The Psychology Behind Why We Remember Some Dreams And Not Others
Woman sleeping with eye mask over eyes.
Have you ever had a dream that you couldn’t quite shake off for the rest of the day? Replaying scenes and sensations throughout the day and even having to remind yourself that yes, it definitely was a dream, you’re fine?
Apparently, according to dream researcher Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, this is called a ‘carry-over effect’ and it’s actually quite common.
Writing for Psychology Today, he says: “Carry-over effects are feelings, sensations, and bodily responses from dreaming that are still experienced even after awakening. It’s like a part of the dream world manages to seep into the waking world.”
Some dreams just are more memorable than others
While the researcher admits that “some dreams........





















Toi Staff
Sabine Sterk
Penny S. Tee
Gideon Levy
Waka Ikeda
Grant Arthur Gochin