A plurality say anxiety is orange. Click a color to add your vote.
Anxiety is orange because…
“It feels unstable.”
“Inside Out, but also Orange is the in-between of red and yellow, and like I feel like when my heart is racing it’s orange.”
“Could argue it’s because of Inside Out, but I think it’s specifically because of how it’s between red and yellow. Red is passionate and angry. Yellow is happy and exciting. Orange stands in the middle of that excitement and anger, combined with fear. That’s how anxiety feels, I think. In general, orange is a stressful, uncertain color.”
“The first thing that comes to mind is Inside Out.”
“Inside Out, definitely.”
“I have synesthesia, and whenever I have an anxiety attack everything around me begins to feel orange.”
“INSIDE. OUT.”
“Orange is chaotic and stressful.”
“Orange is a color that is stressful and random because it’s so bright and nauseating.
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“Orange can be warm and vibrant, yet at the same time still fuzzy and hence even unpredictable.”
“Orange is in that unstable medium between red and yellow. Plus, the pop culture references.”
“Inside Out.”
“Reminds me of prescription bottles...”
“Orange is chaotic and bright.”
“Anxiety from “Inside Out.””
““Inside Out”, of course.”
Anxiety is red because…
“Anxiety makes things feel scary and dangerous.”
“Reminds me of blood.”
“Very aggressive colour.”
Anxiety is purple because…
“Purple makes me nervous.”
“Purple feels gloomy, but light at the same time. Purple can also represent uncertainty too.”
“I feel like I see purple when I’m anxious.”
“Could be dark, could be safety.
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“Weird and distorted.”
Anxiety is black because…
“Anxiety is black because when I get very anxious, I get a headache, and my head throbs, and it’s like the whole world fades to black with each throb.”
“Darkness, hopeless, empty, fear, paranoia.”
“Anxiety is like a large hole or a void, once you fall in, it can be almost impossible to get out.”
“Anxiety feels like a void you fall in.”
Anxiety is grey because…
“It’s under-stimulating and makes me feel impatient.”
“Grey is neither white nor black, it’s in the middle and uncertain.”
Anxiety is yellow because…
“Very strong presence, powerful, and can signal danger.”
“It’s vibration seemed anxious.
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“Reminds me of “Flight of the Bumblebee.” Which is fitting, because I just so happen to also be scared of bees.”
Anxiety is white because…
“It’s like “Will there be anything in the future? Or will it be all blank?!? " White is all blank.”