Why is it that some people never remember, but others, like myself, always do?
2007-03-17 08:10:05 · 7 answers · asked by th_779 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
A dream is recalled most easily if we awaken during it or immediately after it ends. If more than a few minutes lapse at the end of a dream, we risk forgetting of the dream.
Also dreams might occur in non-REM sleep. The people who dream in REM sleep remember more.
2007-03-21 03:19:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whether or not you remember your dreams depends on which stage of the sleep cycle you wake up during. The most important part of the cycle is your REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. This is where you dream and what ultimately leaves you feeling rested in the morning. If you wake up in the middle of your REM sleep (during a dream) chances are that you will remember it. If you wake up in any other sleep stage in which you are not currently dreaming, you will not remember it. You have to wake up while still dreaming to remember it. Hope that helps!
2007-03-17 08:15:34 · answer #2 · answered by Cait 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i will wake up in the middle of the night (i do every night i have for years and it doesnt really bug me) and be like "wow what a werid dream that was" fall back asleep have another dream and only remember one out of the two.....
2007-03-17 10:13:39 · answer #3 · answered by Princess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People are fortunate when they remember their dreams as they (dreams: are meant to teach you things about your life.
Everyone can remember their dreams they just have to train themselves to do so..I think certain personality types who are "inward" often supress their dreams as they do not want to face what is being told to them. Just my 2 Cents.
2007-03-17 08:25:56 · answer #4 · answered by commonsense2265 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep - if you wake up during the REM cycle
i almost always kick in to my first REM cycle at around 90 minutes of sleep - i used to have my bf set the alarm to wake me up right then - then i woke up and wrote down my dream immediately so i would nto forget - it was fun
2007-03-17 08:21:47 · answer #5 · answered by jennainhiding 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they can only be remembered if you wake up during them. scientific fact.
2007-03-17 08:14:45 · answer #6 · answered by brian 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they probably mean something or something that happened in the dream is going to happen in reality
2007-03-17 08:16:55 · answer #7 · answered by dlc 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋