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You just won a million dollars and you’re driving in a Lamborghini with the girl of your dreams. Next, you decide you want superpowers so you hop out and fly in the sky.
Then you wake up.
Darn! You try to go back to sleep, but you just can’t seem to manage it. Of course you wake up during the best part of your dream!
At least you remembered it, usually that’s pretty hard in it of itself.
In this post, we’re going to give you 5 tips to help you remember more of your dreams. After all, they’re pretty crazy and it’d be a shame if you couldn’t remember any of them!
If you’re serious about remembering your dreams, you need to make it a habit. Trying to remember, that is.
Make it a habit to actively try to recall your dreams. If you only do it once in a while, you’ll probably have a tough time.
Conversely, if you do your best to really think about your dream each morning, you’ll have much more success.
That brings us to our next point...
You’ll have the easiest time remembering your dreams right after you wake up. It’s a great idea to have a dream journal by your bed so you can jot down what happened and try to piece the notes together during the day.
A small notepad and pen will do the trick. Chances are you’re not going to wake up and jot down four paragraphs of writing, but simple keywords and phrases will help dream recall later on.
ThoughtCo recommends that dream journal practitioners close their eyes upon waking so that they can remember dream details more vividly.
Opening your eyes immediately upon leaving the dream state may leave you distracted with elements in the room that could cause you to forget.
Like most things in life, consistency is key. You won’t remember your dreams all the time, but the more you try, the more you’ll succeed. Eventually, it’ll become easier and easier.
Implementing a sleep schedule plays a crucial role in the likelihood of dream recall.
If you’re going to bed at different times every night, it will be harder to fall asleep. Moreover, the quality of your sleep will also suffer.
You should schedule a power-down hour before you actually intend to fall asleep. You can say to yourself that you want to fall asleep at a particular time, but if you don’t set the tone, the sleep schedule goal is more likely to be missed.
Powering down for an hour implies avoiding screens, loud external buzz, and eating as well. Meditation or simply relaxing while the room is dark will help establish the tone you need to drift off into your dream state.
Reading is also a great way to get your mind off of day-to-day stresses that might cause your mind to race. As you read, you’ll begin to feel more drowsy and eventually drift off to sleep.
Of course, this only holds true if you’re reading a real book, not a Kindle (the screen will keep you awake).
While food is not recommended right before bed during the power hour, drinking a few glasses of water is.
While you’ll probably wake up with the need to urinate throughout the night, your body will wake you up post-REM cycle. The period after a REM sleep cycle is when it’s easiest to remember your dreams.
You have more of a tendency to dream if you do something atypical during your day.
These atypical events will stick out more naturally in your mind and can potentially pave the way for exciting dreams.
The same old routine might be hurting your dream potential.
Okay, I know this is obvious, but you have to actually have dreams if you want to remember them.
Most of us don’t even get to the dreaming state, which is a big problem. Dreaming occurs when you’re in a deep sleep. That means you need to be really comfortable before you begin to drift.
In this section, we’re going to talk about two ways you can get comfortable enough to get a good night’s sleep...
Have you ever flipped your pillow to the cold side before bed? Yeah, me too.
A cold pillow is the way to go. But the problem is that cool feeling only lasts for about a minute before your body temperature warms it up.
If only there was a way to regulate the temperature of your pillow while you sleep…
Oh wait, there is!
Enters MOONA, the smart cooling system. It keeps your pillow at the ideal temperature at all times to ensure you get a good night’s sleep.
This is crucial if you want to remember your dreams – you have to fall asleep in the first place!
You’re going to have a hard time entering that dream state if your mattress is causing discomfort.
It’s essential to learn about some of the preferred types of mattresses so you can find a bed that conforms to your body and supplies comfort.
The average mattress nowadays that most people own is a memory foam mattress. While you may be tempted to go with the trend of people holding memory foam mattresses, there are better options available.
Slumber Yard rates the Avocado Mattress as a quality mattress for those sleeping in warmer environments. The last thing you want is to fall asleep or wake up sweaty. Avocado mattresses are conducive to all body types via latex material and are environmentally friendly.
Casper mattresses are also great, as long as you have the right bed frame for it.
Tuck writes about the Brentwood offering a wide variety of hybrid and memory foam mattresses. Brentwood mattresses, similar to Avocado mattresses, are assembled from eco-friendly materials that serve to be extremely durable. A typical memory foam mattress will sag over time.
Dreamcloud is another mattress company that will lead you to your desired lucid dream state. Sleepopolis writes positively about Dreamcloud’s layered design that includes:
These layers all work together to provide you with the support your body needs to fall asleep and dream.
As you can see, making sure you’re getting good sleep plays a big part in remembering your dreams. After all, you actually need to dream in the first place.
Getting comfortable is really important – use a comfortable mattress, high-quality sheets, and make sure your pillow temperature is well-regulated.
Once you’ve set yourself up for a good night’s sleep, attempting to remember every morning as soon as you wake up is the next step. Do your best to remember first thing in the morning, and write down everything you can.
