[Name2]

I am 26 years old and I still suffer from blushing.
I have been trying to live with this problem for several years , but I realized that I just can't live with it, this is becoming more and more exshusting,*
And this is affecting my social life and also my career.

Do I need a psychological treatment or coaching ? Will it help ?

[Thunder Bow]

How do you feel when your blush?

[Sunflower123]

Hello. Welcome to PC. If you feel that your blushing is detracting from your quality of life, you could look into therapy to bring it under control. Best wishes.

[Agent Misty]

I'm just wondering what is making you think blushing is so bad.

I'm 25 and I blush too. I've had it mentioned by friends, coworkers, family, and strangers most of all. A lot of people thinks it's adorable. I am indifferent about it and I guess it is kinda cute in that sense since I dont react to myself blushing. Like I dont put my head down or say anything about the blushing I just keep conversating, cheeks and emotions ablaze. if someone mentions it i either pull it into a joke about myself or I joke about what was said that made me blush in the first place.

I am introverted and I suppose when people say things that catch me off guard in some way I blush. usually compliments, comments about a physical features or commenting on an action I just did.. or just saying something that surprised me or felt too personal. I suppose I get caught off guard a bit which in turn causes me to have a split second of having no idea what to say, that tiny moment of blanking out over their comment makes me instantly nervous and I blush. Then I keep talking. It happens really fast lol come to think of it.

As to why I get "caught off gaurd" per se in conversation.. I have issues with gaurding myself in certain ways during social interaction. if that guard gets challenged in conversation... meaning something Surprising is said that I didnt have my guard up high enough to deal with, or something was said that my guard is too high for me to take in, such as a compliment) the result is.. my guard/preparedness gets messed up and i get nervous/stressed. Blushing is related to the same system that triggers your fight or flight response. I read somewhere once that social anxiety in some form is the root cause of blushing. The idea is reaching but I guess that makes sense for me since I do have social anxiety and I'm shy.

Obviously there is cognitive therapies but what you can do right now is stop believing blushing is so bad. Sadly the more you don't want to blush, the more noticable it's going to be when you do if you go putting your head down, putting your hands on your face or worse yet mention that you are blushing. Looking down or tilting your head down even a tiny bit is what makes blushing particularly noticable, because your body language is speaking out.

You really just need to start believing that blushing doesn't matter, because it honestly doesn't. The less you care about your blushing, the less uncomfortable your behavior will be after it happens. It helps to have a "go to" way to take control of the situation when you do blush.

Figure out a way for you to handle it when someone notices and just use that every time.. for example, decide that every time someone notices you blush and says so, you will play it off with a joke about blushing.. just for example... and also what I do a lot lol.
that or try to tell yourself that your blushing is a little cute.... because as long as you are maintaining your composure when you blush.. it is probably a bit cute lol. It can be whatever you want it to be. Hell, make up an amusing medical condition and just tell people thats what makes you blush so easily. Say you had a hysterectomy and your premenopausal hot flashes are over the top. Say its because a medication your taking. Go with the cake face look and keep your blush hidden under 1/4 inch of covergirl. Does it really matter? No, it really doesn't.

Novel length opinions (ramblings) of a chronic life long blusher. Huzzah

There are in fact therapies that could help provide you coping skills. CBT comes to mind.