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Do you not dream? I'm almost 50 and I don't have a memory of ever dreaming. I probably do, but have some sort of selective amnesia so that I don't remember dreaming when I wake up. Does anyone else out there experience the same thing?


If you want to try and coax the awareness out, put paper and pencil/pen next to your bed so that as you’re waking up you can jot down anything that might be the edge of a dream.

Even if you start with a single word once every few weeks, in time that can grow.


Do you see pictures of things in your mind? For example, if I tell you to imagine the ocean waves coming into the beach, do you "see it in your minds eye"?

I do, almost as if it's a photo or video, but some people don't. I wonder how this affects dreams.

I'm 45 and I do not dream very often (or I forget when I wake up). Remembering only a few per year. But, when I was young I dreamed often.

The human mind, and dreams in particular, are fascinating.


Oh yes, I have a very vivid mind's eye.


Yep, me too. It's very rare I'll remember anything even moments after waking up. If I do, I can only remember an abstract story (with a lot of missing pieces) rather than an experience with sound or vision.




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