I seldom have dreams. What does this mean?

Question

Why don't I remember them?

Answer 1

i still dont get why people say you ALWAYS have dreams. if we did we would remember we have them.
we usually do but i dont think we always would.
it basically just means you dont fall into REM..sometimes you sleep deeply. nothing wrong with you, just something that happens.
i am a pretty deep sleeper so maybe thats why i dont dream alot either. once i drift off, i stay asleep...perhaps you are like me.
it varies from person to person some people have dreams every night some only have them once in a while.
our sleep habits are just weird like that..i dunno.

Answer 2

Research has proven that all people have dreams. Which I also sometimes ask myself the same question you are. I rarely ever remember any little clips of dreams. I do know that some people dream in black and white and other people dream in color. I dream in color. But I also wish I could remember more dreams. I have heard that If you wake up and was dreaming, then think about the dream for a little while before going back to sleep. Then you are more apt to remember the dream later that morning. Because if you drift right back into a sleep you might just passively skip the details of remembering the dream.

Answer 3

Honey, you ALWAYS have dreams. You simply don't remember them. That fact that you don't remember your dreams most of the time can be a good thing because it means that you are waking up after completing a full sleep cycle.
That can be further confirmed if you usually wake up with a well rested feeling, which I am willing to bet that most of the time you do.

Answer 4

It only means you don't recall them. Every person has periods of light sleep (called REM or rapid eye movement) every 45 minutes during which we dream.
You can train yourself to recall your dreams by simply giving yourself the suggestion that you will recall them. Say, "I am going to remember my dreams tonight."
Dreams are fleeting, so if you wake up, you should have a pen and paper handy and jot down as much as you can. Sometimes its only a bit, but don't get discouraged, as you try again and again, you will really recall them. Keep a journal.

Answer 5

You probably awaken in the middle of the night. This interuption ruins your dream time and you wake up unrested. Try getting more excercise during the day, don't drink fluids before bed, take a hot bath before bed then watch a bit of nonviolent TV to relax. Say your prayers and give thanks to God for everything.

If you are indeed getting a good night's sleep, suggest to yourself that you will remember your dreams. You WILL. I've tried it, and now I remember my dreams.

Answer 6

Everyone has dreams. It just depends on when you woke up whether you could remember them or not. If you try meditation before going to bed, say to yourself that when you wake in the morning, you will recall your dreams. And have a dream diary beside your bed, so that when you wake, you can write them down right away.
Dream recall takes practice.

Answer 7

Your life must be peaceful at the moment,and maybe your dreams are just not important enough to remember, I do think you should take note of the dreams you do remember just in case, my mother in law is the same she only dreams when it will come true- freaky huh, but then I can't talk- i'm in the same kind of boat to her.

Answer 8

You mean to say that you seldom remember your dreams; I am the same way. "What does this mean?" It means that you seldom remember your dreams...

Answer 9

Dreams have fascinated us throughout history and are said to give us significant clues about our own issues, personality, and behavior. Recently some powerful research techniques have been used to separate fact from fiction. For instance, the notion that "everyone dreams, but not everyone remembers their dreams" turns out to be untrue. Roughly one in 300 people apparently never dreams and another one in 15 dreams as rarely as once in 10 years. Most people have several dreams each night, and almost all dreams occur while we are in the sleep stage known as REM (rapid eye movement), though some dreaming can occur in non-REM, or "long-wave," sleep.


Dream activity, usually indicating adequate REM sleep, is definitely good for us. Not only is dream activity associated with better mood, making us less irritable, but it also appears to aid in learning and memory. REM sleep restores certain neurotransmitters that are depleted in the course of our waking mental activity. Several nutrients are able to produce changes in the levels of these neurotransmitters, and these can be used to manipulate dream frequency and intensity.

There are dozens of neurotransmitters used by the brain, but serotonin is the neurotransmitter most notably associated with dream activity. Serotonin is a "calming" neurotransmitter made from the amino acid L-tryptophan using vitamin B6. The well-established effect of vitamin B6 supplementation is to increase REM sleep and thus increase dream activity. Vitamin B6 deficiency, especially when magnesium is also deficient, tends to lead to decreased intensity and frequency of dream activity. L-tryptophan is no longer available as a supplement, but 5-hydroxy tryptophan can substitute.

Vitamin B6 holds the high ground of history for helping with dream recall, but it is no longer alone. DMAE (di-methyl-amino-ethanol) is an important metabolite that flows easily into the brain, where it is converted into acetylcholine. During REM, more acetylcholine causes dreams to become more vivid and memorable. Vivid and memorable dreams are somehow associated with creativity. DMAE may be hard to find as a supplement but is available over the Internet.

Melatonin is a hormone produced, also from L-tryptophan, by the pineal gland. It is active only in the early sleep cycle. Melatonin increases non-REM sleep, but it has an interesting "rebound" effect that seems to give more frequent and more vivid dreams toward morning. It is easily available in health food stores but should not be used for extended periods.

Excessive use of coffee, tea, or alcohol may interfere with your ability to remember dreams, so cut back or eliminate these and see what happens. If a food is very hard for you to digest (such as red meat for some people), eat it earlier in the day to see if that will improve dream recall.

Some medications will affect dream activity. Medications that change serotonin levels, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, decrease dream frequency but may increase the more bizarre aspects of dreams.

A good night's rest, including some dreams, seems to go a long way toward good health.





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Answer 10

Just means you don't remember them ... or perhaps you skip the REM phase of sleep, in which case you would be severely disturbed and deranged - are you?