Dreams see absolutely all peopleand even blind from birth.
But sometimes nightly dreams quickly fade from memory, leaving only vague images and small "clues" in my head.
Why don't you remember dreams after waking up?
Dreaming are forgotten very quickly.
If after 5 minutes after waking up, you can remember half of what you see, that after 10 minutes only 10% of night dreams will remain in memory.
From the point of view of science - forgetting dreams is natural and necessary process.
In the framework of Francis Crick's theory, the main function of dreams is to remove unnecessary memories that accumulate in the brain.
Those. living emotions and feelings, performing actions and deciding in a dream on certain actions, we sort of close the question opened in real life.
But there are others factors that prevent memorization:
- Illogicality. Difficulties with remembering dreams arise from the lack of logic. In real life, all events occur in order, one follows from the other and a clear chronological order is observed. In the realm of Morpheus, everything happens spontaneously and chaotically, the situation takes a strange turn, and the consequence does not follow from the cause. The brain is difficult to perceive and process such information.
- Extraneous thoughts. Disturbing factors that, upon awakening, make it difficult to concentrate on memories have a negative effect. It is unlikely that a person in the morning will first think of a dream, if it did not cause a waking up (a nightmare, too realistic a dream, etc.). Most likely, the consciousness will be filled with background thoughts on how much time is left for the training camp, what to cook for breakfast and where is the charge from the phone.
- Sharp awakening. Too sharp awakening at the alarm signal, to the cries and cries of people, from noise or discomfort is stress for the body. And in the condition of stressful situations, consciousness concentrates on the problem, its source and possible solution.
Dreams are not useful information, so they fade quickly due to stress.
- Natural resistance of consciousness. Very often, the inability to recall nightly dreams is the result of the action of the defense mechanism of the psyche. For example, a person actively tries to suppress his desires, inclinations, thoughts or feelings. During sleep, they remind of themselves again, taking on strange forms. As a result, the content of the vision may not even be associated with repressed thoughts, but at the same time the dreams are the result of an internal conflict. When you wake up, the brain, which is again ready to adhere to the installation on the suppression of feelings, gets rid of dangerous information (sleep).
- Emotional and physical condition. Sleep consists of repeated cycles. It is customary to single out a phase of fast sleep, during which a person sees dreams, moves, and even “watches the eyes” of what is happening in the realm of Morpheus. During a slow cycle, the body is relaxed and motionless, breathing is even, and there are no dreams. A person who is in a depressed emotional or physical state is not able to fully enter the phase of REM sleep, which means that he will not be able to identify and remember the night visions.
- Failed phase. Also, problems with memorization occur when a person wakes up during the slow phase.
In this case, he might even think that he had not seen dreams at all.
Can you learn this?
To solve the issue of remembering dreams 100% is simply impossible, since it is simultaneously influenced by many factors independent of the person. But it is quite possible to increase the chances that in the morning you can catch the fragments of your nightly adventures:
- Fix your dreams on paper. Even if at the moment of awakening you do not remember the plot of the dream, you need to reflect on paper all your feelings and thoughts. They, one way or another, will be associated with the "pictures" seen at night. Well, when the thought begins to flow freely and evenly, separate scenes, phrases and situations from dreams will begin to emerge in my head.
- Avoid alcohol and caffeine. Coffee and alcohol strongly reduce the phase of REM sleep.
As a result, a person receives less material for further processing and memorization.
- Wake up a little earlier. As a rule, the “fast cycle” occurs in the morning. At this time, the person has the most colorful and vivid dreams. You wake up, and remember only a fleeting sensation of the experience? Try to set the alarm 14 minutes earlier to wake up in the REM sleep and remember the vision in detail.
- No sudden movements. As soon as a person wakes up, he must remain motionless for some time. After awakening, dreams remain in short-term memory. And moving to long-term memory does not occur immediately. Therefore, any activity that requires a shift of attention will inevitably lead to the "removal" of sleep from your database.
- Vitamins. Any vitamin of group B will positively affect intensity and clearness of "night images". It is necessary to take the appropriate product and supplement at bedtime. As a result, dreams will be so expressive that the brain will perceive them as meaningful information and "write" in memory.
- Stay in the shade. If you wake up during the daytime, it is better to provide darkness in the room by drawing the curtains. The bright light that hits the eyes immediately after waking up is an intense irritant, contributing to a sharp shift of attention and the destruction of short-term memories of night visions.
- Trick with water. If you need to remember a dream, you can drink a glass of water before going to bed.
As a result, the body will force you to wake up and visit the toilet. A sharp awakening will increase the chances of getting into a phase of REM sleep.
How to recall a dream that dreamed today?
In order to recall a dream in the morning, it is desirable start preparing for this tonight.
Before you go to bed, try to "order" the brain to remember the vision.
Correct installation really work, if a person sets up a connection with his own consciousness and does not abandon the affinity method after the first attempt.
It is also recommended to put next to the bed. sheet and pen, in the morning to immediately write down your memories and emotions. Some people are very helped by music playing in the background.
The fact is that external factors often affect our dreams.
For example, when a man dreams that he fell from a horse, in fact he fell from a bed. And when in night visions an individual gets into an accident and breaks his arm, in real life he just hits the wall.
So real circumstances are associated with dreams. And if during the sleep in the room will play music, it will become part of the dream. After listening to the recording in the morning, it will be easier to “catch the wave” and remember the dream.
The anchor method helps well.. Try to sleep in a hug with a toy or in an unusual pose.
After awakening, take this position to revive the events that occurred in the realm of Morpheus.
For seriously minded people, the exit will be cyclical awakening. The alarm should be set so that it runs every 60-90 minutes.
Then at a certain moment a person will definitely wake up in the fast phase and will be able to easily remember his dream.
But you have to prepare a dictaphone or video camera in advance in order to fix your story about night-time management. Otherwise, in the morning to remember the dreams will be impossible.
Fantasy will help to restore the images erased from memory. Immediately after waking up, being impressed by the dream, try not to make sudden movements, close your eyes and mentally sort through various scenes (sea, beach, forest, castle, moon surface, etc.).
Gradually, consciousness and fantasy, working in pairs, will lead you to the recently experienced emotions and images.
The second attempt. If you woke up completely unexpectedly, and there is no reason to rush, you need to try to get back to sleep again, after setting the alarm for 15 minutes ahead.
Dozing off, you are likely to see a dream again, or even a continuation of a past vision. But this time, the awakening will be in the fast phase.
Do not underestimate the power of thought and their own volitional qualities. Sometimes in order to achieve the desired, you do not need to resort to special techniques and tricks.
You just need to set yourself up correctly, give the order to the brain and believe in a positive outcome. So it will be with dreams that you want to remember.
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