Many people don’t remember dreams during the night. You should not be alarmed, as this is very common. Everyone has dreams during the night except in some rare cases.

People who remember their dreams awaken during or after the dream. They stay awake long enough for the dream to be placed in memory for later recall. If you are awake only briefly, you won’t recall dream content in the morning. Or if you don’t happen to awaken during a dream, you will not remember it.

By Donald R. Townsend, PhD
Updated September 12, 2005