A
dependable dream recall will help in many ways, so it's
important that you don't develop it in a halfhearted manner.
Simply waking up in the morning and trying to recall the
dreams you had throughout the course of the night is not
enough.
To become
proficient with dream recall you'll need to be able to
recall a few dreams per night. Losing a night here and there
to stress or anxiety is understandable, but be careful not
to fall into a rut. Awaking during or shortly after dream
REM periods is tricky, but there are a couple methods to aid
in this. The first method simply involves attempting to time
your awakening via an alarm clock so that you'll awake
during a dreaming REM period. As discussed in the section on
stages of sleep, the dream REM periods occur roughly every
90 minutes. Aiming for the latter dream REM periods (about
4.5, 6, or 7.5 hours into sleep) is best because those are
the longest dream periods. The second method is similar but
not as easy to regulate: drink a lot of water before going
to bed can help to increase dream recall.
To be able
to eventually control your dreams you're going to have to
focus your intent on doing so. Therefore a better method of
recalling your dreams is to focus your intent on remembering
them before falling asleep, since this will prepare you for
eventually attempting to control your dreams.
Everyone
dreams every night, regardless of what some may say. Those
who claim that they do not dream simply don't remember their
dreams. Some people naturally remember their dreams; many of
us, however, lose our ability to recall our dreams as we
grow older due to the relentless stress and concerns of our
every day lives.
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