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Perhaps I should invest in some sleep tracking and investigate again. I don’t know how to describe it, but I’m not dreaming while asleep. Here’s an analogy - imagine dreaming is like putting your hand in a cup of water and remembering your dream is like your hand being wet until it evaporates (forgetting) the sensation I have when asleep would be akin to having a dry hand- I do not have the sensation of having a dream.

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You can prove it to yourself by starting a dream journal and setting some alarms. Dreaming happens more frequently in the early morning to the time you wake up. Set yourself 2 or 3 alarms during this period, and keep a notepad and pen by your bed. Doing this on your phone may make it more difficult to go back to sleep. When the alarm wakes you up, write down any dreams you can remember and then try to go right back to sleep. Do this for a week, and I think you'd be surprised how many you realize you're having each night.

I’m not really craving dreaming again to be honest, like I said I don’t have nightmares.

It sounds like waking myself up wouldn’t be conducive to better sleep health.

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