well I have a irregular sleeping pattern. do you think going to sleep at a certain time affects weather you have a dream or not? iv not had a dream in quite a while now and im in bed between 2-4 am british time.

Hi Benji

Yes, a change in sleep patterns could affect whether you remember your dreams.

You tend to dream during REM sleep, and remember your dreams if you wake up during REM sleep.

So if your sleep pattern changes and you're waking up at a different stage of sleep now, then you won't be remembering your dreams.

yea,
But Im not dreaming at all its not that I dont remember them i just havent had a dream in a while. oh yea what does one mean by rem sleep? im not feeling clever today

Why do you think you are not dreaming at all, rather than just not remembering your dreams?

It is very unlikely that you are not dreaming at all.

REM sleep is one of the 5 stages of sleep that take place in every sleep cycle. It is the time in which you are most likely to dream.

The whole sleep cycle doesn't usually take much more than an hour and a half so assuming you are sleeping between 2 and 4 - you fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow and don't lie awake - you should have some REM sleep, and some time for dreams, in there.

It's possible, however, that you are just not getting enough sleep. Most people need to sleep more than two hours a night.

haha I have insomnia I do sleep for ages when i fall asleep but it does take me a while to sleep when i go to bed maybe my insomnia is a reason? inless i really am just forgetting or even worse a dreamless human :O lol

If you sleep two hours straight you are probably dreaming a little bit and you might be making up the sleep and dreaming that you need when you sleep a long time but two hours a night usually is probably not very good for you.