Do other people notice blushing?

Helyna

Helyna

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I've never had comments about me blushing. I don't think I have a problem about it. Still, I refuse to believe that when my face feels that hot it's not red. My ears get even hotter, but I'm sure not many people look at them, especially when I have my hair down. But do you think that I'm visibly blushing when my face gets hot?
 
inertbatman

inertbatman

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Usually when I blush there are other feelings besides the redness/hotness of my face or ears. I can get a sudden burst of extreme anxiety or just plain uneasiness and sometimes even a little embarrassment/humility. That and people notice me all the time. Doesn't help to have a light skin complexion. I would say that if you feel hot around the face and ears and if you also feel like you have butterflies in your stomach you could be blushing but that's just from my own experience.
 
wonderlife

wonderlife

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I can get a sudden burst of extreme anxiety or just plain uneasiness and sometimes even a little embarrassment/humility..

I also have the same feeling....[/quote]
 
tool1919

tool1919

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Yeh its strange. Although i know i've had this anxiety/blushing (or at least fear of blushing) problem for a couple years now (i'm 27), i've realised that i've never actually seen my face during these episodes (have never been close to a mirror) and no one has ever said anything to me. Recently when i've felt the panick ( and subsequent blushing/sweating) i've tried to find a mirror or something buts its still been quite dark and i can't really tell. Maybe its always been in my mind that its really obvious but its not really that obvious. Or maybe it is really obvious, people can see how uncomforatble i feel and so don't say anything.
 
sleepysparrow

sleepysparrow

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I know it's obvious when I blush because people sometimes mention it, which always makes it worse. So since I know it's noticable, every time I feel the anxiety coming on my face just feels like it's burning up and I know I look ridiculous. I blush in front of family members and I think they look at me funny, or maybe it's just me?
 
Minorthreat126

Minorthreat126

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I too know that it is obvious when I blush because people always tend to point it out or ask my why my face is so red. I would say that if your face is burning it is probably red. But for me there also tends to be this really intense anxiety that everyone is looking at me when my face starts to turn red. When I am out in public all I can think about is how ridiculous I must look and how everyone around me must be noticing, wondering what is wrong with that guy. It’s that anxiety that seems to make it much worse. Also to the person who said they try to look at themselves in the mirror, I too do the same thing. I get the same results it seems like the lighting is never right or my face just really doesn’t look all that red. Which makes me wonder maybe it all is in my head?
 
PhantomPod

PhantomPod

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I also know that my blushing is obvious to others.

There are definitely times where my face will feel all hot and I'll think, "oh, no one probably notices it," but then I will take a quick look at the back of my iPod (my mirror lol) and will see how beat red my face truly is. Like, people definitely notice it.
 
sleepysparrow

sleepysparrow

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PhantomPod said:
I also know that my blushing is obvious to others.

There are definitely times where my face will feel all hot and I'll think, "oh, no one probably notices it," but then I will take a quick look at the back of my iPod (my mirror lol) and will see how beat red my face truly is. Like, people definitely notice it.
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Yeah, i've looked in the mirror too, it's visible. My face gets bright red and it's obviously noticeable
 
Minorthreat126

Minorthreat126

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The only time i can really see it to its full extent is when i looking the mirror after running or working out. Then im like no wonder people are always asking or commenting about it i look like a frigging tomato!
 
kerrinj

kerrinj

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people tell me about 10 times a day at work.. and when I'm out wit friends I look like a tomato I feel hot and I hate it...

I never go out anymore... I just want it to go away
 
tool1919

tool1919

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I've still never been told i'm red or "why are you so red" but i know at the time it must be the worst thing to hear. I feel i'm gradually overcoming it and getting better somehow, but just through gradual steps and learning to accept myself and not being so hard on myself. I hate it, sometimes its so clear and i think "f*ck it, f*ck what other people think" and i am good for weeks and think i have overcome it and then have a bad period. Oh well, maybe its just called 'life' and everyone deals with it in their own way.
 
Generical

Generical

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Yeh like others have said if you feel really hot and kinda have a mexican wave of heat going from you toes to your head..it's likely you are blushing although i guess it depends a lot on the persons skin type, some people just have really blushable faces?

With me people seem to notice it a lot, you can tell by their expression really, a kinda grinning...what's he doing? face. That and the 'oh your quite a blusher aren't you!' comments lol. Lucky i've actually come to live with it so i can shrug them off but a few years ago i woulda just froze up.

It's pretty much the main thing that made me so shy as it happened with everyone as all i'd be thinking is, shit...im gonna go red. So it basically just caused really intense humilation, kinda like when ever i had to talk to someone, i would be on the same level as standing in front of them nekkid....and i'm not exactly a nudist...
 
Rainbows18

Rainbows18

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I have a blushing issue that i've had for a little over two years now and its one of the things that makes my anxiety worse. I've had people mention it to me and i can feel when its happening. As soon as someone tries to talk to me it happens. I dont understand it at all. Its what has caused my social anxiety. I'm afraid to talk to people because of it. It frustrates me so much. When i was going to my therepist she asked me what some of my social anxiety symptoms were and when i mentioned blushing she said that was new to her. I think this is the worse symptom that anyone could ever have. When its really intense it feels like my heart is about to explode out of my chest. But sometimes i'll blush with no other symptoms.
 
Helyna

Helyna

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Hm. This topic has gone away from what I intended it to be. But I don't mind. Back to my original issue of not knowing whether I was blushing, I did feel the burning in my face recently and actually turned to my friend and asked how red I was. She said "pretty red". So I guess it can be seen. It seems to be getting a whole lot worse lately for me.
 
Rainbows18

Rainbows18

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For me it is really noticeable. There was a time when i was talking with some friends and they told me that my face was red and that it wasn't just my cheeks, it was my whole face and neck. Other times my face has felt really hot and I've asked if my face was red and it wasn't. When i know its happening it is happening, but sometimes i just think it might be and its not. I haven't really had a lot of comments about it though for all the times I've blushed, but i think it depends on how intense it is.
 
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