OK, I know I dream. I must do. I sometimes get snatches of them when I wake, just for seconds.

I'd love to remember my dreams and wonder if anyone knows of ways to get you to remember them. You know, like training your mind?

Help would be appreciated.

I used to really desire to recall what I dreamnt.

Now that I do I discover that I have mostly nightmares about things which took place in my childhood, cruel things, things that my mind shielded me from. Now I wish dearly that I would have no memory of my dreams.

So before you seek out a way to remember them, just think that the reason why you don't recall them may be because they are more than you can handle right now.

There is a process, it is called lucid dreaming. and example of that process is found here:

http://www.lucidity.com/NL11.DreamRecall.html

Google Lucid Dreaming and you will get a lot of hits.

There are a number of herbal remedies to induce sleep, dreams and prophetic visions while sleeping, and there are many "dream dictionaries," most of which provide pointers on how to remember your dreams.
My technique? Usually, I wake up just after having a particularly vivid dream (or, at least, I think it's right after -who knows how the mind works!), and I reach for the dream journal I keep under my bed and write them down as soon as possible, before they're gone.
Dreams are a way that we sort through our issues subconsciously. If you really weren't dreaming, you would probably be very irritable and angry and uptight. But not remembering your dreams ids fine. If you needed to, I'm sure you would.
And David males a good point: before you dive headlong into remembering dreams, take a moment and think, maybe there is a reason that you don't remember them...

I know this sounds pretty simple but I've always heard to have a pen and paper right next to your bed and when you wake up, jot down everything that you can remember. Maye after a while, you can get a good picture especially if it is a reoccurring dream.

Thanks people, I'll look into all suggestions.

The 'mind block' worries me a little. I really can't imagine what my mind might be trying to block. Does there have to be a reason I don't remember my dreams?

I can't think of anything, but then, I guess I wouldn't!

Thanks, I appreciate you taking the time.

Dinosore - Kelleygirl is right on the mark!

That's the exact same way that I recorded my dreams for 7 years. When you train yourself, you'll be amazed at how many dreams you can recollect each night. I used to record anywhere from 1 - 4 dreams per night. The more I did this, the more I could recall.

It was a fun way to have a diary incognito - that no one but myself could decipher.