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How to stop going red argh!

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HaudYerWheestFella · 05/04/2022 08:51

Anyone else have a really awful blushing problem for absolutely no reason? And is there anything that helps?!
All it takes is for someone to talk to me and I will start to burn up, even if it' just a general polite conversation- I'm not even embarrassed so why do I go so scarlet?? It's been like this for as long as I can remember and especially awful at work when anyone tries to talk to me even though I can hold a conversation absolutely fine and have otherwise normal social skills?!!

Anybody the same and managed to find anything that works?

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LakeIsle48 · 12/04/2022 20:32

I'd be grateful if anyone could reply. Thank you x

LakeIsle48 · 12/04/2022 20:50

Hi I hope everyone is ok. My longterm partner of 9 years attacked me. This is not normal behaviour from him. I've been having some health problems that are causing difficulties in our relationship. We don't live together but are either together or on the phone etc.

He physically attacked me a few days ago. He slammed me against a wall and kicked me. I rang the police who took a statement and photographs.

It is 100% over. One of my friends at work is a close colleague and a friends if both me and my now ex. We live in a close community.

One of my work friends mentioned to me that she was sorry to hear we were on a break. This was news to me.

She's obviously looking for some information. She is a good friend but is a gossip. It's ok when the gossip is benign but she has already heard about our split and has told other people. Shes now bombarding me for information.
I'm not engaging with her. I've told a friend of ours we were not on a break.

I know this is jumbled up. I think my friend is trying to make it look like my ex is a good guy. I thought he was. I was wrong. I really would love it if any mumsetters could make sense of it all for me. Thanks very much

FuggyPidding · 12/04/2022 20:55

This is me too!
At least knowing I'm not the only one makes me feel better.

Karwomannghia · 12/04/2022 21:18

I had a huge problem with this as a student and started blushing all the time at the thought of it and ended up with terrible social anxiety. I felt repulsed by the idea of going red and it made me terrified of anyone speaking to me in case they mentioned it. I stopped going out and became hyper self conscious.
What helped me with the redness was watching myself go red in a mirror because I felt like I was tomato red and it was not as bad and I tried to accept myself looking in the mirror and see it through. Like others I forced myself to see it through and was ready to say something when someone inevitably mentioned it. I’d say oh I know I always go red! And put my hands Up against my cheeks and patted them sort of thing and that generally helped me to calm down and shut the other person up.
In meetings I’d go red thinking about talking and avoided contributing as much as possible. Still don’t like it and hate public speaking. But gets easier with experience and practice and knowing what you’re talking about as you get older!

Newbabynewhouse · 12/04/2022 21:21

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