Can you remember what you dreamed after you wake up?

China
January 13, 2010 6:47am CST
Hi,there! I always dream when I am sleeping.And at the moment I wake up I seem to be able to remember what I dreamed about.But when I want to think more about it ,I can't recognise anything.It really confuses me .Do you know why this happen?Or maybe you have the same experience?
9 responses
@sunnycool (12714)
• India
17 Jan 10
If it were a freaky dream or something unusual then i would remember it.its said that the dreams which wake you up in the middle of your sleep are more mostly remembered than those which keep on continuing for the entire sleep.you get to recognise more things you have seen in your former dream when compared to the latter.i used to get dreams during my exam times and infact they were terrifying---coz i find myself struck in the traffic jam where as all my friends are in the exam hall writing exam.hooooo i cant forget that one.great day.
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@sunnycool (12714)
• India
17 Jan 10
thank you girl.those were the times filled with tension and i never used to have a sound sleep coz i used to wake up for the entire night(just had four hours of sleep)---so its obvious that i would be flooded with those kind of dreams.All the best for your exams and do not become tensed and hope you pass out the exams in flying colors.
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• China
17 Jan 10
Hi,sunnycool.I am making preparation for the coming examanation now.I wish I wouldn't dream a dream like you said.Hope you have a sweet dream tonight .
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
13 Jan 10
There are times when I know I have dreamed something odd or disturbing. I just cannot remember it. Most if not all of the details are just gone to me. I think dreams do not make sense most of the times. It is rarer when they do. The details tend to be a jumbled mass of whatever our subconscious thinks up. I remember a dream or two on occasion but mostly its just odd and I think I don't even want to know what happened in certain dreams.
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• China
14 Jan 10
Hi,megamatt.I guess I have somewhat diffent with you.When I dreamedsomething odd or disturbing,I remember it clearly.However ,when I dream some good things that I really want to know,I never remember it.It makes crazy sometime.Thank you for sharing your experience with me.
• China
14 Jan 10
Thank you for sharing your experience with me.If I dreamed something odd or disturbing,I hope I nevr remember it,too.But I wish I could remember all of my beautiful dreams.Hope you have a beautiful dream tonight.
@mialei23 (2385)
• Philippines
20 Jan 10
I often having a dreams and it always happen that I really don't remember what I dreamed of when I woke up. But a few hours after I remember just a little bit details. it's kinda weird but it happens all the time. Sometimes I really want to get back to sleep to continue and remember everything but it doesn't happens. It was strange and really confusing most especially when I dream of particular person in my dreams, I think there's a relevant of what will happen the next day to me.
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• China
20 Jan 10
Hi,mialei23,it happens to me sometimes.But I usually dream something that I experienced of the day.Thank you for sharing.Goodnight and sweet dreams tonight.
• Estonia
13 Jan 10
I can't usually remember my dreams for long time, they stay in my head just a couple of minutes after waking up. I don't know, why do I forget the dreams so easily. Anyway, today I had an unforgettable dream. I saw that I lost one tooth and it was pretty painful. It just broke off, leaving one of the tooth roots inside the jaw. I was panicking like crazy, the dream was so real. When I finally woke up, I was happier than nobody else when I realized that this was just a dream.
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• Malaysia
13 Jan 10
Hi! I did have the same experience, but i was in a different dream(i couldnt recall that dream), but afterall when i eventually woke up, i felt so relieve that was a merely a nightmare. phew~
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• China
14 Jan 10
Hehe, sometimes I am happy too when I dream some bad things,but unfortunately,I find the the dreams I remember are always some bad things,it's crazy.Why my beautiful dreams disppear for no reason?It's really unfair.
@kaylachan (70623)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Jan 10
Most of the time I don't remember my dreams. Quite often when I do remember a dream, its because I was thinking about something or other before I fell asleep and that remains on the forfront of my mind during the night when most of the dreaming takes place. Not being to remember details of dreams is actually preaty normal, so don't worry so much about it.
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• China
14 Jan 10
Thank you,kaylachan.I wouldn't worry any more.Hope you have a beautiful dream tonight.
• United States
17 Jan 10
I do ever so often, Maybe once a week or so. I think it has something to do with how fast or slow you wake up.
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• China
17 Jan 10
Then I think I should learn to wake up fast when I have a sweet dream,but when I have this I guess I wouldn't like to wake up.Hhe,just kidding.Thank you for sharing anyway.
@coolcat123 (4387)
• India
13 Jan 10
i was 12 years old when i started forgetting my dreams , every time the same problem, everynight I do watch dreams but the morning , i used to forget everything, not a single glance was remembered. but now when i am 22 yrs I keep remembering my dreams , my problem is solved and it took about 10 yrs. for that. I am happy that i can remember my dreams.yesterday itself i saw a dream in which i saw a very big snake...it was an anaconda.
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• China
14 Jan 10
Hi,cool.I envy you so much.You know I really want to recognise some beautiful dreams sometime,but if I dreamed a snake I would never remember it,the snake is the animal I am most afraid of.I hope you have forgot it now.
@pengbubu (1011)
• China
13 Jan 10
Usually I can remember something about my dream, but not too much. I read an article they said that we dreamed all light but we can't remember all of them. It's normal to forget when you've dreamed at night.
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• China
14 Jan 10
Sometimes I can remember,but when I quite want remember,the result is on the contrary.So I think it's strange.But you all say is normal,maybe I should believe it
• Philippines
13 Jan 10
I would sometimes remember some of the dreams I had but most of the time I don't remember it at all. This is normal.
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• China
14 Jan 10
I feel that the more I want to remember,the less I can recognise,so maybe I shouldn't try to do.