Do you always dream when you sleep?

October 22, 2010 8:20am CST
When I was a kid, I used to dream a lot (mostly about monsters and about being abandoned) but now that I'm adult, my dreams become less and less fequent. Lately, I am having dreamless sleeps. Does anyone have the same experience?
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@kevingee (283)
• Philippines
22 Oct 10
We cant actually say that we don't have dreams on our sleep. Actually every human being like got 25 dreams a night. We cant escape the fact that we just forget those 25 dreams that we have. Maybe you can say that it is "dreamless" because you woke up and you can't remember anything or any dreams that you have leaving you thinking that you didn't have any dream.
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@EdnaReyes (2622)
• Philippines
22 Oct 10
dreams come and go, it's a kind of mind activity. If you dream less, then it means there's no stimulus for your dream mind , if you dream a lot, it is a result of many stimulus in your mind. Dreaming helps one to keep his mental health healthy so keep on dreaming!
• Canada
2 Nov 10
I have had this problem for a few years now. I have recently heard that people with severe Chronic Fatique don't dream! I am not so sure that is true. I do know I have had chronic fatique and that I didn't dream but I don't know if the two go together. I heard on a news health report just last week that people who don't dream are people that don't go into the REM sleep. I did ask someone with sleep atnea and they said they dream all the time. But then again sleep apnea is different then chronic fatique or people who don't go into REM sleep.
3 Nov 10
I don't think I have chronic fatigue, although I am very stressed and pressured with my job.
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
1 Nov 10
For me NO. I don't dream always. I don't know but really i dream very rare. Sometimes i dream when i watched a good movie and i think about it before i go to sleep. Or,when something is brothering me that much that even at sleep i can get through it. but most oftentimes i don't dream. have a good day always
3 Nov 10
Thank you...good to know I am not alone. :)
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
22 Oct 10
I think we all dream when we are asleep. We may always remember our dreams, but they are there with us in some form.
@wadabski (761)
• Philippines
22 Oct 10
Yes deep in our subconscious mind and when we wake up we tend to forget because when we are awake our conscious mind kicks in overshadowing the subconscious part. May be that is why daja vu happens from time to time.
3 Nov 10
Human mind is very interesting indeed. Many deep, hidden things that are stored inside gets manifested in many ways...like deja vu. Sometimes, I am in the middle of conversation with someone when I would suddenly stop mid-sentence and I would be like, "Wait, this has happened before...I even said that before." I don't know whether I like that feeling or not but it's really, really strange.
@Strovek (868)
• Malaysia
27 Oct 10
Are you sure you have dreamless sleep or you just don't remember your dreams. I believe it is the latter. Then again, I might be wrong. =P
3 Nov 10
Maybe I just don't remember my dreams because yesterday, I just had a dream I'm sure of it but I can't recall what it's all about. Hate it when I don't remember what I dreamed about.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
3 Nov 10
I do not always dream when I sleep, but I do sometimes. Some of the dreams I can remember if it so happens before the time I wake up. It is said that we need to have some dreams when we sleep, but too many dreams affect our sleeping quality.
@dodo19 (47049)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
26 Oct 10
Well, I can't say if I always dream every night. There are nights when I actually do remember my dreams, but this is certainly not every night.
@hushi22 (4928)
22 Oct 10
i think i do but i don't remember all my dreams when i wake up
@wadabski (761)
• Philippines
22 Oct 10
I think it is better that way because we may confuse dream from reality and end up being insane.
• Philippines
23 Oct 10
I don't always dream when I'm asleep. But, I often do daydreaming! hehe
@louie847 (350)
• Philippines
1 Nov 10
Before i used to keep dreaming at night when i sleep. But lately, i have not encountered any dreams anymore. I am also wondering why is this happening. maybe there are other factors that affects us in to having dreams.
@cyrri_ako (461)
• Philippines
27 Oct 10
i always dream. my brain is still active even when i'm sleeping. though i dont always remember what i dreamt about.........
@godloves (142)
• United States
3 Nov 10
Yes when something is heavy in my mind I dream about. When I am really tired I tend to dream less.
• Philippines
6 Nov 10
and I thought I was alone! Lol, I dream less now too! sometimes when I wake up, I just know that dreamt about something but just forget what I even dreamed about hehe... There were also times that I could control everything that I do in my dream, as if it was actual reality, it sure feels great, I could even fly during those times, I surely hated it when I wake up from those dreams! haha! :D
22 Oct 10
I've always had dreamless nights and others with dreams... Dreams have always varied from child like dreams to slightly more realistic ones, they are always abit odd though and quite silly at times too... with even stranger endings :)
@elmiko (6630)
• United States
22 Oct 10
no, i don't always dream when i sleep. i've heard people sleep and can't remember some dreams they actually have even though they remember some of them. that sounds like nonsense to me. i do love having very vivid dreams.
@tomitomi (5429)
• Singapore
22 Oct 10
Hi heaven_bound! Perhaps it's just normal too to have dreamless sleeps. I normally don't unless I think alot about something or when I nap in the afternoon.
• Philippines
22 Oct 10
it depends to the situation. you can have a dream if you have so many problems or you feel tired. you can also have a dream if you have your crush in your school. we have different dreams everyday, bad dreams, sweet dreams, etc.....
@wadabski (761)
• Philippines
22 Oct 10
When I was young yeah, I dream a lot but as I grew those dreams becomes nightmares. It may be due the daily stress I encounter from my day to day activities like work, family, love life and etc. I also have dreamless sleep more often these days may be because I have adapted to these stresses.