Have you slept without dreaming?

sleeping with no dreams - I have slept without dreaming (or so I thought) maybe once. I just lay down in bed and next thing I know I am awake. I don't remember anything that happened between those times, so I think I didn't dream. But most of the time I am dreaming.

I have a friend who frequently don't have dreams while sleeping. And it is seldom to him to have dreams.
@richiem (3644)
Philippines
July 7, 2008 10:14pm CST
I have slept without dreaming (or so I thought) maybe once. I just lay down in bed and next thing I know I am awake. I don't remember anything that happened between those times, so I think I didn't dream. But most of the time I am dreaming. I have a friend who frequently don't have dreams while sleeping. And it is seldom to him to have dreams. I am guessing that this happens when our mind is clearly at peace. But I think I will not enjoy sleeping without dreaming. I want to dream long, especially with sweet dreams. Have experience this too? Have you ever slept without dreaming?
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@alex_b (2)
9 Jul 08
i dont usually dream but when i do i know that whatever i just dremt will come true,cause time and again its been known to happen so when i do dream i look out for signs that that thing is goin to come in to play u may think its funny but there are actually ppl who this happens to and i just happen to be one of them
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
9 Jul 08
People who have studied sleeping and dreaming say everyone dreams and I think it is safe to agree with this although there would have to be some room for exceptions. I don't worry too much about my dreams unless they begin to recur or are really scary.
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@missbdoll (1165)
• Australia
9 Jul 08
I think I have but not for the last few years, lately I seem to have heaps of dreams everynight.Sometimes I wake up feeling tired from it.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
8 Jul 08
In a normal brain, everyone dreams, every night. So, I believe that we always dream when we sleep although sometimes our mind are not capable of storing them so we tend to forget as we wake up. But if the sleep is only short or just a nap, then possibly... dream could be without. The brain has at least two centers that are involved with our ability to sleep and with the ability to stay asleep. Our body organs go neutral when we sleep. The slowing down starts from the brain down to our heart beats then also our breathing slows and the body temperature drops. They say that dreaming is what helps our brain restore itself and prepares it for the next day. So let us go on dreaming!!!
@richiem (3644)
• Philippines
22 Jul 08
Wow, so if dreaming is what helps our brain restore itself and my friend doesn't dream, then his brain is not restored at all!!!
@benhilo (871)
• Tripoli, Libya
8 Jul 08
Sometimes you can be so tired that you just dont remember. Or the dream was so traumatic that it becomes a repressed memory. I am not an expert but I believe we go into rem sleep several times a night in which tiome we dream. However, we usually only remember the last time (before we finally awaken). Those who "dont" dream just dont remember. Some of us remember only fragments. In this case keep a pad and paper near your place of sleeping and write down those fragments. Soon your will start to remember more and more. Again most of the time dreams are disjointed fragments of events from days past and other times, there are those who believe they are some kind of message. Interpretation, well that is another discussion!
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@richiem (3644)
• Philippines
22 Jul 08
I have heard of writing dreams after dreaming but I haven't really tried it. I don't think dreams have meanings in our future life. I think dreams are just an expression of what we feel in our subconscious state. About my friend who says he doesn't dream, he really mean that he doesn't dream and I don't remember him telling me that he dreamed. Have a nice day!
@fwangaa (3057)
• China
9 Jul 08
the scientist says that have no dream in night is more better than have a dream. but sometimes i had a special dream and have a deep memory.
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@rsa101 (38126)
• Philippines
22 Jul 08
I do not think you did not dream at all. When we start to sleep our minds would automatically switch to dream mode always. When you wake up most of the dreams that you had may be lost already as your brain is busy transferring to wake up mode. That is why sometimes you thought you had no dreams at all but there is always one during a sleep.
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@ycanteye (778)
• United States
8 Jul 08
I think we still dream but just don't remember it when we wake up. What I think is weird are the little tiny short dreams that only seem to last a second.
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@richiem (3644)
• Philippines
22 Jul 08
I do have those dreams which seems to be very long but when we wake up, we have just slept for a couple of minutes. It's really amazing to think about it. Have a nice day!
• Philippines
11 Jul 08
have you ever heard that a person who is asleep has 24 sides of dreams and only one dream can be remembered or sometimes not even one can be remembered..it happens to me as i wake up in the morning trying to think about what i dreamed about and i forgot about it i thought i never had one..on paranormal books you will find that in our sleep we dream 24 times..we just sometimes forget what we dreamed about..
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
9 Jul 08
Actually, we do dream everyday, it's just that we dun remember our dream when we wake up.. And especially when one is tired, our sleeping hours is like passing so fast when it's actually the same like b4 ^_^ hehe
@sameroad (3179)
• United States
8 Jul 08
I think i have slept without dreaming. I'm sure i have actually lol but whos to say i didn't dream? and i just don't remember it? but most nights I think I sleep without dreaming. I dream a couple times a week maybe or less i think.. well, i have dreams i can remember and know i had :P i like dreaming but only if its good dreams. nightmares and stuff i don't miss not having but i miss having good dreams when i don't get them
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@richiem (3644)
• Philippines
22 Jul 08
I know some are saying that we can control what we will dream of by thinking of good things before sleeping. But I don't think it is one hundred percent sure. I can't control my dreams and have not tried to do so.
• Philippines
9 Jul 08
there are nights that i sleep without dreaming. in the morning when i wake up, i suddenly notice that i cant remember anything happened to my dreams, or if i really do have a dream. these are the nights that i feel so tired with the whole day's work that my mind shuts off and i totally fall in deep sleep.
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• Philippines
9 Jul 08
Good day.. I slept a dreamless sleep specially when I'm tired for the hospital. I usually dream when my body is not that tired and I remember every account of it whether it be sweet or painful memories.
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• Nepal
9 Jul 08
Every people dreams every night but some able to remember and some not.So If we believe that no remember on the dream is the dream "Sleep without dream" then I must say ya I have slept frequently with out dream .It happens when we are in the deep sleep.
@bieke81 (1067)
• Belgium
9 Jul 08
I'll bet you did dream those nights. Everyone dreams, but not everyone remembers every dream they had. We even dream more than once per night. It's necessary for our brains to put everything in order during the night. Have a nice day
• Philippines
9 Jul 08
This always happens to me but I don't know if I just forgot what I dreamed off.
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@fxcash (105)
• Canada
9 Jul 08
I can go for weeks and even months without remembering any of my dreams if I had any and then I go through periods where I dream every night.
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@magojordan (3252)
• Philippines
9 Jul 08
When we sleep we always dream it's just that sometimes we don't remember what we have dreamed of.It happens to me when I'm too tired for the day that sleep is the only time for me to rest. When I close my eyes it's still night time the moment I open them it's already morning and that happens when my sleep is very deep.
9 Jul 08
Here's the 101 on dreaming. We dream every single time we fall asleep--whether we recall it or not. In reality, we forget 90% of our dreaming.
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• United States
9 Jul 08
Personally, I am never able to remember anything that I dream. As far as I know, everyone dreams as a way for the mind to distract the body while it is regenerating any energy that was lost during that day. If you normally remember your dreams it is natural to forget some every once in a while. Factors that usually affect remembering your dreams are stress, over working, ammount of sleep, and gender. I hope this helps.