Why some people remember their dreams and others not

When we dream?

Know that sleep is made up of several cycles of different phases to understand in what time of the night involved the dreams.

-Light sleep corresponds to the three phases of the slow wave sleep
-The deep sleep corresponds to the phase of  the Paradoxical sleep (P.S.)

These phases follow one another and are repeated throughout the night. In general, it was during the fifth phase, called phase of PS, that the dreams appear. Very often, they would begin about 90 minutes after the beginning of sleep.

If ones wakes someone up during this phase of deep sleep, 85% of people remember the dream against only 10 to 15% if there is a place for another period of the night.

It happens that some people are dreaming during the light sleep. Less rich in details, these dreams contain fewer elements of movement, less emotional elements and less colors in relation to the other dreams.

How much time does dream it on average?

The frequency of dreams is determined exclusively by the remembrance that we have.A "normal" individual dreams on average 100 minutes per night.
The more we advance in the night, the longer the duration of the dreams are lengthening.
The first part of the night would be 10 minutes, the second 20, the third and the fourth 30.
Well - sure these figures do not apply to every individual.
There are more or less 'good' dreamers.

How many times we dream per night?

During the dreams, the time elapses and goes on at the same rate as that of the everyday life.
Sometimes, however, that some dreams take place much more quickly than in reality and across a multitude of events in a few seconds, mainly during wake causes.
This is the case of a particular sleep interrupted by a ringing in which dream is prolonged and found its epilogue in a very short period of time.
For example, suppose that the phone rings. We will have very little time to wake us up and out of our dream. But yet this ringtone will cause many situations dreamlike images. (Pursuit race in a train station, the train started, he whistled ..... )

Why don't we remember our dreams?

It is possible to control the content of our dreams.
It is called a lucid dream: dream by having conscience to be dreaming.
These lucid dreams have long been the subject of polemics and controversy but their existence has been proven formally in the 1970s. They are defined as a a "mixed state, an overlap between paradoxical sleep and enabled processes  corresponding to the Awakening".
These dreams are different and only 10 to 20% of the population do that in fact regularly. These are most often women and young people. 

The simplest lucid dreams are to interrupt a nightmare saying that "this is only a dream" and to wake up a few seconds later.
But some people go much further in the mastery of their dreams. They are able to modify the content of their dreams as, for example, reveal objects, change places...

The master of lucid dreams can be acquired.
Some athletes use this technique to view their practices.
It is also exploited for patients who suffer from nightmares to repetition.

To obtain this control, it is enough to be "motivated and possess spontaneously dream recall skills."

Why do we dream it? What does it do?

Everyone dreams, but some people do not remember that.
The  banal or emotional character of a dream can affect the memory as well as the existence of interference with other information at the time of the dream.

The inability to recall the dream would be linked to the personality.
We also think that with age, the brain becoming more rigid, and the dream activity decreases. 

Does everyone dream?

Some people remember their dreams, others do not.

For most individuals, the duration of dreams corresponds to approximately 100 minutes per night, with effects of amnesia more or less important.
More you wake up at a time close to the Paradoxical Sleep and more the probability will be great remember the dream. If we wake up so during the second part of the night, we will have more chance to remember the dreams than if we do in the first part, simply because the duration of the deep sleep is lengthened at the end of the night while the light sleep tends to disappear in the last cycles of the sleep.

How to remember our dreams?

Most people do not pay too much attention to their dreams, but as soon as they start to show interest, they remember them more regularly.

It is true that it is not always possible to remember a dream because of the time that elapses between the dream and the time of awakening. Generally, if we awaken 20 minutes after the dream, we have no more memories. If the awakening occurs 15 minutes after, we remember a few snippets and 5 minutes after, we all remember very well.
If we awaken during the dream, we have then no difficulty of restitution.

do women and men dream the same way?

The women dream more than men and remember more easily to their dreams. If it wakes up a woman in phase of paradoxical sleep (P.S.) 95% give a coherent narrative against 80% for men.
Most of the dreams of women are two times longer than those of men. It is to be noted that the content is generally more unpleasant. (nightmares, anxiety ... )

Why men do not dream much?

The men are dreaming as much as the women however they show a less good ability to remember their dreams.

The persons who have a lot of imagination are better at remembering the dreams.

Is it true that the women dream in color and the men in black and white?

It is not scientifically proven that women dream in color and the men in black and white.
In general, the persons or objects of our dreams have the same colors as in the reality. That is why most of the people are dreaming in color.
There are exceptions, of course, dreams in black and white, and even the dreams of a uniform color.

The color in the dreams is very important. Above all, we must pay attention to the predominant color.
The color of dreams represents the state of soul and makes the psychological value of a feeling. Each tone has a particular energy that reveals the strength of our emotions.
In principle, the bright and vivid colors, well assorted and crystal are always positive and represent the peace of the soul and the serenity.
By contrast, the dark tones and imprecise are symptoms of anxiety, fear, and internal conflicts.
Dreaming in black and white can mean that the dreamer has major problems or a limited imagination.

There is also the relationship between the dream and the biological activity: When we dream in color, the body temperature is significantly higher.
When we have a fever, the colors are more vivid and warm. They tend to the red, orange, yellow.

We also note that the color of the environment in which we sleep can act on those dreams.

Do babies dream? For what?

The babies do not dream.
The new-born devote half of their sleep to save and to include, in their brain the whole of the news of the day. It is this which explains the different facial expressions (smile..) of their sleep.

In what time do children begin to dream?

The dreams appear around the age of 7 years.
Before that age, the dream content is not very rich.
The child is not capable of building imaginary stories : his dreams are composed primarily of impressions and sensations, sometimes terrifying. Which explains the origin of nightmares.

Do pregnant women have characteristic dreams?

Yes, because pregnant women are in a different state of mind than other women.
Anxious, their mhttps://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3210257895300808822#editor/target=post;postID=4163160733703529281ood is variable. This is reflected in their dreams. They are more likely inclined to have nightmares because of their anxiety. This phenomenon is normal and understandable. 

Do animals dream?

The sleep develops especially in birds and mammals while the fish, amphibians and invertebrates do not have a rest period. The sleep cycles vary according to animal species:
The cold-blooded animals do not have  paradoxical sleep(P.S.)while it is present in all warm-blooded animals. As regards the dreams, experiences have proved the existence of dream activity among animals.

Shall we really seek to interpret dreams and what is its significance?

This choice of interpreting a dream is personal and depends on the beliefs of each one . It is possible to interpret the dreams through many books. Although these interpretations may seem "wild", they are not false.
Dreams are wonderful guides and find their meaning allows a better knowledge of oneself.

If daily life is affected by dreams which come frequently or who are very unpleasant, it is advisable to go consult a psychologist. Then, most of our dreams have an apparent relationship with the highlights of the day.
The elements that we have seen, read or heard occur in the middle of our dreams. These elements are triggers that are the keys to our dreams.
These triggers will help allow us to understand the message of the dream, our concerns.

"To make us understand the message, often the subconscious chooses images from our daily lives and that may seem innocuous because they refer to an event or incident of the day. Therefore, pay attention, because these situations of appearances without importance may put us on the track of our deepest emotions. 

Why the erotic dreams occur?

Sexuality plays a very important role in the life of each individual. That is why the erotic dreams seem quite normal and natural (the total absence of this kind of dreams could be misinterpreted).
But the sexual dream, in physical form, is more rare than one might think. Indeed the desire seems veiled and accommodated by the censors, according to the morality and  more or less solid education of the dreamer. The erotic dreams are therefore more often indirect, using many allegories. It is the proximity of the side instinctive and animal of our impulses which explain the frequency of animal allegories in our dreams.

The strength of our sexual appetites can as well be interpreted by the nature of the animal: The bull, the horse, the serpent, the dog will give an idea of the strength of these impulses. The sexual organs in our dreams refer to the plant world: it is almost
always of some determined fruit and vegetables, which are used as symbols.

It is only when the dreams talk intensely about the erotic lifestyle, because the latter is out of adjustment.

Do medicaments have an influence on our dreams?

Some drug treatments for depression, monoamine oxydose, delete in effect the dreams, of a partial or total.