Blushing, What Is It?

Blushing is a response triggered by our Sympathetic Nervous System due to a perceived threat.  The Sympathetic Nervous System is part of the body's alarm system and also responsible for our fight and flight response.  

If you experience a strong emotion like embarrassment, anxiety  or stress, the brain will interpret the message sent by these emotions as being a threat to your person, in preparing you for fight or flight it widens the blood vessels to increase blood flow, this action results in the appearance of redness. We've all experienced an embarrassed blush; when a person blushes it often feels a lot more exaggerated than it appears to those around us.  

As well as the emotional reasons , it may also be triggered by other things e.g. hot drinks, spicy food, alcohol, hot temperatures, menopause symptoms, medications, a rush of adrenaline,  and skin irritations.  Often within moments the blushing stops, for some people it can feel as thought it's going on and on; so social blush situations become situations to be avoided at all costs and blush embarrassment becomes a trigger in itself.

Some people become so self conscious  that they develop a phobia about it and dread encountering people because they fear they will blush and be judged negatively as a result.  This phobia is known as erythrophobia.

Say goodbye to the Blush

How To Stop Blushing

Hypnosis or Hypnotherapy is highly effective in the treatment .  The therapy applied during Hypnotherapy to resolve this issue will be tailored to your individual needs and will reduce your stress and anxiety levels so that you no longer have such a dramatic and physically obvious response to emotional triggers.  Hypnosis can also help you to eliminate problem foods and drinks from your diet so that they no longer trigger the flushing to the face and neck response.  This can usually be achieved in just a few sessions.  You will also be taught the tools to maintain the benefits you achieve for the long term.

If you'd like to know more about how we can help you to overcome this issue please feel free to give us a cal on 0435 923 817 or use the contact form above.  We look forward to helping you stop excessive #blushing as soon as you're ready to live without it.

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