Assess Your Well-being Through Color

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by Lien Potgieter

Color is all around – in our clothes, homes, nature, food, and even in our speech. How often do we hear people say, “I am feeling blue today” or “I am green with envy?”

Just like music or fragrances, color evokes or triggers certain memories and feelings – good and bad – associated with people, places and events of our childhood or past. However, people are often not aware of why they suddenly feel happy or sad when they hear a certain song, get the smell of vanilla or enter a room with walls painted yellow.

As a universal and subconscious language, color can help us look at ourselves, our lives, our talents and challenges, and the world at large in a different light. When you learn to speak the language of color and examine your physical, emotional and mental responses to different colors, you can use it to assess your mental and emotional health.

At various stages in our lives, we are attracted to different colors. Your favorite color at a certain point can tell you a lot about emotions and thoughts that you are trying to work through or access. At the same time, the color that you reject is indicative of feelings or thought patterns that you are suppressing or ignoring.

To assess your emotional and mental health on a daily basis, pay attention to your reactions to different colors whether by the colors that you choose to wear or your food choices. This is a simple and easy way to connect with yourself on a deeper level.

Following is a quick guide to help you assess your emotional and mental health using color preferences:

 
What Different Colors Mean For Your Mental and Emotional Well-being

RED

Depression often goes hand in hand with a feeling that your life has no purpose; that you are just floating directionless into more nothingness. On a mental level, you think that you have no control over what happens to you; that you are a victim of circumstance. The positive side of red is feeling motivated, passionate and purposeful. You know that you are on this earth and in this body for a reason. It doesn’t have to be a big reason like saving the world. It could be as simple as getting to know yourself better or living in the moment and enjoying the ride. Red reminds us to trust the process of life and turn impatience and frustration into courage and passion. On a physical level, it also reminds us to look after our bodies – regular exercise and eating healthily.