What color is hysteria?

Hysteria is purple because…

• “Hysteria rhymes with wisteria, and wisteria is purple.”
• “Witchcraft.”
• “I chose purple because I associate it with a face turning purple, while screaming or hyperventilating.”
• “Hysteria is purple because it is sad and crazy and messy and bold.”
• “Hysteria is purple because it’s such an intense color.”

Hysteria is red because…

• “Red usually represents explosive emotions.”
• “People can be hysterically angry, and I also associate it with blood.”

Hysteria is pink because…

• “Hysteria is laughing or crying so uncontrollably your eyes and face turn pink.”

Hysteria is yellow because…

• “Hysteria reminds me of crazy laughing fits and yellow feels like laughing.”
• “Loud and bright.”
• “It’s bright and loud and panicked ”
• “Yellow is a loud color, and hysteria is a loud emotion.”
• “Yellow is so bright and loud, and hysteria is so loud and flashy.”

Hysteria is orange because…

• “Orange is a bright colour that connotes heightened emotions. ”
• “Hysteria feels chaotic, and orange is a chaotic color.”
• “Hysteria is often caused by danger or anxiety, both of which are orange.”
• “Hysteria is a wild, bright, hot color of negativity. ”
• “It’s bright and aggressive and a bit crazy, like orange.”
• “It’s vibrant yet peculiar.”

Hysteria is blue because…

• “Well hysterical is crying, and crying is blue, so hysteria is blue.”
• “Bright neon blue and flashing like hospital lights. It’s a panic attack.”

Hysteria is black because…

• “It makes me feel all alone in a dark ,empty room where no one can hear. ”

Hysteria is green because…

• “I associate it with a mental breakdown which I associate with green”

Hysteria is white because…

• “When someone is hysterical, they are blind but wide awake, which is why I say white instead of black, which would mean their eyes are closed.”
• “It was originally a medical term to silence women; white reminds me of old timey hospitals with bleached white linens and unpainted walls.”