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Nervous Blushing
Facial blushing is an involuntary reddening of the face due to embarrassment or stress. It is thought that facial blushing is caused by an overactive sympathetic nervous system. This system helps to regulate glands and organs without our conscious effort, and controls the diameter of blood vessels to the face. In some people, these nerves are unusually sensitive to emotional stress. Given the right stimulus (such as embarrassment), the nerves prompt the blood vessels to open wide, flooding the skin with blood and causing the characteristic reddening of the face. In some people, the ears, neck and chest also blush. Severe facial blushing is common in people who have social phobia, an anxiety disorder in which the person experiences extreme and persistent anxiety in social and performance situations, and fears being judged, criticised, ridiculed or humiliated.

Symptoms
The symptoms of severe facial blushing can include:
· Intense blushing, often for no apparent reason.
· Sensation of heat in the face.
· Shame and embarrassment.
· Avoidance of eye contact.
· Avoidance of any possible triggers, including meeting new people or talking in front of groups, for fear of going
red.

Severe blushing (idiopathic cranio-facial erythema)
Severe cases of blushing are known as idiopathic cranio-facial erythema. Just about any situation at all can bring on intense blushing (for example, the trigger can be as simple as casual conversation with friends) and it may take one or two minutes for the blush to disappear. Severe blushing can make it difficult for the person to feel comfortable in either social or professional situations. People who have social phobia are particularly prone to idiopathic cranio-facial erythema.

How Can I Help?

Here at the Social Anxiety Clinic I help people overcome and regain control of anxiety, and the way they perceive anxiety provoking situations. Using the tools of Neuro Linguistic Programming, Hypnosis and Belief Change Techniques our clients experience significant relief in relatively short time frames when compared to other natural options available such as Meditation, breathing techniques, even CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), and psychotherapy.

Due to blushing be related to anxiety and anxiety being under the control of our sub conscious mind, my approach is ideally suited to helping you gain relief, as I will help you change the way your sub conscious mind perceives threats around you. By changing this we actually deal directly with the cause of blushing, reducing its severity for good.