# Dreams-Remembering

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-remembering/176205>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 19, 2003, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-remembering/176205 "2003-05-19T07:45:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2003, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-remembering/176205/1 "2003-05-19T07:45:25Z")

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I don’t know if this is the appropriate forum, but I have to wonder. I know that I dream a lot, sometimes it seems like hours and hours every night, but I can’t for the life of me remember much of any particular night. I tend to write down whatever I can remember, but that’s less then I’d like. It’s annoying to know there’s a lot I know I dreamt but I can’t remember enough to even write down and have it make any sense. Is there a reason for this? And is there a way to remember more of one’s dreams?

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**Author:** ![rik\_q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@rik\_q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rik_q)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2003, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-remembering/176205/2 "2003-05-19T08:14:32Z")

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I know how you feel, i used to write my dreams down but after awhile you can’t recall the dream even if you did write them down. Normally its only a few dreams with shocking or weird scenes that i really remember but i wish i could remember them all because i really like dreaming.

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**Author:** ![Bongmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Bongmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bongmaster)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-remembering/176205/3 "2003-05-21T19:52:47Z")

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The trick is definately trying to remember as soon as you wake up. 10 seconds later and they’re gone for me. I only remember maybe 1% of my dreams if that.

FYI, you probably already know but you dream every time you go to sleep. (not sure at what point though)