7 Mind-Blowing Facts About a Dream You Probably Didn't Know Before

Dreaming is one of the most fascinating and thrilling things in our lives and it's only natural that we want to learn about the psychology of dreaming as much as we can. You dream every night, no matter whether you remember it or not. They are joyful at times and sad at other moments. They're a normal part of sleep, we're spending one-third of our life in it. Although researchers are still split on what our dreams mean, research has given us some interesting dream facts.

Here are 7 mind-blowing facts about Dream:-

1. Most of our dreams we forget.

Soon after waking up, we forgot almost all our dreams. It is no surprise that the dreams that we recall most come from certain times of our sleep cycle, which are triggered by the chemicals that move through our sleeping bodies. We usually dream most intensely in REM sleep, which is when noradrenaline levels in the brain are low. Dreaming is natural, and sleep is a safe component. Dreams are a collection of pictures, stories, thoughts, and emotions that occur during the sleep stages. During the REM sleep cycle the dreams you recall because, at this stage, the brain is very responsive and this is when the most vivid dreams occur.

2. Dreaming rare in color.

While most people state dreaming in color, there is a small minority of people who pretend to only dream in black and white. Soft pastel colors are the most commonly chosen in studies where dreamers have been awakened and asked to choose colors from a chart that suits those in their dreams.

3. Dreams will vary in length.

A dream can vary in duration; it can last for a few seconds or around 15 or 20 minutes. The average individual has 3 to 5 dreams per night, and some may have up to seven, but most dreams are promptly or rapidly forgotten. Dreams tend to last longer as the night goes on.

4. Sometimes You can control your Dream.

Lucid dreaming is the potential to realize when you dream. A lucid dreamer will go to sleep during the night and wake up in his dream. When awake, you will discover aspects of the dream, and even change them. For those who are mentally healthy, lucid dreaming is usually very safe, but it's important to go over some of the possible risks associated with the activity. This kind of lucid dreaming is rare.

5. Visually impaired people might visually dream.

Born blind people have absolutely no idea of how to see in their real lives and they can not see in their dreams. But most blind people lose sight of themselves later in life and can dream visually. Danish research in 2014 found that a blind person is less likely to dream in pictures as time passes. And they also had eye movements that were directly linked with visual dreams.

6. Some dreams are very common.

We all dream while we sleep. The dream where you are chased by Someone or something is very common. This means that you are avoiding problems in your life instead of resolving them. Your brain may be trying to give you the message you need to tackle the issue. Psychologists and dream-researchers in dreams find common patterns. Such so-called universal dreams surpass all religions and ages.

7.  Male and females have different types of dreams.

Studies have found some differences between males and females regarding their dream content. Men reported dreaming of arms in many studies substantially more frequently than women did, whereas women dreamed more often of references to clothes and shoes than men.