Reaching-Zen
Well-known member
Wrestling with blushing problems has been a daily problem for me thats gradually taking over my life. Now in my late 30's, I can't believe I have only just found out about this type of forum. I stumbled on it by accident, after clicking on a link titled ''blushing problems'' in which I paid $45 for an mp3 audio on overcoming my problem.
The page mentioned blushing forums, and I thought, wow. Just wow.
I did not know it was a big enough problem to necessitate an entire forum.
I have tried everything from changing my thought patterns, diet, pretending I don't care if I blush, to trying to get sunburnt the day before facing something big, so as to hide my problem.
One time I had to see the police, I even went jogging madly beforehand so I'd already be discoloured.
I have learnt ice in the mouth stops or reduces blushing, which is ideal in social situations where you are on a table with lots of people, and ice on tap is readily available for drinks.
I turned to meditation and Chinese and Japanese martial arts for some inner calmness from the arts or its origins in Bhuddism/Taoism. I am no master, but although eventually it may help, so far it hasn't.
I heard about surgery on a tv show, and the cost was $7000, so I thought, thats going to take forever to save up for that, and I'm too embarrassed about my problem to even talk about it.
I wish I knew where the nerve was, so as to cut it myself. Of course, I would never do this, but the frustrations of a normal life being ruined by a devastatingly stressful internal pattern of thoughts sometimes leads one to such thoughts.
I am going to read every post here, but haven't yet. So I apologize if I have doubled up on anyone elses words/thoughts/posts etc.
Thanks for listening, and greetings from Australia.
The page mentioned blushing forums, and I thought, wow. Just wow.
I did not know it was a big enough problem to necessitate an entire forum.
I have tried everything from changing my thought patterns, diet, pretending I don't care if I blush, to trying to get sunburnt the day before facing something big, so as to hide my problem.
One time I had to see the police, I even went jogging madly beforehand so I'd already be discoloured.
I have learnt ice in the mouth stops or reduces blushing, which is ideal in social situations where you are on a table with lots of people, and ice on tap is readily available for drinks.
I turned to meditation and Chinese and Japanese martial arts for some inner calmness from the arts or its origins in Bhuddism/Taoism. I am no master, but although eventually it may help, so far it hasn't.
I heard about surgery on a tv show, and the cost was $7000, so I thought, thats going to take forever to save up for that, and I'm too embarrassed about my problem to even talk about it.
I wish I knew where the nerve was, so as to cut it myself. Of course, I would never do this, but the frustrations of a normal life being ruined by a devastatingly stressful internal pattern of thoughts sometimes leads one to such thoughts.
I am going to read every post here, but haven't yet. So I apologize if I have doubled up on anyone elses words/thoughts/posts etc.
Thanks for listening, and greetings from Australia.