Personally, I think dream journals are fascinating and would be very intriguing to read. This next source I found with a google search by typing in: Can dream journals help you remember dreams? It was the second link and it was on the Psychology Today page. The article was written by Kelly Bulkeley, who designs databases to promote dream research. His writing talks about how to keep a dream journal and some of the benefits that go along with one.
To start a dream journal, Bulkeley has a few tips of advice. He suggests that the dreamer writes down their first dream, reoccurring dreams, and any other memorable dreams. By recording these, it helps one to explore various themes and patterns within their dreams. Many journalists keep a pen and paper next to them while sleeping so as soon as they wakeup, they can record their dreams, explains Bulkeley.
He then describes a typical journal entry and what it consists of. The date, the location of sleep, the period, and the quality of sleep are oftentimes found in most entries. Even if one does not remember any dreams, he explains that at least basic information about their sleep will be gathered.
Moving on to specific details about dreams, Bulkeley says that the minor parts are what mater the most. Many dreamers often leave out obvious details from their dreams but he says those details are what can help the most. He also says that recording feelings that dreams bring can help one to understand the dreams better. Journals may include memories and particular situations relating to the dreams.
Bulkeley believes that dream journals are treasurable to the individual and they provide many connections over time. They grow in depth over time and bridge together different moments.
I agree with what Bulkeley has to say about dream journals and at this point I think that most of it isn’t controversial. In my perspective, dream journals can do nothing but help one get a better understanding about their dreams and sleeping patterns. This source does not spark many questions but it does ignite interest in a dream journal for myself. I think it would be very interesting to read and remember previous dreams and see how they change over the years.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dreaming-in-the-digital-age/201705/keeping-dream-journal