Discussion How often do you dream? (Poll.)

[Abort!]

Even in sleep, I don't seem to get much of an escape. Very rarely do I ever dream (or at the very least remember them.) I've tried to increase my recall in the past but never to any avail so I always just gave up. Anybody else out there who basically never dreams? I'm envious of those who can and do, especially the lucid dreamers.

 

[Reishi]

Everyone of my dreams are nightmares and I probably dream about 3 times out of the week.

 

[lovelydove]

I almost never dream. When I do have dreams, which is rare, I try to write them down in my journal so I don't forgot them.

I have no idea why I'm not dreaming more because I usually get at least 7 hours of sleep most of the time. It's really strange.

 

[EternalShore]

same~ :( Me dreaming, or as you said, remembering them (since apparently, the people who dream every night claim everyone else does too~ :p), is very rare as well~ >_< and well, when I do dream, it's always nightmares and almost never anything goofy or fun~ :< it sucks so much~ >_<

 

[amor.dor]

I can only remember the dream if I wake up in the middle of it and go back to sleep. If I sleep until morning, I never remember.

 

[Abort!]

Everyone of my dreams are nightmares and I probably dream about 3 times out of the week.

That's no fun either.

 

[Forveleth]

I stress dream every night. My dreams center around people being angry at me or people dying.

 

[estadiare]

my dreams don't make any sense whatsoever and I forget them by morning

 

[what]

where is the dream all the time without lucidity option?? its the one i'd pick

 

[violetforever]

i dream basically every night and i always remember my dreams. they're so vivid that they feel real. i have my own thoughts in my dreams too. a few times i've been able to recognize i'm in a dream and control it. i've always been this way. i love it when i have nice dreams or dreams that are just a normal amount of weird but i get sleep paralysis sometimes and it's terrifying lol.

 

[Abort!]

i dream basically every night and i always remember my dreams. they're so vivid that they feel real. i have my own thoughts in my dreams too. a few times i've been able to recognize i'm in a dream and control it. i've always been this way. i love it when i have nice dreams or dreams that are just a normal amount of weird but i get sleep paralysis sometimes and it's terrifying lol.

Mogger.

 

[Baisley]

I either rarely dream or I just don't remember dreaming when I wake up. I rarely can remember any dream that I've had.

 

[moonlightbeach]

Almost all the time with lucidity, voted all the time with lucidity. I saw a big increase in remembering and lucidity of dreams after i did a dreams journal (write down what you remember of the dream, memory exercise) when i was younger. I had many lucid fever dreams as a kid too. I know many who do not dream or dream very rarely.

 

[violetforever]

Mogger.

lol i'm always surprised to be reminded that most people don't dream or remember it. if it makes u feel better i have aphantasia. when i close my eyes it's impossible for me to mentally form an image at all.

 

[Betsy007]

Lucidity comes and goes for me, as does dream recall.

I'm envious of those who can and do, especially the lucid dreamers.

Don't be too envious, most of my dreams are bad. I usually can't hold onto lucidity for very long. There are WAY more times when I wake up remembering all the times I almost became lucid and missed an opportunity. It's frustrating.

Have you tried herbs/nootropics? They can help, but it takes some experimentation.

 

[Abort!]

Lucidity comes and goes for me, as does dream recall.



Don't be too envious, most of my dreams are bad. I usually can't hold onto lucidity for very long. There are WAY more times when I wake up remembering all the times I almost became lucid and missed an opportunity. It's frustrating.

Have you tried herbs/nootropics? They can help, but it takes some experimentation.

Yeah, I've tried a couple to no avail, but not really that many really. Maybe I'll look into trying some substances again. Thanks.

 

[DeathByBananabread]

I wonder why the number of non-dreamers here is so high? I'm one too, my dreams slowly tapered off into almost nothing since 2018. No dreams, no lucidity (that was rare to begin with) and no vividness if I do happen to dream. Not being able to dream is also a reoccurring discussion I see in severe mental illness circles. I remember that it's also a minor plot-point in the game "Bag of Milk". This should be studied.

 

[enough of this]

I know I dream every night, but I don't always remember my dreams when I wake up. I might remember something about a dream later that day.

 

[darksouls]

I dream all the time, mostly nightmares, which is very stressful

 

[TwistedNightmares]

Sometimes I dream often, and other times I do not dream at all. But when I do dream, I only ever get nightmares.

 

[Crematoryy]

Even in sleep, I don't seem to get much of an escape. Very rarely do I ever dream (or at the very least remember them.) I've tried to increase my recall in the past but never to any avail so I always just gave up. Anybody else out there who basically never dreams? I'm envious of those who can and do, especially the lucid dreamers.

Today I dreamt about a famous YouTuber and I asked him to buy my motorcycle. More than half of my existence has consisted of experiences that only came about because of my metacognition.

 

[jazzcat621]

my dreams are always so interesting and fun, its always painful waking up just to desperately try to go back to sleep.