mine are in the dark too. rarely see colour, dunno why either.

Hi Itzjustme,
Maybe it's because the flashback is a memory no matter how disabling or disrupting or nightmarish it can be to us. The reason I say this is that,
maybe it works the same way many people's dreams do: the playback is in black-n-white while there are also others who dream in color.

Also perhaps it is black-n-white or grayish because those colors may suggest a mild way of dissociating from the event while still letting it thru to your conscious mind.
sjaypetwo

The ones I am experiencing right now are black and white with a translucent, glowy aspect to them....they are actually quite trippy and freaking me out seriously.

This PTSD stuff is still kind of new to me, but I think I would prefer mine to be in black and white or grayish. My nightmares and flashbacks are very vivid, like I am living it all over again. I mean really gory, I can see my daughter hit the car, and how her head jerked back. I can see clearly how her eyes were half open but not moving, her tongue half way through her lips. I even see the blood as red. Her body just limp....Wow that was hard to verbalize, well type anyway. Sorry bout that, don't really want to gross anyone out. But that is what I am having to deal with. The flashbacks and nightmares alone I think are tormenting me into insanity. I freaked out today when she tripped and got a little scrape on her knee. I am having a hard time distinguishing between what is real and what is the ptsd.
Again, sorry for the gory details. God, please help me!

Anyway, does anybody know if I am still within the normal limits of ptsd with my flashbacks and stuff being so real and vivid?

Mine have always been in black and white, but I was assaulted at night as well, maybe that's why. I haven't been able to look my therapist in the eye either when telling what happened. That is, until yesterday. Sure, I looked away several times, but always brought it back. I could talk about it like almost any other non trauma memory. Congratulations on your progress, and keep it up. I am convinced that with time and therapy we can all minimize, if not eliminate our PTSD symptoms.

Dee- I think that's wonderful that you are able to talk about it nad look into eyes. That's awesome. I hope I get to that point soon. You go!!! Good for you! Keep Healing!!
Best Wishes Always!

Thanks amsmith77, it is a quite an experience. Its funny cause I thought I was doing something wrong at first. Thought I was disassociating or something, I felt so distanced. But I just sat there, like I was telling a story about the time I got stung by a bee. I could feel the pain, and see the details, but it didn't own me. Anyway, thankyou, I appreciate your words. Dee