Photoshop color doesn't match other CS applications.

I'm going mental. I've gone thru everything I can think of. My color settings are synchronized across all CS applications. I'm trying to see document both as a soft proof and not. Neither mode improves the color differences I'm seeing on screen. Photoshop displays color TOTALLY differently from all other CS applications: Bridge, InDesign, Illustrator & Acrobat.
In the image below, Indesign is on the left. Photoshop is on the right. Image appears in Bridge, Acrobat and Illustrator just like InDesign. What the heck? Can anyone help? I'm going CRAZY!
Color settings:

i can see how those color settings can cause anyone mental stress
why are you converting everything to Adobe RGB
why are you using Adobe RGB as your Photoshop default working space
are you embedding profiles in your saved documents
what profile are you "soft proofing"
do you know what happens to your color if you open an untagged sRGB document in Photoshop and your web browser (for example)
the short answer is you have some ICC profile and settings issues you need to understand -- how Photoshop and color managed apps react to embedded profiles and untagged documents versus how they react in unmanaged apps
i also suspect you have at least monitor issue going on -- what monitor are you using -- how did you 'calibrate' it
you may want to try and slug through this
www.gballard.net/psd/assignconvert.html#tutorial

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