Is this why people say I'm weird?
When I was little, according to my mother, I said that I saw colors around people. Now that I'm older, I understand that I don't really see them, at least, not in the way that most people perceive sight. Instead, I feel the colors more than I actually see them. Sometimes, however, I can feel/see someone's color as well as being able to actually "see" a different color associated with them. I don't know if what I'm able to see are auras, per se -- I always thought of an aura as surrounding a person. When I see these colors, they don't surround a person, I just see/feel colors that I associate with people.
As far as seeing the colors goes, sometimes I can see the color immediately. Usually, though, I have to concentrate on the person before I can feel anything.
And just like no two people are the same, no two colors are exactly identical. For example, the color I associate with both Maggie and Amy is dark red. Maggie's red is slightly tinged with purple. Amy's color, on the other hand, is just a deep red, a shade or two lighter than blood red. It's also incredibly vibrant, which I think is why I noticed it the first time I saw her.
Amanda's color is light yellow. Not pastel, but like Post-It yellow, only, like, a shade or two lighter.
Karen's color is one of my favorites. It's the prettiest, I think. It's light blue, not baby blue, but more of a sky blue. Not like Crayola sky blue, but the color of a sky on a clear, sunny day. Actual sky blue.
Kat's color is pink. It's light, what I think of as Barbie pink. It isn't the pink that's on the Barbie boxes, it's much lighter. It's like the shade of pink that's on the coloring books and stuff.
Pink is a solid blue, like, Kerry bumper sticker blue, only a shade or two darker.
Rory is one of those people that I feel/see one color for but actually see a different one. Actually, if you want to be technical about it, I see three. The colors that I actually see are a glossy black and blue, regular blue, Tempera paint blue, whereas the color that I feel/see is the darkest color that I've ever seen. Think black with just enough blue added so you can tell that it actually is blue and not black.
Cassie's color is a muted violet, soft, like how a person's eye color is soft. Her violet is like Elizabeth Taylor's eyes, only a little darker, a shade less blue and two shades more purple.
Trevor's color is a light green. It's slightly darker than the color of Mountain Dew inside the bottle.
Ryan's color is my other favorite. He's blue, like a dark navy, but with a little bit of violet and gray mixed in. It's very similar to the color of twilight, only more purpley-gray. Each color is distinguishable, and it's soft and fuzzy around the edges. This color makes me think of a comfy sweater, and the first time I saw it, it kind of threw me b/c that was the first time I'd ever seen a color with texture.
Brett is an orange-yellow, definitely, but, like, an orange-yellow that's had more orange added to it. You can see the yellow, for sure, but barely. Brett's another one of those people that gets two colors. The color I actually see is a purple with not much blue, but not really a red-violet. Purple with lots of pink, I think like fuchsia. But the orange-yellow is the one I feel.
Matt's color is a light brown, like, teddy bear brown, a few shades lighter than Crayola brown. This color is dull -- not faded, just dull, muted. It makes me think of steel wool, though I'm not quite sure why. I don't associate a texture with it, it doesn't feel like anything, but I still perceive it as scratchy. I don't really understand it, but that's what I see.
For whatever reason, I have a hard time seeing the colors of people I'm really close to, like my immediate family. My mom said that I may never be able to. Apparently, that's common. I even have trouble seeing Shawn's color. I've caught glimpses of it, but it won't stay long enough for me to discern what color it is. I feel very strongly, however, that it's some shade of red. And I think my stepmom's color is, like, a pale yellow or orange or peach -- a pale autumn color. I haven't felt/seen anything there; those are just the colors that come to mind when I think of her. I don't know what Deb's color is, either, but it's very bright, I know that much. It feels kind of like a bright red, but I can't say for certain.
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As far as seeing the colors goes, sometimes I can see the color immediately. Usually, though, I have to concentrate on the person before I can feel anything.
And just like no two people are the same, no two colors are exactly identical. For example, the color I associate with both Maggie and Amy is dark red. Maggie's red is slightly tinged with purple. Amy's color, on the other hand, is just a deep red, a shade or two lighter than blood red. It's also incredibly vibrant, which I think is why I noticed it the first time I saw her.
Amanda's color is light yellow. Not pastel, but like Post-It yellow, only, like, a shade or two lighter.
Karen's color is one of my favorites. It's the prettiest, I think. It's light blue, not baby blue, but more of a sky blue. Not like Crayola sky blue, but the color of a sky on a clear, sunny day. Actual sky blue.
Kat's color is pink. It's light, what I think of as Barbie pink. It isn't the pink that's on the Barbie boxes, it's much lighter. It's like the shade of pink that's on the coloring books and stuff.
Pink is a solid blue, like, Kerry bumper sticker blue, only a shade or two darker.
Rory is one of those people that I feel/see one color for but actually see a different one. Actually, if you want to be technical about it, I see three. The colors that I actually see are a glossy black and blue, regular blue, Tempera paint blue, whereas the color that I feel/see is the darkest color that I've ever seen. Think black with just enough blue added so you can tell that it actually is blue and not black.
Cassie's color is a muted violet, soft, like how a person's eye color is soft. Her violet is like Elizabeth Taylor's eyes, only a little darker, a shade less blue and two shades more purple.
Trevor's color is a light green. It's slightly darker than the color of Mountain Dew inside the bottle.
Ryan's color is my other favorite. He's blue, like a dark navy, but with a little bit of violet and gray mixed in. It's very similar to the color of twilight, only more purpley-gray. Each color is distinguishable, and it's soft and fuzzy around the edges. This color makes me think of a comfy sweater, and the first time I saw it, it kind of threw me b/c that was the first time I'd ever seen a color with texture.
Brett is an orange-yellow, definitely, but, like, an orange-yellow that's had more orange added to it. You can see the yellow, for sure, but barely. Brett's another one of those people that gets two colors. The color I actually see is a purple with not much blue, but not really a red-violet. Purple with lots of pink, I think like fuchsia. But the orange-yellow is the one I feel.
Matt's color is a light brown, like, teddy bear brown, a few shades lighter than Crayola brown. This color is dull -- not faded, just dull, muted. It makes me think of steel wool, though I'm not quite sure why. I don't associate a texture with it, it doesn't feel like anything, but I still perceive it as scratchy. I don't really understand it, but that's what I see.
For whatever reason, I have a hard time seeing the colors of people I'm really close to, like my immediate family. My mom said that I may never be able to. Apparently, that's common. I even have trouble seeing Shawn's color. I've caught glimpses of it, but it won't stay long enough for me to discern what color it is. I feel very strongly, however, that it's some shade of red. And I think my stepmom's color is, like, a pale yellow or orange or peach -- a pale autumn color. I haven't felt/seen anything there; those are just the colors that come to mind when I think of her. I don't know what Deb's color is, either, but it's very bright, I know that much. It feels kind of like a bright red, but I can't say for certain.
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