Do we forget our LUCID dreams?
Do we? I think, the answer is "NO", but I want to be sure.
I say yes as we can forget or not recall if that is what you mean a lot of dreams and the same must apply to lucids as well
Yes you forget them, but the memories are much more like waking life memories than dream memories.
I have several lucid dream memories that are in my long-term memory, but almost no regular dreams although there have been far more of those.
as far as long term recall of dreams I still easily remember a lot of dreams from 20 jor 30 years ago. They are no different that normal memories but I do know they are dreams
Yes I guess, because it has happened to me few times that after a LD if I don't write it, I easily forget about the details. But once after I write I mostly remember it for a long time.
I say yes we can. We can realise we are dreaming so hence it is a LD but it is possible to have one with not a lot of waking conciousness there at all thou you are aware your dreaming. The more waking consciousness there is, the easier thou it seems to be never to forget them or wake up having forgotten one.
I had an incident several days ago where I was in a lucid dream and standing there trying to remember my LD goals but my brain wasnt working well as I didnt have a high level of lucidity, they certainly know I was dreaming. I then forgot the dream from there and couldnt remember it when I woke up.. just remember being lucid and trying to remember the dream goals so I could go and do them. I have no idea if I ended up doing anything lucid after that, thou maybe I then just suddenly drifted into a non lucid state. I dont know as I cant remember. (Im having a lot of trouble remembering my dreams of late. I wake myself up right after a LD (even cut them short at times) to MAKE SURE I dont forget them).
Those who never remember their dreams..may be having lucid ones they just cant remember as after the lucid period they may of just then drifted off into being non lucid and then just not remembering when they awoke. (its like how some people get up and wander to the loo in the middle of the night but may not remember doing it the next morn).
Thank you first,
I understand why we are keeping a dream journal now.
beremaran wrote: Do we? I think, the answer is "NO", but I want to be sure.
You can forget ANYTHING which you don't give enough attention to. Non-physical adventures are no different than any other experience you have.
The key to remembering something is to give enough attention and focus to it. Give it importance to yourself.
Ryan wrote:
beremaran wrote:Do we? I think, the answer is "NO", but I want to be sure.
You can forget ANYTHING which you don't give enough attention to. Non-physical adventures are no different than any other experience you have.
The key to remembering something is to give enough attention and focus to it. Give it importance to yourself.
Isn't lucid dream a conscious act? I talking about that I can remember whatever I did in the day. If lucid dreaming is a conscious act, I must be remember. But all of you telling me you can forget. I asked that for the first minutes after I wake up.
Ryan wrote:
beremaran wrote:Do we? I think, the answer is "NO", but I want to be sure.
You can forget ANYTHING which you don't give enough attention to. Non-physical adventures are no different than any other experience you have.
The key to remembering something is to give enough attention and focus to it. Give it importance to yourself.
Good post and one the reasons why people new to this should be keeping a dream journal. One needs to be giving ones subconciousness the message that remembering dreams is important.
Ive forgotten lots of my LDs I had over the years as I didnt give them enough importance as after a while of having them.. they can become quite regular experiences to a person.. once my initial LD excitement wore off. (Im refering to ones with this comment that I did remember clearly when I woke up). What I do take with me thou from each LD no matter how long ago it was was what I learnt from it... Of cause I also have some LDs I'd never forgot.. like my greatest achievements during one or ones which I'll always remember due to issues I had in them eg slamming into concrete while trying to fly. Its like real life, you do not remember what you do every single day of your life.
taniaaust1 wrote: Its like real life, you do not remember what you do every single day of your life.
THIS one line really tells the whole thing.
Okay, I understood now
beremaran wrote: Isn't lucid dream a conscious act? I talking about that I can remember whatever I did in the day. If lucid dreaming is a conscious act, I must be remember. But all of you telling me you can forget. I asked that for the first minutes after I wake up.
I define a "lucid dream" as you having a basic level of awareness that you're dreaming. There might not be any awareness of who you really are (ie: you don't know you're a physical person lying in a bed sleeping somewhere)... to attain that awareness, I call an astral projection. Having an "astral awareness".
It doesn't matter what kind of awareness you have, you can still experience something then forget it a second later. That's just how our memory works. For example, sometime I can totally forget what I had to eat for breakfast... you'd think this would be a no-brainer, as I'm very aware what I'm eating while I'm eating it, but for some reason it's something I do often, so I don't put much thought into it.
If you're wanting to remember ANY kind of experiences, upon waking immediately take 5 minutes to remember as much detail as you can of what you were just experiencing. Put thought into it! :)