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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-12-17 07:02 pm

[ SECRET POST #2541 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2541 ⌋

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Re: Does anyone else not dream? (Loosely inspired by #7)

[personal profile] tei 2013-12-18 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
I've been reading a bit about lucid dreaming and problem-solving during sleep, and basically it seems like dreaming can be highly influenced by what you're thinking while you're awake. So, if you've never recorded your dreams, don't consider dreaming an important part of your evening, and don't expect to remember your dreams when you wake up, then I think it's probably perfectly normal not to. Dreams are basically exactly the same as daytime thoughts, except with different parts of the brain more or less active (for instance the part of the brain that exercises logic is far less active, which makes sense given how weird dreams often are) and they will happen whether or not you remember them, so I doubt you're missing out on anything.

I've read that you can increase the about you remember about your dreams and even exert some control over them by writing down what you want to dream about right before you go to sleep and recording anything you remember as soon as you wake up, and people have also taught themselves to lucid dream. Personally I rarely remember my dreams but if I try to remember them and write them down as soon as I wake up, after a few days I'll start remembering more and more often. I don't see what the point of doing that would be for you if you like it the way it is now, though.