![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 25 of 28. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 0:26:26
Mine's green!
I love a bright bright green colour
Pastel green is very nice, so so neon green
I love green sooo much
I've always loved green, long as I can remember
Oh, I could just eat you up...Green
So lovely...so vibrant...brillant
I love being around green
Ahhhh...green..
I love green jello...it is the most wonderful green of all...sparkling, translucent, bright green! :-P
Posted by snapper on May 9, 2005, at 1:28:54
In reply to What's your favourite colour? :-), posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 0:26:26
Hi Shy_Girl, I LOVE passionate shades of blue ...they seem to make me feel calm and somewhat secure!
Snapper
Posted by alexandra_k on May 9, 2005, at 4:26:01
In reply to What's your favourite colour? :-), posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 0:26:26
Well...
If I'm not allowed to say black then
forest green.
And a similar shade of blue.
Posted by partlycloudy on May 9, 2005, at 9:15:18
In reply to What's your favourite colour? :-), posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 0:26:26
Posted by sunny10 on May 9, 2005, at 9:31:47
In reply to Re: What's your favourite colour? :-) » Shy_Girl, posted by alexandra_k on May 9, 2005, at 4:26:01
interesting thread, Jenny....
I wonder why it is that so many of us like greens and blues???? (My favorite "blue" is more purplish, but, wow)
Can't wait to hear from other posters on their favorites...
Posted by Phil on May 9, 2005, at 10:07:57
In reply to Re: What's your favourite colour? :-), posted by sunny10 on May 9, 2005, at 9:31:47
This is getting weird Jenny. Greens and blues - any mix. Mostly green though.
Posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 11:48:35
In reply to Re: What's your favourite colour? :-) » Shy_Girl, posted by alexandra_k on May 9, 2005, at 4:26:01
Posted by alesta on May 9, 2005, at 15:40:11
In reply to What's your favourite colour? :-), posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 0:26:26
this is a toughie, girl! i love em all, but if i must state a preference i would have to say certain shades of green, gold, or pink. and light blue, when it pertains to the sky...
amy
Posted by TamaraJ on May 9, 2005, at 16:57:35
In reply to What's your favourite colour? :-), posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 0:26:26
Posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 18:18:43
In reply to What's your favourite colour? :-), posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 0:26:26
Maybe it's because greens and blues are so abundant in nature?? Any theories?
Wavelength wise, green is in the middle of the visual spectrum...don't know if that has anything to do with anything :-P
Posted by TamaraJ on May 9, 2005, at 18:57:34
In reply to Re: Why so many greens and blues? Hmmm, posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 18:18:43
"The field of research regarding relationships between color and personality is, shall we say, under-plowed. Statistically Significant types hedge about the validity of any instrument that purports to determine hard and fast connections between the two factors.
But there is a lot of anecdotal evidence, and even those who pooh-pooh the entire concept as metaphysical rubbish (colorists and winter people, indeed) find validity in studies that identify human emotional response to colors.
One of the most influential works on the psychology of color comes from Dr. Max Lüscher, a German who created the Lüscher Color Test in 1948 (his work was translated into English and published in a book of the same name in 1969). Lüscher bases his test on eight colors:
“Each of the eight colors has been carefully chosen because of its particular psychological and physiological meaning – its “structure”.” 1
Let what he has to say about the effects and associations of each color stimulate your thinking about the ways in which the colors on your site influence your visitors – through what they suggest about you and what they “say” to them.2Gray
Gray is the color of neutrality, “neither subject nor object, neither inner nor outer, neither tension or relaxation.” Gray feels as though it is not colored, not dark, not light – a separation between two distinct entities, a demilitarized zone free from stimulus. Gray communicates an element of non-involvement or concealment. It’s a color that remains uncommitted and uninvolved.Blue
This is the color of calmness, repose and unity, symbolically the color of sky and ocean. Looking at blue relaxes the central nervous system – blood pressure, pulse and respiration rate all go down, which allows regenerative systems in the body to work on healing. When folks are ill, the physiologic need for blue actually increases! The physiologic associations with blue are those of tranquility. The psychological associations are of contentment, gratification and being at peace.Green
Beyond it’s symbolic associations with nature and growth, green is the color of “elastic tension,” often associated with the desire for improved conditions: the search for better health, a useful life, social reform. It expresses the will in operation, firmness, constancy and persistence. It is a color that a person who possesses – or wishes to possess – high levels of self-esteem responds to strongly. Green is associated with
“…many forms and degrees of “control,” not only in the sense of directed drives, but also as detailed accuracy in checking and verifying facts, as precise and accurate memory, as clarity of presentation, critical analysis and logical consistency – all the way up to abstract formalism.”Red
Physiologically, red makes blood pressure, pulse and respirations rates go up – it’s an energy-expending color. Red’s associations are with vitality, activity, desire, appetite and craving. Symbolically, red is blood, conquest, masculinity, the flame of the human spirit.
“It is the impulse towards active doing, towards sport, struggle, competition, eroticism and enterprising productivity. Red it “impact of the will” or “force of will” as distinct from the green “elasticity of the will.”
The person who favors red “wants his own activities to bring him intensity of experience and fullness of living.”Yellow
Where red stimulates, yellow suggests. It can elevate body rates as red does, but its effect is less stable. Yellow is primarily the color of happiness, cheerfulness, expansiveness, lack of inhibition. It is the welcome warmth of the sun and the glow of a spiritual halo. While calming and relaxing, the color does suggest a desire for change, that things are never quite at rest – people who favor yellow may be very productive, but that productivity often occurs in fits and starts.Violet
A combination of red and blue, violet “attempts to unify the impulsive conquest of red and the gentler surrender of blue, becoming representative of “identification”.” Purples are mystical, suggesting sensitive intimacy, union, enchantment, the blurring of thought, desire and reality. Violet represents a longing for wishes to be fulfilled and a desire to charm others.
"Violet can mean identification as an intimate, erotic blending, or it can lead to an intuitive and sensitive understanding."
Because it is so strongly associated with the idea of the world as a magical place and the need for wish-fulfillment, a preference for violet can communicate some degree of vulnerability or insecurity, perhaps a need for approval.Brown
Symbolic of “roots,” hearth, home and family security, brown is a darkened mixture of red and yellow, with reduced qualities of these colors. The impulses of brown are not as volatile as red, not as restless as yellow – yet the color has subtler warm, welcoming and sensuous qualities. When brown is favored, it suggests an increased need for “physical ease and sensuous contentment, for release from … discomfort.”Black
“Black represents the absolute boundary beyond which life ceases, and so expresses the idea of nothingness, of extinction. Black is the “No” as opposed to the “Yes” of white. … white and black are the two extremes, the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.”
With its strong associations of renunciation, surrender and relinquishment, black is often seen as a negative color. But it can emphasize and enforce the characteristics of the color it surrounds.The Lüscher Color Test theorizes that if colors generate emotional responses and associations, then the colors people prefer could say something about their current emotional status.
Posted by Dinah on May 9, 2005, at 19:55:07
In reply to What's your favourite colour? :-), posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 0:26:26
Preferably in mod combination.
I've packing away everything in my closet that isn't either pink or yellow. Off pinks won't do. No mauves, no coral.
Posted by damos on May 9, 2005, at 21:47:07
In reply to What's your favourite colour? :-), posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 0:26:26
Hmmm, I guess if black doesn't count then red. goes back to the first car I remember us having deep shiny black with bright red interior. But only some reds. Like deep forest green too and the blue the sky goes in those 10 or so minutes just before dark. I sometimes miss the bus home just so I can watch it change.
Posted by TamaraJ on May 9, 2005, at 22:08:55
In reply to What's your favourite colour? :-), posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 0:26:26
Have a go at these.
http://quizilla.com/users/cittieekat/quizzes/Color%20Personality%20Test
http://www.ullazang.com/personality.html
Posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 23:31:48
In reply to Re: What's your favourite colour? :-) » Shy_Girl, posted by TamaraJ on May 9, 2005, at 22:08:55
Yippee...I have a Green personality
I actually remember doing the second little quiz. It's hard to choose a colour and pattern I like, I don't particularly like any of them. :-)
The first time I chose a box, I was introspective, sensitive and reflective, today I was dynamic, active and extroverted! Wow, me, extroverted! Maybe there are two sides of me!
Posted by MidnightBlue on May 10, 2005, at 0:34:48
In reply to Re: Why so many greens and blues? Hmmm, posted by TamaraJ on May 9, 2005, at 18:57:34
I have that book. It is really interesting.
MidnightBlue
Posted by Tamar on May 10, 2005, at 5:12:33
In reply to What's your favourite colour? :-), posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 0:26:26
It's always been purple.
I like reds and blues but I just love purple.
Posted by PM80 on May 10, 2005, at 7:49:14
In reply to Purple, posted by Tamar on May 10, 2005, at 5:12:33
My fav color has been purple - all shades - since junior high.
Posted by PM80 on May 10, 2005, at 7:55:24
In reply to Definitely Purple, too, posted by PM80 on May 10, 2005, at 7:49:14
Maybe introverted people tend to prefer the calmer colors (green, blue) and tend to prefer internet interaction. On the internet, they can take their time and won't get overcrowded by loud extroverts. Also, the shyness factor is probably a lot less inhibiting online. So maybe there are just more introverts here. (Although I am I am definitely an extrovert myself).
Posted by AuntieMel on May 10, 2005, at 9:13:50
In reply to What's your favourite colour? :-), posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 0:26:26
I like wine red, blood read, bright red.
And funny - the description of the 'red' person fits, too. Or at least it used to fit.
Posted by alesta on May 10, 2005, at 11:30:27
In reply to Re: What's your favourite colour? :-) » Shy_Girl, posted by TamaraJ on May 9, 2005, at 22:08:55
> Have a go at these.
>
> http://quizilla.com/users/cittieekat/quizzes/Color%20Personality%20Test
>
> http://www.ullazang.com/personality.html
awesome tam!!!! these tests are really cool. one-dimensional, but cool...;) (i think there is a lot more to us than those test results reveal...but i guess it's all in fun..and does probably express a dominant 'ambiance' to a person or something..sorry, i'm taking this way too seriously!!.:)) on to the results!!test results from first site says: "You're purple! Your fun to be with and you make people laugh!"
on the second site my results say:
"carefree, playful, cheerful"
"You love a free and spontaneous life. And you strive to enjoy every moment, in accordance with the motto: "You only live once.""You are very curious and open about everything new. You thrive on change. Nothing is worse than when you feel tied down."
"You experience your environment as being versatile and always good for a surprise. "
ummmm...this stuff is me on a certain level, but i gotta tell ya, i ain't feelin so carefree lately..free and spontaneous life? hmmm.....i dunno...and the hating being tied down part is dead wrong..nyet.
amy;)
Posted by broken on May 10, 2005, at 12:14:30
In reply to What's your favourite colour? :-), posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 0:26:26
Black.. defintely, without any doubt, black. It's what I wear, what I am wearing now, and what my closet looks like. I am fond of purple as well, but, I just dont see me wearing purple, so black it is.
Not to offend the lovers of Red, but I can't handle it. It's too loud, it makes me jittery, it's something I just can't handle. It reminds me of summer time, and I hate summer. Winter is ok, don't care for spring, but Autumn, now that is my season, and it's when I feel my best too. Not trying to be dramatic, but I prefer night time, and shorter days make me very happy. So autumn helps there too. It's gonna be a long 4 months.. way too much sunshine, too much heat.
Posted by 10derHeart on May 10, 2005, at 16:00:55
In reply to What's your favourite colour? :-), posted by Shy_Girl on May 9, 2005, at 0:26:26
Posted by 10derHeart on May 10, 2005, at 16:02:56
In reply to Deep greens or blues for me, too. This IS weird!! (nm) » Shy_Girl, posted by 10derHeart on May 10, 2005, at 16:00:55
Posted by gardenergirl on May 10, 2005, at 16:30:49
In reply to Re: What's your favourite colour? :-) » Shy_Girl, posted by damos on May 9, 2005, at 21:47:07
> Like deep forest green too and the blue the sky goes in those 10 or so minutes just before dark. I sometimes miss the bus home just so I can watch it change.
Sunset is such a beautiful wash of colors. I love the pinks and golds in it, too. And then that deep deep blue...so lovely.
gg
Go forward in thread:
Psycho-Babble Social | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.