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Blushing is an instantaneous physical response to a situation we find potentially embarrassing, and it is a big problem for many people who have social anxiety disorder.

(Please note: Not everyone who blushes has social anxiety, and not every person with social anxiety blushes.)

An example of this might be when you feel you are made the centre of attention and everyone is looking at you. Or, maybe someone has singled you out and put you on the spot by asking you a question in front of other people.  Perhaps the supervisor at work comes up behind you, surprises you, and asks you a question for which you don't have the answer.

All of these situations are potential triggers to people whose social anxiety symptoms include blushing.

Many times there is an element of surprise involved... you weren't expecting something to happen and when it does, you blush. The blushing then embarrasses you and you are afraid that others interpreted your blushing as being strange or weird.

The physiological response of blushing is traumatizingly real, but it is typically set off by circumstances that may or may not be totally real in nature.

Let me try to explain this more clearly.

It is our perception of what is happening that makes us respond in the way we do. That is, it is the way we view the situation filtered by our beliefs that will cause you to blush.

As an example if you have the belief that everyone is out to hurt you versus a belief that everyone is out to help you, your perception of the world will vary greatly and you will respond accordingly.

Each person has his or her own "triggers" for blushing. One person may blush when a person at work calls his name in a crowded room. Another may blush when she is made the centre of attention in a college classroom.

Whatever the triggers are for you, there are many ways you can tackle this challenge, a very simple and highly effective way but seldom used is to simply ‘don’t worry about’.

If you blush, do not try to hide it or look down, but just continue on with your interaction or conversation with the other person. The more you realize it's no big deal... the more you can just go on... and simply focus externally on what you or they are talking about and let the blush go away on its own.

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