Yellow was most often associated with a normal mood and grey with an anxious or depressed mood.
The colors we use to describe emotions may be more useful than you think, according to new research. The study found that people with or anxiety were more likely to associate their mood with the color gray, while preferred yellow.
Red increases stress, while green and white decrease stress. Whoa.
Over time, the semicolon has been used to represent mental health awareness, including anxiety.
The conventional symbols for stress are the Greek letters σ and τ and the symbols used for strain are ε and γ.
Stress is frequently represented by a lowercase Greek letter sigma (σ).
The green ribbon is the international symbol of mental health awareness. Wear a green ribbon to show colleagues, loved ones or simply those you walk past that you care about their mental health.
The green ribbon is the symbol of mental health awareness.
Blue can calm your mind, slow your heart rate and lower your blood pressure, in turn reducing anxiety.
People with anxiety and depression are most likely to use a shade of gray to represent their mental state. Researchers describe the development of a color chart, the Manchester Color Wheel, which can be used to study people's preferred pigment in relation to their state of mind.
Color and depression: What's the link? When it comes to depression colors, gray and blue tend to be high on the list of those associated with low mood. In a 2010 study using the Manchester Color Wheel, experts found gray was the color people pointed to when asked to reflect feelings of depression.
Studies have shown that blue and green can create a calming atmosphere; orange and yellow can stimulate appetite; red and pink can inspire passion and energy; while purple can boost creativity and productivity.