Why do we dream? A new theory on how it protects our brains
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#2Well. I don’t (or very rarely) remember my dreams. Hope I get the protection anyway.
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#3Well. I don’t (or very rarely) remember my dreams. Hope I get the protection anyway.
Out of curiosity, are you a frequent cannabis user? I found I didn't remember my dreams when I smoked cannabis, however after a long break I started to remember dreams vividly.
Re: Why do we dream? A new theory on how it protects our brains
#4Well. I don’t (or very rarely) remember my dreams. Hope I get the protection anyway.
Out of curiosity, are you a frequent cannabis user? I found I didn't remember my dreams when I smoked cannabis, however after a long break I started to remember dreams vividly.
I personally hardly ever use cannabis, and often oscillate between periods of distinctly remembering all my dreams to having weeks of seemingly dreamless sleep. The oscillations have gotten especially wild in post-lockdown pandemic life.
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#5Well. I don’t (or very rarely) remember my dreams. Hope I get the protection anyway.
Probably.
But if you want to remember your dreams again, this is something you can work/train with. Basically, every morning before getting up, not jump up with the alarm out of bed, but rather ly still, in the same position as before and try to remember. If you want to, have a dream diary. Doing so a few days, should bring your memory of your dreams back.
I used to do so to train my ability for active/lucid dreaming. Can be fun ...
(but now with a toddler and a baby I lack the time and focus)
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#6Dreaming is practicing our survival skills in a safe environment. Nature's "VR", if you want.
Reference: Why else am I running naked in the supermarket?
Re: Why do we dream? A new theory on how it protects our brains
#7Well. I don’t (or very rarely) remember my dreams. Hope I get the protection anyway.
Anecdotally some b6/b12 supplements have given both me and my partner very intense dreams and vivid recall. No idea what the mechanism might be (Or if it's a preservative/etc) but potentially an interesting data point?
Re: Why do we dream? A new theory on how it protects our brains
#8Well. I don’t (or very rarely) remember my dreams. Hope I get the protection anyway.
Out of curiosity, are you a frequent cannabis user? I found I didn't remember my dreams when I smoked cannabis, however after a long break I started to remember dreams vividly.
Yup. I smoked pretty heavily for two years and didnt really dream at all during that time. Outside of those two years I've always had pretty vivid dreams.
A dream journal really does help though. The last thing most people want to do when sleepy is write though.
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#9Well. I don’t (or very rarely) remember my dreams. Hope I get the protection anyway.
Try changing your room temperature by a degree or two. This makes a big impact for me.
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#10Well. I don’t (or very rarely) remember my dreams. Hope I get the protection anyway.
Out of curiosity, are you a frequent cannabis user? I found I didn't remember my dreams when I smoked cannabis, however after a long break I started to remember dreams vividly.
Interesting - I pretty much never remember my dreams. I only started smoking/edibles fairly recently in life and one side effect was if I take an edible in the evening I almost always remember them.