NON Dreamers???

So today i was talking with boss at work about his dreams how he always has everything he had wished for in them and he asked me my best one i responed iv never had a dream that i can recall. He called me a lair but in the almost 22 year i can really say i dont ever remember having a dream when i was in the military the said i had Bipolar not sure if that would play a part in it or not but need some help how can this be possible my father says he has never had them either was it passed down or what im supposed to go see some docter for it next week but how do u test for that need the smart people help. why dont we dream....

thanks

Hi, water40dog! Did you get tested? What did you find out? I'm sure the doctors will be able to help you, try to be very honest with them.

water40dog: I'm curious, too. Most nights I don't dream. I've been told that's impossible (we always dream) and I've also been told that I have to be dreaming in colour (though I almost NEVER do). Usually people tell me I just am not remembering my dreams. What dreams I do have... let's just say they're not pleasant ones and leave it at that. Non-dreaming was always my preference!

water40dog wrote:So today i was talking with boss at work about his dreams how he always has everything he had wished for in them and he asked me my best one i responed iv never had a dream that i can recall. He called me a lair but in the almost 22 year i can really say i dont ever remember having a dream when i was in the military the said i had Bipolar not sure if that would play a part in it or not but need some help how can this be possible my father says he has never had them either was it passed down or what im supposed to go see some docter for it next week but how do u test for that need the smart people help. why dont we dream....

thanks

Let's examine the science on the topic of non-dreamers. Do they exist? The answer might be surprising.

Mark Solms- who studies individuals suffering from brain injuries, has claimed that under 'exceptionally rare circumstances', it is possible for someone to lose their ability to dream. Damage to an area of the brain responsible for creating visual imagery, according to Mark, can contribute to either a temporary or complete loss of dreaming. When some brain-injured patients are repeatedly woken up during rapid-eye-movement sleep in a laboratory, they fail to report any dreams. This recent findinng suggests a 're-modeling' of current dream theories. However, nearly everyone dreams, and if you report that you don't, it is probably because you are simply not remembering your dreams.