This video made me cry 😢 I didn’t know other people experienced this. Thank you so much for making these videos. I’m tired of people constantly making fun of my face
Thank you for your comment and sharing how this made you feel. I cried reading that you cried. I'm thankful you found the channel and know you're not alone.
100% how it helped me overcome this. Exposure therapy. Your brain is a muscle and the more you practice something the more it will happen on its own. What helped me was focusing on the environment and not myself. Listening to what they are saying and redirecting spiralizing thoughts into more present and positive thoughts. Now I barely ever get an episode and when it does happen I embrace it like you mentioned. Its a normal human response, the only difference with Erythrophobia is that we care and focus too much on it compared to other people. Its an obsession you have to train yourself to obsess about it less and less.
I want to note, you will probably always have the ability to blush. But you can stop caring and working on your self esteem to make it less often and severe. I blushed laughing really hard yesterday and instead of freaking out I let it come and go
So happy to have found your videos, I’ve been suffering from blushing for more than 10 years now. Being a male and suffering blushing is definitely affecting my life, and I have been searching ways to deal with this thing, hopefully by watching your videos would help!
Hi! It's so good to hear from you. Thank you for being bold enough to leave a comment. I can see through the analytics that men visit this page often but haven't spoken up much until over the past few months. I'm certain other men will be encouraged by knowing you are here as well. I hope the videos are helpful for you. I have interviews on the channel that people really love and find valuable. Be sure to visit the website for more resources that are available. www.blushingphoenix.com
so great to see that you've now cured your blushing April! Power to you and for the work you're putting into the world to help others living with this.
I love your perspective and am very grateful for you putting your experience out there 🫶🏻 I have struggled with this since I was 9. It is such a relief to find others who share this struggle, but I still feel quite lonely. Are there any support groups or meetups you can recommend?
I'm glad you're here and thank you for your kind words. Most of the support groups that I've found seem to reinforce their fears around blushing and talk about the negatives without hope for how they plan to move on from blushing. So, yes. Support groups are out there, but I find them more negative than positive. I plan to offer some coaching programs in the future for those who are serious about gaining control over their lives and moving forward.
@@blushingphoenix I used to follow 'iblush' on facebook but it wasnt helping me grow it was just giving me new fears and normalizing the obsession. I did alot better when I deleted my facebook and started to force myself into social interactions. You can start small like 7-eleven, gas station, and work up to shopping.
My co workmate always told me that my face is red & my face turning red to much😢😢 i always go to toilet to check if my face red. I'm 31 year's old from Philippines thanks to this video..
Thank you for being here and leaving a comment. I can't understand why people feel the need to call out that a person's face is red. There's no reason to ever bring attention to it.
I'm getting panic and blush when everyone looking at me, like when speech, presentation. General daily talking it's ok. Even in meeting around room talk about work, when everyone all pay attention to me, right before it starts, my heartbeat fast and start getting warm, you can feel you are starting blushing and sweat. gosh, I even know, it's just causal talk, still can't stop it. after talking, all that feeling all gone immediately. Now I said yes, to back school I was graduate to share my work experience. So worried about will embarrass company. How should I do?
Thanks! I have mast cell which is an allergy type of disorder so I get splotchy from that but also curious to know how much is related to these other reasons but it can happen when I’m just sitting on my sofa by myself so it’s hard to tell. But either way I think some exposure and acceptance can help
I thought I had mast cell when I first started exploring this, but after medical testing and blood work, everything came back negative. I'm more prone to turning red and splotchy in social situations but it can happen when I'm alone too. Its rare, but triggers can be certain foods or drinks, the sun, or even a hot shower.
The lens that you look through will determine your outcomes. You see this as unfair and that 500 million are unlucky. Many others see that 500 million experience this same thing and feel more empowered because they are not alone. You can't always control blushing, but you can control your perspective. Are you reinforcing the victim mindset or willing to move through discomfort in order to break free?
Only in the past 2 years I've been blushing a lot. Which is odd. I'm a middle aged male. I don't have Erythrophobia though. But still it would be nice to blush less.
It's interesting how our nervous systems and bodies react to adrenaline, which creates the blush. I was never a face blusher until the past year. My cheeks turn red when I do get red.
Would you say propanalol helped you in breaking this “fear” cycle or do you think you were already mentally tough before you got the blushing and do you think if it wasn’t propanalol would you have made any progress?
Yes! Propranolol helped to calm my nervous system so that I could get out of the fear loop and start thinking rationally. I believe I'm a mentally tough person before I started blushing. I stayed mentally tough even through the challenges of blushing, it was definitely dropping my confidence, but I don't like being a victim and I don't like to suffer due to my own thoughts. Propanolol gave me a 'time out', where I felt extremely hopeful that I could use a medication if needed, but also gave me the strength to realize I didn't want to be dependent upon medication. I only took Propranolol as needed for a couple of months in 2020 and haven't taken it since.
@@blushingphoenix awesome thanks for the info and inspo I’m new to this and I miss my old self at the end of the day that’s what keeps me down knowing I will never be like the old me and if I will ever get that energy back
I haven't personally tried it. I've heard mixed reviews from people who have. From my research and like any other practitioner, ensure they're qualified and have proven experience in their field.
