How you dream

How you tend to experience dreams and your inner sleep life.

A light self-description of how you experience dreams. Dream recall and lucidity vary a lot between people and are studied in sleep science; the labels here are everyday, not a diagnosis. (Everyday dream experience)

Groups

• Vivid dreamer — Detailed, cinematic dreams you remember well.
• Lucid dreamer — Sometimes aware you're dreaming, even steering it.
• Recurring dreams — The same dreams, places or themes return.
• Rarely recall — You seldom remember your dreams on waking.
• Intense nightmares — Frequent or vivid bad dreams.
• Daydreamer — A rich, wandering imagination while awake.

Related topics

• Chronotype (body clock)
• Sleep position
• What helps you sleep
• How much sleep you need
• Bedtime procrastination

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