Why don't I dream when I sleep?could there be something wrong with me?

Question

I haven't been able to dream for a while now maby like a few months...is this normal?

Answer 1

Everybody dreams, many times in fact each night when you sleep. Even you :) You just don't remember your dreams, since you only remember them if you are having them right before waking up.

I think dreams usually take place during the REM cycle of sleep (commonly known as the phase when the eyeballs move around under the eyelids). If you wake up in a later phase of deeper sleep where there is no REM activity, you won't catch your last dream. The REM phase occurs several times each night in random times, so you'll eventually catch one sooner or later.

Most dreams are forgotten within 15 minutes of waking up, it helps to write it down or email it to yourself =)

Answer 2

No biggie. You still dream. You just don't remember the dreams. All human brains dream. It's the brain's way of doing "backup" and making sense of all the info that's been put into it. In fact, some researchers think the main reason we sleep is in order to dream! Our brains need the rest, perhaps even more than our bodies.

Love Jack

Answer 3

Everybody dreams when they sleep but you simply do not remember them. That is what it means. I think if you eat something before you sleep you will have a dream. Or keep thinking about something before you fall asleep. Make sure your mind is not clear. Some say if you are cold you will dream! Well good luck!

Answer 4

Nothing is wrong. Chances are you aren't getting enough sleep. I usually don't remember dreams unless I wake up right after them or if I sleep long enough. 90% of the time i don't think i dream either. Very few people, if any, don't dream at all, but nothing is wrong with them; they just don't.

Answer 5

I will go very long spells without remembering any of my dreams, I am told that we all have dreams maybe you are extra tired and sleeping harder than normal and that is why you are not remembering them. Take care and sleep tight, as late as it is and you are on here tells me you are not sleeping good already. =)

Answer 6

Yes, it is normal. Don't worry though. I went without dreams for almost a week last year. I was so scared shiitless but it will come back to you.

Answer 7

You probably do dream but don't remember them - I think I've heard that everyone dreams pretty much all night long, and even though some people swear they don't, it's just that they don't remember them for some reason.

Answer 8

False

Answer 9

Sure it is normal, your probably really tired and getting better sleep

Answer 10

yes