Joan Warmbold wrote: > >I have always thought that the only dreams we remember are those that wake >us up and then we think about, at least enough to get elements into our >LTM. Is this valid?
As you know, the whole idea of what dreams are/mean/or the purpose thereof is a topic of debate. I have worked with dreams (yes, I admit that I follow the Jungian approach to dream analysis from time to time if my client wants to deal with it) and everything that I have read suggests strongly that the dream out of which you wake, is the one most likely to be remembered - particularly if you review it immediately after waking. That's one of the reasons that those who want to work with their dreams are asked to keep a journal at their bedside and to write about it as soon as they wake up. It makes sense that this kind of action would increase the retention of dream content based on what we know about rehearsal and retention of information. Bob --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
