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. Adj.Botanical term referring to the inability of predominantly urban people to distinguish common plants.
V. The inability to see or notice the plants in one's own environment.
Coined in 1998 by Wandersee and Schlusser
V. The inability to see or notice the plants in one's own environment.
Coined in 1998 by Wandersee and Schlusser
Many people don't know they have plant blindness
An increasing number of people in the city are plant blind.
Many people are plant blind to the trees in the park.
An increasing number of people in the city are plant blind.
Many people are plant blind to the trees in the park.
by Lv5 Bread September 2, 2018
Get the Plant Blindnessmug. Used to describe the state of being of the cuter person in a relationship, when they are dating an uglier or older person. They ignore age, looks just for the sex in the relationship.
Did you see how old that lady was? She could be his mother. He will leave her eventually but right now he's being "fuck blind".
by SusieSyzygy March 25, 2022
Get the Fuck Blindmug. Basicly same thing as hingsight is 20/20 but a more educated response. If you know this term your mind has a very wide range of
Intellect.
Intellect.
by KingRy May 11, 2025
Get the Hindsight is Blindingmug. by Erragone May 7, 2021
Get the Blind Supportermug. Partner Blindness (PB) allows your partner to not see any of the things that needs to be done... like bathroom look like a frat house, partner blindness allows them to see it as the Ritz Carlton... garbage overflowing? PB allows them to walk right by... 5 baskets of laundry sitting on the table needing to go upstairs? PB allows for them to become very resourceful and eat on the square inch that is not covered
by Kristinarepp March 28, 2021
Get the Partner Blindnessmug. The condition of not being able to distinguish between colors any more distinct than the 8 colors found in the original Crayola Crayons 8 pack.
This is not a disability in the same way as color blindness(though that can be part of it), it is more of a lack in vocabulary or interest.
This condition is found mostly in men, and can be spotted when they refer to teal as green, tangerine as orange, or azure as blue.
This is not a disability in the same way as color blindness(though that can be part of it), it is more of a lack in vocabulary or interest.
This condition is found mostly in men, and can be spotted when they refer to teal as green, tangerine as orange, or azure as blue.
Usage:
(in traffic)
Boyfriend: "Hey look over there, that guys picking his nose."
Girlfriend: "Where?"
Boyfriend: "In that red car."
Girlfriend: "That car is burgundy."
Boyfriend: "Sorry I'm Crayola blind."
(in traffic)
Boyfriend: "Hey look over there, that guys picking his nose."
Girlfriend: "Where?"
Boyfriend: "In that red car."
Girlfriend: "That car is burgundy."
Boyfriend: "Sorry I'm Crayola blind."
by SoBoard September 11, 2013
Get the Crayola blindmug.