Getting red faced...

LegacyUser

I get very excited when I have to speak to people, my face gets so red and I' hating Christmas as people are going to call by...how can I overcome this. I'm in my late 20's and all of a sudden its getting worse and I'm losing all my cofiendance

JuliusCaesar

Excited? Or anxious? Could it be social anxiety? Social anxiety is about being very self-conscious and shy. Often causes blushing which increases social anxiety. Google it, you might find recommended treatments or you might be able to do stuff yourself to reduce it. Bear in mind everyone has some form of self-consciousness, even if it isn't obvious....we all want to be liked/have a good reputation etc

JMCD

You could try meditation........helps you remain in control of the situation and calm and confident aswell.Lots of ways to meditate but whats good for one isnt good for another...so maybe you should google "meditaion" and see what comes up and see whats best for you.

Hope this helps.

t_ucd

I go red very easily too - haven't found a solution yet to be honest, though I find just concentrating hard on not going red sometimes helps. A shorter-term solution that I've found is No.7's rosy tone control - it's brilliant!

Kilgore-Trout

I go red quite often and I find the more you think about it the worse it gets.

It sounds like you need to work on bringing your confidence levels up. The more confident I've become the less I've cared about it, to the point that I no longer care at all.

A lot of people find it attractive too, so you really shouldn't worry too much about it!!

A quick fix is to splash some cold water on your face whenever you feel it happening.

Dizzyblonde

I was exactly the same at your age, and the more you think about it the more it happens, which becomes a vicious circle. You just have the type of skin that registers when you feel anxious, uncomfortable etc.
The best advice I can give you is to train yourself to not care - then it won't happen so much.

lizzyvera

Same.
I just wear a nice pale, natural looking foundation with a little bit of blusher so you can't tell. I have one the exact same colour as my skin so you can't see the line where it begins and ends so I don't have to cover my freckles on my nose or cheekbones or put any on my forehead.

Rosy tone No7 cream works but it can make you look pasty when you're not red!

There are medical creams for it (skinoren) and running your wrists under cold water can help. Keep away from red wine and curries if they aggravate it. Keeping a bit cold almost stops me from going red.

I don't even call it blushing- it has nothing to do wth being embarrassed or shy- I get super excited and overheat, especially in my face, and my hands sweat.
I have almost albino blonde hair so a dark red face looks REALLY ridiculous on me. Even my boyfriend says it looks bad (he doesn't mind obviously), so it's not me being self conscious! And I wouldn't WANT to calm down or relax, being adrenaline filled is fun.

Stokolan

Kilgore-Trout wrote: »

I go red quite often and I find the more you think about it the worse it gets.

I have the same problem for years the lads used to make fun of me over it. All they would have to say is "your going red" and Id get all red faced I'm still the same today. When in the work cafeteria at the till I can just start going red faced.

I agree that its a confidence thing as most times it happens I gets a little paranoid that people are looking at me and talking about me I doubt the make up trick will work for me tho

But these days I usually just get on with it. I'm used to going red and anyone that knows me knows I go red easily

Lux23

A friend of mine had a nerve cut under his arm to relieve his blushing problem. Its extreme and very expensive but it just goes to show how difficult a person can find this problem. I very rarely blush so Im not sure how you would go about allvieating the problem but it is strange that its getting worse as you get older. Has anything happened to you recently that may have really upset that you haven't dealt with.

dirtydress

I've seen stuff about this before. You should talk to your doctor, I think there's a quite simple way to solve this and its definitely more common than you think. If nothing else a talk with your doctor will put your mind at ease over it?

dsmythy

I agree with someone above there. Simply not caring that you go red will reduce it if not kill it off altogether. I know it's harder than it sounds but it does the trick for me most of the time.

Homer J Simpson

Hi Nicole,

Can you elaborate further on what exact symptoms you have? What you have described sounds similar to what I've experienced in the past with a skin condition call rosacea.

A lot of Irish people suffer from a condition called Rosacea due to our fair skin and Celtic nature.

Rosacea affects a person's cheeks, chin and nose and occasionally their forehead. After excercise, drinking alcohol, eating hot spicy food or going from a cold to warm environment it causes flushing of these areas in the face. This flushing can last for a number of hours.

Maybe you should visit your GP who will be able to give you a definite answer to your problem.