Just as color perception (and in turn blindness) exists on a spectrum, so too does the ability to experience emotions.
Most people who experience color deficiency, do not have issues with all color (red and green are most common). Color blindness can also come with heightened awareness in other areas...like better than average night vision or a keener sense of smell.
These details parallel well when describing people with emotional deficiencies, in that:
(1.) Someone on the spectrum for narcissistic traits, often still keenly feels rage, envy, hatred and fear.
(2.) Narcissists experience the above emotions more often and at greater intensity than the average person, BECAUSE they lack the ability to feel other emotions (like empathy) which might otherwise (ironically) diminish and balance those feelings out.
(3.) Even a full blown psychopath with no neurotypical fear response, (I.E. only feels an adrenaline rush) is not 100% emotionally colorblind. They still experience pleasure in a limited, ego driven sort of way. If this were not the case, they would have no motivation to do anything, (including anything bad.)
(4.) Total lack of emotional feeling and complete colorblindness, are both incredibly rare, and can signal something more serious...like a brain injury or a neurological condition.
Most people who experience color deficiency, do not have issues with all color (red and green are most common). Color blindness can also come with heightened awareness in other areas...like better than average night vision or a keener sense of smell.
These details parallel well when describing people with emotional deficiencies, in that:
(1.) Someone on the spectrum for narcissistic traits, often still keenly feels rage, envy, hatred and fear.
(2.) Narcissists experience the above emotions more often and at greater intensity than the average person, BECAUSE they lack the ability to feel other emotions (like empathy) which might otherwise (ironically) diminish and balance those feelings out.
(3.) Even a full blown psychopath with no neurotypical fear response, (I.E. only feels an adrenaline rush) is not 100% emotionally colorblind. They still experience pleasure in a limited, ego driven sort of way. If this were not the case, they would have no motivation to do anything, (including anything bad.)
(4.) Total lack of emotional feeling and complete colorblindness, are both incredibly rare, and can signal something more serious...like a brain injury or a neurological condition.
I've never heard someone say they wish they were colorblind, but I've heard a ton of people say they wish they lacked certain feelings, because they think it would solve all their problems. This is kind of like thinking you could avoid getting stuck in traffic if you no longer saw the red in a red light. Emotion is not the heart of the problem.
Emotional color blindness might very well take away things like: codependence, trauma responses and making personal sacrifices for conscientious decisions...but it would also diminish your capacity for joy and your ability to have meaningful relationships with anybody.
Better to sort out the kinks, then throw the whole baby out with the bathwater.
Emotional color blindness might very well take away things like: codependence, trauma responses and making personal sacrifices for conscientious decisions...but it would also diminish your capacity for joy and your ability to have meaningful relationships with anybody.
Better to sort out the kinks, then throw the whole baby out with the bathwater.
by Olive989 March 15, 2023
Get the Emotional Color Blindnessmug. by poor slinky neck November 2, 2016
Get the blind babymug. Or “DBB”. 🍆🙈🐶
A) A female who will give up all morals or principles to be with a man that doesn’t benefit her and, will cut anyone off that tells her.
B) A female that will never be single will bounce man to man because she can’t live with herself refusing to heal or prioritize herself
C) A female that chooses to stay in a toxic environment/relationship. “He knows we’re home is”
A) A female who will give up all morals or principles to be with a man that doesn’t benefit her and, will cut anyone off that tells her.
B) A female that will never be single will bounce man to man because she can’t live with herself refusing to heal or prioritize herself
C) A female that chooses to stay in a toxic environment/relationship. “He knows we’re home is”
by ajsadan January 24, 2025
Get the D!ck Blind B!tchmug. by Totesmagoots October 3, 2020
Get the Cheeto Blindnessmug. or more commonly known as carso197 is a word to describe somebody or thing that can not see out of either eyes or in some cases 1 eye
by Danduerango June 21, 2022
Get the Blindmug. by kalakutaskemšeši March 17, 2021
Get the Blindnessmug. Dude, he's barely making it himself but he's footing the bill for that freeloader's ICP ticket, even letting him crash on the couch without throwing in. He's blinded by the bro, and it's going to end up costing him.
by ThreadMaestro May 30, 2019
Get the blinded by the bromug.