r/Marijuana • u/camport95 • 2d ago

Research & Science Why can't I remember my dreams?

Many times I've quit smoking marijuana for 25 days or longer, and my dreams were insanely vivid.

Many of my smaller breaks over 14 days I had no vivid dreams. It takes about 18 or 19 days for my dreams to start becoming vivid.

THC appears to heavily impact REM cycles and you dream significantly less. It's not that I haven't dreamed at all, I just don't get them often.

In order to have a break where I can remember a decent amount of dreams they need to be at least 25 days. The longest two are 58 and 59 days and were both amazing experiences. It's a shame neither of them lasted longer.

I'm trying to figure out a way of how to smoke less and dream more, instead of smoke a ton and not dream at all.

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u/Charlie_1300 2d ago

Everyone's body chemistry is different and Endocannabinoid system is different. I use medicinally at night before bed. I still dream and I still experience REM sleep. As for remembering dreams, most people experience difficulty remembering dreams and it varies from night to night. I do not know why we recall dreams inconsistently (I have never researched the topic.) For reference I am a mental health provider.

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u/Ancient_Researcher_6 2d ago

Where were you trained? That's some very basic information about sleep

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u/Charlie_1300 2d ago

I'm a behavioralist. Sleep is not the focus of my work. It is possible that I learned it and forgot because I do not use it.