I DON'T DREAM!!

[personalreality]

Not really.  I know I must dream, I really don't think it's possible for someone to never dream.  Certainly there are dreamless sleeps, like medically induced ones (did you ever see/read sphere?).  But for a person who sleeps "normally/naturally" dreams happen. 

But apparently not everyone remembers their dreams.  I am one of those people.

When I was younger I used to remember dreams, not all the time, but enough to know I had them.  When I got to high school I just stopped remembering dreams.  So when i wake up it's like I never dream.  I thought it was because I started smoking pot in high school, even though a lot of friends had more vivid dreams when they smoked.  But I quit smoking pot a few years back and I still don't remember my dreams. 

Granted I haven't put as much effort into remembering my dreams as I have AP practice.  But you would think that by doing AP practice I would also strengthen my dream memory because they are kind of similar when it comes to memory.  I did start a dream journal (and an AP journal).  I have done a lot of stuff from waking up a couple hours early and going back to bed.  I have tried a lot of the Lucid Dream induction methods.  I have listened to a lot of binural beats and the brainwave generator (from 90-Day Guide to AP) that are supposed to help induce Lucid Dreams and just help you have more vivid/memorable dreams.  Still, nada.  I never remember dreams anymore.

I don't know what wrong.  I'm not on any medication that would mess with memory or sleep.  I don't do drugs anymore.  I do AP practice all the time.  BUT STILL NOTHING.  It's kind of worrisome.  I mean not really. but I am kind of curious as to why I can't seem to remember dreams.  Anyone else have this problem?

[CFTraveler]

Two ideas:
One of them would be to use the keyword method (which is a little different than straight-out dream journaling).  You keep a pad and pen right next to your bed, and as soon as you wake up (even before you open your eyes) you write three words from whatever you were dreaming. 
When you wake you will think of the words right away; it is possible that by the time (nanoseconds) that you write them down you already not remember the dream itself- but do that for about a week and you'll see an improvement in your recall.
Add an affirmation before you go to sleep such as "I remember my dreams" and it'll help also.

Now the 'second' technique is simple:  Meditate sometime during the day, not trying to project, but with the intention to get to the liminal state: Then observe (don't try to suppress) your mental interactions and pay attention.  You may find that you are listening to someone else or even participating in a conversation that is so fast you are not even aware of it.  The object here is not to do anything, other than realize, become aware, when this happens.

I can explain the second one as this- when you dream you're processing information at a different rate than when awake- that's why brainwaves shift as you go into the sleep state.  When you wake you shift back up- but if you get in the habit of observing this shift, it'll be easier to become aware of what you are doing when unconscious- if only for a second or two.  You're just training yourself to observe, instead of ignore what your unconscious (or subconscious) mental processes are.

[Stookie]

Some simple tips and experiences that help me:

Dream journals have always seemed to help me. When I slack off and don't write, I remember fewer dreams.

Changing my sleep patters/cycles helps as well. If I wake up in the middle of a dream I'm more likely to remember it. Maybe end it quick, but at least something is remembered, normally as vivid as yesterday.

The last thing which is more difficult, is sleeping in a weird place. When I go on vacation I have the most vivid dreams. Of course I have a job I have to attend to and can't go on vacation as often as I would like. Now that I'm thinking about it, I wonder if that would work with a vacation to the Monroe Institute?