When I was a kid, I’d have vivid, intense dreams ― the details of which I’d bother my siblings about for hours.

But sometime in my early 20s, they became less common. I reckon I have about three nights of memorable dreams a week now.

According to a YouGov poll, over half of Brits say they rarely or never remember their dreams; women are more likely than men to recall their nighttime visions.

We’ve all been told that everyone sleeps nightly, and that nobody “doesn’t dream” ― they might just struggle to recollect them.

Still, sometimes I’m convinced I’ve had a truly dreamless sleep ― especially when I’m stressed or sick.

So, HuffPost UK spoke to Dr Leah Kaylor, a psychologist who specialises in sleep (and who has a book coming out this year covering sleep among first responders), to see what the pros say.

It’s partly down to REM sleep

The adage is often true, Dr Kaylor says ― “for the most part people dream every night, but what typically happens is that we forget our dreams”.

“Unless they are very vivid or terrifying, dreams usually slip........

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