I havent had a dream in about a year now........?

Question

I will sleep all the time, but I do not have dreams. Its not that I dont remember them, its that I have no dreams or images or anything when I sleep. Please someone tell me whats goin on or what caused this.

Answer 1

Likely you really aren't sleeping as well as you think you are.

Answer 2

I find I don't dream as much when I'm short on sleep. And then there are other times I have 5 or 6 dreams a night.

And we don't actually remember the majority of our dreams, especially after the first few minutes of waking up. Unless you write it down, or tell somebody about it, or make an effort to remember... it's just not going to happen. And even sometimes when I do try to remember a dream I was happening... it just slips away! The details are vague, and I can't really remember the sequence of events.

Don't lose any sleep over it! :)

Answer 3

In all truth, you most certainly do dream. Every person does during the deep sleep, or REM cycle. It is clinically proven and tested for years now. Sometimes, however, if the sleep is very deep, we are totally incable of remembering these dreams, but they do happen.

Let me ask you this; what is it about dreaming that you miss? What was the last dream you remember and what was it about? Sometimes if we think about what feelings are absent when we believe we sleep but do not dream could hold the answer of 'why you do not dream.' Does that make sense? Right now you could just be upset by the fact that you believe you do not have dreams because you can't recall them. If you find out what it is you miss about dreaming, then put that action back into play. Also, don't stress out about it as this will not help you dream, and you'll continue to be frustrated. Hope this helped.

Answer 4

It sounds frustrating for you not to remember your dreams. This is something that I can try to help you with. We all dream, as you know. Some persons remember their dreams and some don't. The persons who remember their dreams often have less stress in their lives. This has been proven through research at the various Ivy League schools and has been studied extensively at various Scandinavian universities. I also have experienced not remembering my dreams and I will tell you what happened and how I remedied this.

Years ago when the economy tanked, I was not offered a contract to teach again as a Special Education teacher at the local high school. I had to, after 9 month's of extensive searching, accept temporary work at a financial services organization. Although I am quite proficient at and love math, the drive was very long and arduous daily and the politics there were horrendous. I knew, after a year of putting up with all of the mess there that I would not get hired permanently. Through extensive soul-searching with my husband, I found work that I love. I accepted a large cut in pay but again was happy working with my precious disabled folks.

During the awful year working at the temp gig from hell, I basically did not remember my dreams. It was as if I was not ABLE to dream. This was devastating to me. After I began working again with my darlings at the group home, I not only began to remember my dreams but now I dream in fantastic detail and in brilliant color. My dreams are like wonderful movies. I sleep deeply for 10 hours...I NEED a lot of sleep and I believe I dream for at least 60% of this time.

Try searching your soul and seeing if where you are now in your life is truly a happy place. Are you happy at work? Do you have a lot of stress? Are there little things niggling at you and biting at your subconscious? Is the general quality of the sleep you get restful? I you answer most of these questions with "no"...maybe it's time to have a life restructuring.

Once you have entered into a more happy and peaceful place in your life, I can guarantee that your dreams will return. You also, until this time can try some herbal remedies like passionflower and valerian with 3 mg. melatonin to assist you in restful sleep.

Good luck, dear. I will be concentrating on your getting into a peaceful place in your life with the Universe!

Answer 5

you always have dreams, you just can't remember any of the dreams you have. Stress could play a part. Also if you don't sleep for a long time. Dreams are frequently forgotten unless you wake up right after you've had one or during one.

Answer 6

That's so impossible! Dreaming or REM starts 1 1/2 hours after you fall asleep. And it's not even a requirement that you remember what you dream about, except of course it was so vivid or it happened moments before waking up.

Answer 7

Everyone dreams, but not everyone remembers their dreams.
There are exercises you can do to help recall your dreams, including keeping paper and pen by your bed, so you can write things down if you do remember things. Meditating, getting enough sleep, cutting down, or cutting completely caffeine, nicotine, and alcahol can help you get better rest, which helps in recalling dreams. Also, waking up with an alarm clock can make it harder to remember what you were dreaming, as it startles your brain awake.

Answer 8

There is probably something that is disrupting your sleep. Anything change lately in your sleeping habits? Bright lights or noise in the bedroom?

Taking any new medications? Do you snore or are somewhat overweight? That can cause some breathing problems at night. If you're concerned, see your doctor.

Answer 9

you dream every night. it's a fact.somepepole just have no recall of what's going on in them when they wake up

Answer 10

someone once told me that you never dont have dreams. you just always have them and they arent that important so you dont rember them. but i could be wrong cause ive felt that way too