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Post by sj on Mar 1, 2007 16:53:23 GMT -5
There is a short passage on the fear of blushing in the book 'Mans Search for Meaning' by Viktor Frankl.
I forget what it says but its a good book. :-)
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Post by melissaqu on Mar 3, 2007 21:25:38 GMT -5
That's no help to us! What's the quote?! lol
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Post by Bodhi on Mar 3, 2007 23:50:46 GMT -5
I've read the book and I think the section he is refering to is the person has a problem with blushing. So the solution was to have the person try as hard as they can to blush when they get into a situation where they usually would blush. The trying to blush as much as possible than in the person's mind kind of makes the whole thing kind of absurd and hence they usually can't blush. I don't know if it actually works.
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Post by Sweet Pea on Mar 4, 2007 2:30:43 GMT -5
i think what's being discussed on this thread is paradoxical intention, a treatment method which has been used for a wide variety of anxiety-related conditions, including blushing. if you want to read more about it you can google it. there's quite a bit on the web about it.
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Post by Bodhi on Mar 4, 2007 12:24:54 GMT -5
i think what's being discussed on this thread is paradoxical intention, a treatment method which has been used for a wide variety of anxiety-related conditions, including blushing. if you want to read more about it you can google it. there's quite a bit on the web about it. Yes, that's exectly it.
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Post by melissaqu on Mar 11, 2007 10:20:34 GMT -5
I've read the book and I think the section he is refering to is the person has a problem with blushing. So the solution was to have the person try as hard as they can to blush when they get into a situation where they usually would blush. The trying to blush as much as possible than in the person's mind kind of makes the whole thing kind of absurd and hence they usually can't blush. I don't know if it actually works. I've read that before. It worked for the person who was described in the book I read. At the end he realized that he couldn't make himself blush though. I'm not sure if that would work for me, but I think what I should do is give myself every opportunity to blush and put myself out there as much as possible for the risk. The risk won't be fatal, it might just hurt, and maybe I can learn that it's not so bad after all. My therapist asked me how long I blush for, a minute, 30 seconds. I think it's around 30 seconds or so. She said with a smile, "That's not bad!" I was like, "Because you're not the one blushing!"
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Post by cagedbird on Mar 22, 2007 14:33:45 GMT -5
I blush a lot, and I think It's adorable.
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Post by Sweet Pea on Mar 22, 2007 17:56:45 GMT -5
I blush a lot, and I think It's adorable. it is! ;D
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Post by melissaqu on Mar 24, 2007 17:24:55 GMT -5
It is adorable, and I think it's awesome that you say that even about yourself! I find it hard to make myself believe that it's ok, I beat myself up over it.
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Post by cradith on Apr 9, 2007 13:24:34 GMT -5
I blush when people make sexual remarks.
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Post by melissaqu on Apr 13, 2007 18:43:20 GMT -5
Me too, even at the slightest thing like someone saying they went to get a physical exam at their gynecologist.
Blushing is the ONLY thing that stops me from trying to overcome my social anxiety. I would go head first into situations that make me physically ill, only if I knew I wouldn't blush.
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Post by bbarn on May 29, 2007 2:59:55 GMT -5
people always tell me that i'm high all the time b/c of my blushing, always look the same. Now its even worse now b/c when i blush my head starts to get itchy and its a real pain if someone is looking at me scratching my head
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Post by melissaqu on Jun 3, 2007 20:10:06 GMT -5
So if you're high, you blush? It's a real pain in the ass isn't it? It would be easier for me to combat the anxiety if I weren't so preoccupied with the fear of blushing, which actually has a name: erythrophobia.
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Post by Sweet Pea on Jun 3, 2007 20:16:53 GMT -5
i've noticed i don't just blush when embarrassed. i also blush when i'm angry. i was dealing with a very belligerent person today who was trying to intimidate me. i wasn't embarrassed, or intimidated, but i felt an angry, red, hot flush creep up my neck and across my face. i know this person is just an ignorant jerk who will suffer more than anyone else will because of this behavior, but it still made me angry to be talked to that way.
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Post by Rose on Jun 6, 2007 9:24:53 GMT -5
I don't mind blushing. It's kinda funny, hehe. The redness doesn't really show up too badly on my skin for some reason. I know this because I've asked people, or looked into a mirror. i've noticed i don't just blush when embarrassed. i also blush when i'm angry. Cool!
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