Why do so many people wake up without remembering their dreams?
Some people call it ‘dream amnesia’ and say it is natural to forget your dreams. There are many reasons, but I feel that we mostly forget to remember our dreams when we have been taught that they are worthless. Once people realise how important and meaningful their dreams are, they usually start remembering them. Often, as children, we have a scary dream and then ‘block’ out future dream memories out of fear. Parents often tell their frightened children, in the middle of the night, “It’s okay, dear, it’s ONLY a dream.” In this way children are taught that dreams are not important. We also tend to forget our dreams if we jump out of bed in the morning without having time to lay still, half asleep, and recall them. (What a great excuse!
