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. When you want the conversation to have a nice bow tied at the end and you're not sure how to end it.
"I have a cool car"
"Oh what kind of car is it?"
"A Maserati and it goes real fast"
"Well... color me purple."
"Oh what kind of car is it?"
"A Maserati and it goes real fast"
"Well... color me purple."
by bbwwoo June 9, 2024
Get the Color Me Purplemug. Also called people of color
These are people who are not white in Western culture and white people in Eastern culture
These are people who are not white in Western culture and white people in Eastern culture
by 459395 March 1, 2022
Get the Color peoplemug. by Muyiwa Odedina March 5, 2023
Get the Colored Futuremug. A brother-sister pair of notorious food critics that are so racist all they use are colors to determine the taste of the food. Sadly enough, I had them for dinner and they judged every thing by its color. Now- everything that's red, is now spicy, therefore, raspberries are spicy. But- they have made things more fair- there are MANY different weird shades of red.. sadly enough, thanks to them.
Red-
-rusty red
-Ohio state red
- shiny red
-blistering red
-God-that-hurts red
-red red
-sunshine-flowery red
- The color Bandits-red
-rusty red
-Ohio state red
- shiny red
-blistering red
-God-that-hurts red
-red red
-sunshine-flowery red
- The color Bandits-red
by Precious the Dragon-Slayer June 20, 2010
Get the The Color Banditsmug. They're part of the famous Jaguar Pride marching band. And they're pretty much known to be the hottest group of girls at the school, other than the dance team. Also, just about half of them are known to be loved by one particular section. While LOTS of drama and scandal happens every week, they still come together and perform their very best in the end. The band members are proud to call them apart of the band.
That one particular section: The south color guard is soooo hot!
Other band member: Yeah. Have you seen them perform?? They're AMAZING!!
Other band member: Yeah. Have you seen them perform?? They're AMAZING!!
by AnonymousBaritone:) October 31, 2011
Get the South Color Guardmug. I was drawing/coloring a dragon I colored it red with a little green I made the eyes blue . I gave this to my mom . I did this all with colored pencils . HOPE YOU LOVED IT HAVE A GREAT DAY .
by bossy pants November 10, 2022
Get the colored pencilsmug.