
My last dream was of a cup of coffee.... LOL Im even tired in my dreams.
09/25/2011
Contributor: mcl272 mcl272
i remember most of my dreams. but, there are always those nights when i'm dead tired & remember nothing!
09/26/2011
Contributor: ChaosBunny ChaosBunny
I can remember my dreams, but only parts of it, but that's better than nothing I think.
09/26/2011
Contributor: deltalima deltalima
Quote:
Originally posted by Breas
I'm wondering how many people can remember their dreams when they wake up compared to how many cannot. Also, if you DO remember your dreams most nights, do you have more nightmares than good dreams? Or is it pretty balanced?

Me personally, ... more
I wish I could.
10/03/2012
Contributor: sugar&spikes sugar&spikes
most of the time
10/03/2012
Contributor: Falsepast Falsepast
I usually don't.It's annoying
10/03/2012
Contributor: loveme9 loveme9
I usually remember after I wake up.
10/03/2012
Contributor: Allstars316 Allstars316
Never. The only ones I remember is when I'm sick and those all involve me being killed. Fun times!
10/03/2012