In scientific circles, there is an assumption that almost everyone has had black and white dreams at least once in their 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 speak of some hidden mental pathologies. But in the course of research in the field of dreams, this point of view has been refuted.
Dreams as such, despite scientific progress, are still a poorly understood topic. Many experiments and studies still do not provide answers to pressing questions, for example, about how exactly dreams are formed, what they are for, and so on. There are only many different points of view, assumptions and theories.
Researchers considering the question of why a person has black and white dreams argue that the reality in which a person exists leaves an imprint on night visions. Even in the recent past, monochrome dreams were indeed common. The lack of color in sleep was influenced by black and white television and black and white photographs. Now, when this has ceased to be relevant, already colored dreams have become in the order of things.
According to another theory, it follows that monochrome pictures begin to appear at a time when a person is experiencing very strong negative emotions. However, he may not see terrible or disturbing dreams. According to statistics, nightmares are often bright and colorful. Black and white dreams come when the dreamer is experiencing some kind of internal crisis or is on the verge of depression (or he already has a 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 dreamed, is based on the peculiarities of the psyche, thinking. Scientists, as a result of a series of experiments, have revealed that people who have developed logical thinking, who adhere to a rational approach to life, are more likely to encounter a lack of color in their dreams. If a person has a more active left hemisphere of the brain, then monochrome visions appear almost regularly under the cover of night. On the basis of such data, the researchers also concluded that black and white dreams are mainly dreamed of by right-handers, since left-handers are dominated by the right hemisphere of the brain.
The reason why dreams look faded or completely monochrome is sometimes the absence of bright - positive - emotions in the dreamer's life. People who are not particularly emotional by nature, from time to time see black and white dreams at night. In addition, monochrome is also dreamed of in the case when a person has experienced some kind of traumatic effect, but has not been able to fully recover. As a result of this, his feelings are dulled, emotions are poorly understood and do not manifest themselves brightly.
Some scientists believe that monochrome dreams begin to be dreamed regularly by people in old age. However, an exact explanation of why this is happening has not yet been found. It is possible that dreams in old age are influenced by those mental and physiological changes that occur in the human body. 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 be faced with the fact that his dreams have lost their former bright colors.
