I had a dream

[ray1970]

Okay, two things.

First, when I was younger I used to have dreams all of the time. Then, at some point in my mid to late twenties, I just stopped having dreams. Or if I had them I had no recollection of having had them. In recent months I've had a couple of dreams. Why after so many years am I suddenly starting to have dreams again?

Second, I had a dream I met up with someone from the forum and they had liver cancer and were about to put into some sort of cryogenic state until the day medicine was advanced enough to cure them. I couldn't tell which one of you it was. Maybe Ridge or even Spliefy. Weird.

[GilpinGuy]

Okay, two things.

First, when I was younger I used to have dreams all of the time. Then, at some point in my mid to late twenties, I just stopped having dreams. Or if I had them I had no recollection of having had them. In recent months I've had a couple of dreams. Why after so many years am I suddenly starting to have dreams again?

Booze and/or drugs in the younger years? When I got serious about life I started to have dreams again.

Second, I had a dream I met up with someone from the forum and they had liver cancer and were about to put into some sort of cryogenic state until the day medicine was advanced enough to cure them. I couldn't tell which one of you it was. Maybe Ridge or even Spliefy. Weird.

Just 1 dream, I hope? And not in the Nederland area. Please.....

Be careful. You might spontaneously start evangelizing on a street corner with a cardboard sign and a tip jar. You might make some good coin though.

[DenverGP]

No guesses what your dream might mean, I pretty much think dreams are just the brain processing thru various bits of data it collected recently without any real meaning.

But as far as why you might be having more dreams recently, many environmental things can affect the bodies production of Melatonin, which helps regulate sleep. More sunlight, changing sleep schedule, etc can all change how much of it is produced.

I started taking a melatonin supplement recently as a sleep aid. Had some trouble sleeping, where it felt like my brain wouldn't shut off. Much better with a very low dose of the melatonin before bed. But I have found I have more dreams (or at least I remember them more) since I started taking it.

I've got a very elderly dog (17 year old lab) who needs to go out 2-3 times a night. With the melatonin, i can still wake up easily when the dog scratches/whines to go out, but i'm able to get back to sleep much quicker since I started taking it.

[Guylee]

Start writing down your first thoughts in the morning. This will program your brain to retain more information when you're sleeping and you'll start remembering your dreams a lot more vividly. Only if that's what you want, of course.

[henpecked]

I was in the walk in cooler at the liquor store last night.....

[ray1970]

Yeah, I figured I probably had dreams but just didn't have any recollection of having them after I wake up.

My short term memory hasn't been very good for years now.

[OtterbatHellcat]

My dreams are off the chart, and very vivid. I remember many of them, and holy crap they're weird.

I'm mostly sick of waking up 30 to 40 minutes before the alarm goes off....happens all the time.

[Zundfolge]

My short term memory hasn't been very good for years now.

See ... legalizing weed was a huge mistake.

[Rumline]

Maybe you just weren't getting into REM sleep very much back then. Could be for a ton of reasons like drugs (prescription, I'm not accusing you of toking, snorting, or shooting up) stress, poor sleep hygiene, body discomfort, etc.

https://www.howsleepworks.com/types_rem.html

[theGinsue]

My dreams are off the chart, and very vivid. I remember many of them, and holy crap they're weird.

Legend has it that Stephen King experienced the same thing but he turned those dreams into books and made a fortune from them.