Thread: Do Blind People Dream?

mabey they dream how they think the world is.. or they could dream insounds.... or shades of color like the kind u see behind your eye lids ... but i think they dream in sounds and textures


~R~

Of course they dream! Everyone dreams! Deaf, blind, whatever. Perhaps they just don't see in their dreams

Theres no reason why they wouldnt dream.
You cant comprehend how other peopel view the world. Like deaddollkitty said they probably dream in sound, textures, and smell. All the sense that they do have.

Can blind people think freely like any other normal person? Just because they are blind doesn't mean their brain doesn't work like yours; with the exception of the part that allows you to see : P

It really all depends on when they became blind.. where they blind from birth or did they lose their sight mid-life. People who are blind from birth have never known sight so, most likely, they dream in sounds. People who lost their sight most likely have a dream like anyone else. They've known sight and I don't see why they wouldn't dream with it.

I'm not a scientist, though. I could be totally wrong.

I've heard that if you became blind part-way through life, you'll dream like people with sight for a while, but eventually it fades away and you just dream of sounds, tastes, and feelings.

Yes, blind people do have dreams. However, those blind since birth or very early childhood have no visual imagery in their dreams. Instead, they experience a very high percentage of taste, smell, and touch sensations in their dreams.

I was thinking about a person who unfortunately became blind midway through their life and still has visual dreams and becomes lucid. They wake up in a dream. Do they continue dreaming with sight or do they dream as if they were awake without sight? Can a blind person at birth become aware they are dreaming? Perhaps more frequently aware than the sighted?

Did anyone perform extensive studies on the blind and lucidity such as LeBarge?

Study/info on how blind people perceive their dreams

Interesting read....

Originally Posted by fly

I was thinking about a person who unfortunately became blind midway through their life and still has visual dreams and becomes lucid. They wake up in a dream. Do they continue dreaming with sight or do they dream as if they were awake without sight? Can a blind person at birth become aware they are dreaming? Perhaps more frequently aware than the sighted?

Did anyone perform extensive studies on the blind and lucidity such as LeBarge?
[/b]

I was kind of thinking about that, and I realized how well a reality check that would be! (serious not joking or poking fun)

also, in a lucid dream has anyone else here gained parts or senses or powers? I asume it would be like that, they only have to imagine what seeing is like. The same way you all have to imagine what flying is like

So if a blind person became Lucid and they could do anything they wanted... could they force imagery to appear? I mean... I'm sure they have a concept of what imagery is, especially through the subconscious.

I wonder if LD'ing could introduce a way to fix the blind's eye.

Tell your brain howto make use of the eyes from in the brain kinda deal...


hmmm... The possibilities.

This is something I never thought about but it is deep. I have heard stories about people who have lost limbs still feel the removed limb(s).

Yes I had an uncle who had cramps in his artificial leg. Sounds funny but it must be really scary to be at the sharp end of it.

Originally Posted by OneRyt

So if a blind person became Lucid and they could do anything they wanted... could they force imagery to appear? I mean... I'm sure they have a concept of what imagery is, especially through the subconscious.

I wonder if LD'ing could introduce a way to fix the blind's eye.

Tell your brain howto make use of the eyes from in the brain kinda deal...


hmmm... The possibilities.

Originally Posted by Pegasis

This is something I never thought about but it is deep. I have heard stories about people who have lost limbs still feel the removed limb(s).

Originally Posted by Burned up

Yes I had an uncle who had cramps in his artificial leg. Sounds funny but it must be really scary to be at the sharp end of it.

How long did the cramps last?

have you ever experienced the sensation of falling? and jolted up awake?

do you remember seeing yourself fall, or do you remember seeing the ground come closer to you? probably not, thats why its known as the sensation of falling. yet without visual cues, the sensation feels real enough that everyone can describe it as 'falling'?

thats how blind people dream. sensations and sounds, just like when they are awake. a lot of people complain their dreams lack physical sensations, this shouldn't be a problem for the blind!

ps, I did know a blind girl and she did recall a lot of dreams. the sensation of weightlessness is how she knew when she was dreaming and awake. so she could use weightlessness to lucid dream

This topic has been brought up quite a bit lately. I dunno if anyone has explained yet but this is how it goes... If someone is blind from birth they only dream sounds/smells/feelings/tastes... missing the sight part of course. If they are lucid, no they still cannot picture stuff, because they can't comprehend images. If a person had sight for some time and then goes blind, they can still have dreams just like us, and they can have dreams without sight. I imagine if one of them goes lucid, it would be very cool for them to be able to live with sight again! only in the dream of course...

I just noticed this was super old and the thread started hasn't been on in forever... waste of finger energy.

It's probably easier for blind people to lucid dream cause they're not distracted with visual imagery and will probably get the "dream feeling" a lot stronger. Plus, they must probably be more confused in dreams because things aren't the same way as in reality, like counting steps and touching stuff won't lead you to the same place you would usually be in.