In scientific circles, there is an assumption that almost every person has seen black and white dreams at least once in his life. Back in the middle of the 20th century, scientists believed that it was monochrome dreams that were an indicator of the norm, and colored night dreams spoke of some hidden psychic pathologies. But in the course of research in the field of dreams, this point of view was refuted.
Dreams as such, despite scientific progress, still remain a poorly studied topic. Many experiments and studies still do not provide answers to acute questions, for example, about how dreams are formed, why they are needed, and so on. There are only many different points of view, assumptions and theories.
Researchers examining the question of why a person has black and white dreams argue that the reality in which a person leaves a mark on night visions. Even in the recent past, monochrome dreams were indeed common. Black and white television and black and white photographs affected the lack of color in a dream. Now that this has ceased to be relevant, color dreams have become commonplace.
According to another theory, monochrome images begin to appear at a time when a person is experiencing very strong negative emotions. However, he may not see scary or disturbing dreams. According to statistics, nightmares are often bright and colorful. Black and white dreams come when the dreamer is experiencing an internal crisis or is on the verge of depression (or he already has background depression). Numerous fears, internal conflicts and anxieties, concentration on negative events result in monochrome and viscous dreams.
The third hypothesis, why black and white dreams are dreaming, is based on the characteristics of the psyche, thinking. Scientists as a result of a series of experiments revealed that people who have developed logical thinking, who adhere to a rational approach to life, are more often faced with a lack of color in their dreams. If a person has a more active left hemisphere of the brain, then monochrome visions under the cover of night appear almost regularly in him. Based on such data, the researchers also concluded that black and white dreams are mostly right-handed, since left-handed people dominate the right hemisphere of the brain.
The reason why dreams look faded or completely monochrome is sometimes the lack of vivid - positive - emotions in the dreamer's life. People who are not particularly emotional by nature sometimes see black and white dreams at night. In addition, monochrome dreams in the case when a person experienced a certain traumatic effect, but did not manage to recover to the end. As a result of this, his feelings are dulled, his emotions are poorly recognized and do not appear brightly.
Some scientists believe that monochrome dreams begin to be dreamed regularly by people in old age. However, an exact explanation of why this happens has not yet been found. It is possible that the mental and physiological changes that occur in the human body affect dreams in old age. In addition, scientists note that black and white visions in the night come to men more often than to women.
It was possible to establish a connection between the brightness of dreams and physical well-being during the experiments. It was found that black and white dreams occur more often in those people who are forced to exist (or struggle) with chronic fatigue syndrome. With internal exhaustion, with a lack of strength and in the absence of proper rest, a person may encounter the fact that his dreams have lost their former bright colors.