How to remember your dreams
Most people say they don't remember their dreams. Very few of us were ever taught how — and it turns out to be less a matter of memory than of attention in the first minute after waking. Recall often improves with a little of it.
How to start tonight
Dreams are easy to lose in the first moments after waking. You don't need to force yourself to remember them. A little attention can help.
- Keep something to write with beside the bed.
- As you're falling asleep, remind yourself that you'd like to remember what you dream.
- When you wake, before moving or reaching for your phone, stay still for a moment.
- Notice what is there: an image, a feeling, a person, a place, even one strange detail.
- Write down whatever you have. A fragment is enough.
- Don't worry yet about what it means.
What if nothing comes?
Some nights bring nothing, and the first night often brings nothing at all. That is ordinary and not a sign that this won't work for you.
You also don't need a whole dream. A fragment, a single image, or the feeling something left behind is enough to work with.
Then what?
Once you have something written down, you can sit with it — on your own, or with someone. If you'd like company, there is a short conversation you can book.
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