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From the lens How to Stop Going Red with embarrassment.

  • GypsyWhim May 30, 2012 @ 8:19 am | delete
    I was told a long time ago that my red cheeks (which can get so red, they almost look purple!) and reptilian-bumpy skin were the result of my skin's top epidermis layer not shedding. Unfortunately, my red cheeks get worse when I'm embarrassed. Dermatology creams have never helped; in fact, they make the redness worse. I use Oil of Olay lotions, which are the only lotions that moisturize my skin effectively and for many hours. I also use foundation -- which for anyone with red skin, I highly recommend. You can drink, exercise, get embarrassed, you name it -- the redness will pretty much be controlled under the foundation. (P.S. I use Loreal. It's extremely light and airy, but does the trick!) Thanks for this lens! And, also, thank you for your recent visit -- much obliged!!!!
  • zach May 29, 2012 @ 12:42 am | delete
    I'm 17 and I'm a bagger at a grocery store and I dropped this ladies glass jar of applesauce and my whole face turned like a freakiin tomato lmao XD its just a lot of blood rushng to th surface of your skin. You can control it if you keep your face cool. I rinse my face in the bathroom and dry it off then when I go back out I feel better.
  • Meghan May 26, 2012 @ 5:00 pm | delete
    My face turns red everytime i answer a question in class so my participation grade has gone down. A lot. The worst part is my crush laughs at me when I try to talk to him. I'm not shy but everyone thinks I am and I'm just trying to hide it because my face gets so red! It even shows through my make-up.
  • dann7trdro May 23, 2012 @ 1:44 am | delete
    nice work, keep it up
  • Brandon May 14, 2012 @ 11:06 pm | delete
    I am the same way if i have to stand up in front of the class or get in trouble in the middle of class and every ones looking at me i turn into a tomato I never turned red until i started 7th grade, even if im just sitting at my desk i will start to turn red if i think someone is looking at me or talking about me, then when someone looks at me and says "man your face is red" it gets even worse...How do i stop turning red
  • mely ramirez May 19, 2012 @ 9:33 pm | delete
    that happens to me to
  • Luis Mercado May 4, 2012 @ 11:23 pm | delete
    my name is luis and i turn red everyday.....i used 2 be normal till i started 7th grade suddenly when i talk 2 someone i turn into a tomato..............i need some
    advice please respond!
  • Katie May 2, 2012 @ 5:49 pm | delete
    Has anyone looked into the Lefkoe Method?
  • no name Apr 23, 2012 @ 8:17 am | delete
    hey guys ,,,i too have the same problem and i thought i was the only one facing this situation,,,whenever my teacher asks me question or even my friends ask something ,,i get red,,,,when my friends tease me with da name of other guys i again feel red......even in my family matters when my parents ask questions in front of other people i become red,,,and i dont like this at all,,it is really giving problem to me ,,,in many situations even if i am not embarassed i feel the rush of blood and i feel more worse when people comment on my redness.i get red also when i meet new persons and have to talk with them,,,i know i am confident and can speak in front of people but dont know why i get red. Before speaking in front of mass,i know that i am going to be red already and i feel more nervous. This is the situation i hate the most,,,,,i want to become popular among frens but like this i oviously cannot become and even when i laugh i red red,,when i become the centre of attraction also make me red and after that i become so much embarassed that i become hopeless and just want to cry aloud,,,i just want to get rid of this problem,,,,,i want comments on this everyone ..help me
  • megan May 17, 2012 @ 1:24 pm | delete
    i feel exactly the same way and i know how you feel. it was taking ovr my life. stopping me doing things and i hated it. i can honsetly say that one of the best things you can do is just face your fears head first and everytime you do something you gain a little more confidnce and next time you are not so scared. please try it and be in control. you can do it.
  • mely ramirez May 19, 2012 @ 9:35 pm | delete
    i need some one to help me to omg
  • Jessica Apr 22, 2012 @ 7:03 am | delete
    Hey folks. I've had this problem for as long as I can remember and of course it has gotten worse through high school. But recently I read somewhere that applying lemon juice to your skin helps to reduce the redness. So I've given it a go and I can gladly support it. My face has lost some of the redness and it continues to fade everyday that I've been using it. Just apply lemon juice (either freshly squeezed or out of a bottle) on to your face and leave for 10 minutes and then rinse off with cool water :) good luck xx
  • Tanya Apr 23, 2012 @ 2:28 pm | delete
    Do you apply the lemon juice a certain number of times a day?because i have a horrible problem and i go red all the time ! And do you keep applying the lemon juice until the redness fades or do you just do it for a week or so? Xx
  • spirituality Apr 24, 2012 @ 5:38 am | delete
    I would not advise putting lemon juice on your face more than twice a day: you're likely to hurt your skin and make it MORE red. In fact, I'd say this home remedy is very likely to turn your face more red in general.
  • Jessica Apr 25, 2012 @ 1:57 am | delete
    Hey there spirituality. I apply lemon juice to my face at a maximum of twice a day and my skin has never looked better. I'm loving it actually.
  • Jessica Apr 25, 2012 @ 1:54 am | delete
    Hey Tanya. I apply the lemon juice twice a day, once when I wake up in the morning and again before I go to sleep. I have red skin naturally and it goes even redder when I'm embarrassed or the center of attention or just plain flushing. But since I started using the lemon juice my skin is lightening and losing the redness and my face doesn't go as red from embarrassment anymore. For me, I am going to keep applying it until the redness fades :) good luck sweetie xx
  • lindsey Apr 17, 2012 @ 9:29 pm | delete
    my face gets red sooooo much!! but try to joke around with it to people or just change the subject if you are uncomfortable....who cares if your face is red?! Its how you look at yourself that matters most not how other people look at you (: ALWAYS remember that during a big presentation or class project :)
  • spirituality Apr 24, 2012 @ 5:38 am | delete
    Good for you!
  • Omg the pain :'( Apr 17, 2012 @ 2:16 pm | delete
    I actually go soo red that a few times i've been taken to the school nurse because its THAT bad..... Nothing seems to work and even though I can cool myself down (mentally) it still shows and the redness doesn't go away for several minutes to hours :'( any ideas??!!
  • Ashlie Apr 3, 2012 @ 8:22 pm | delete
    When my face is red people always point it out. Someone said I looked like a rose. In a few days I have to get up in front of my class and do a report. I'm soo scared. Hopefully my face wont turn red. I would rather get really pale.
  • SARAH Apr 5, 2012 @ 10:28 pm | delete
    When people point it out just ignore them and carry on. If you take it
    the wrong way your face will probably get even more red. I have the red face
    issue too, so I know.
  • Really! Mar 28, 2012 @ 5:45 pm | delete
    The story above this is ridiculous... Red in the face isn't that big of a deal !!!
  • Tomato May 5, 2012 @ 8:28 am | delete
    It is for some people obviously you don't have that kind of problem there is something called erythrophobia and it's when people have a fear of going red! Some people have it really bad. It's like me saying to someone who doesn't like small space that it's stupid, it's not atall.
  • spirituality May 7, 2012 @ 5:10 am | delete
    True: on the other hand, the only way to get rid of fears like this is to face it. And it may be very helpful to realize that to other people it's not that big a deal if you go red a bit. In fact: research says that people who think they go red, don't go red more than people who don't worry about it!
  • Rosie Mar 26, 2012 @ 1:08 am | delete
    I am so glad im not alone no more with any of these problems i have tried everything but it didnt work but since ihave been going out with my mates more i feel the less redness on my face :) thankyou ever so much for helping me out thanyou xx
  • Linzey Mar 23, 2012 @ 8:50 pm | delete
    My face gets red ridiculously easily. I mean, every time I laugh or get the tiniest bit embarrassed, my face gets very VERY red. I've learned not to care. Honestly, why does it matter? Your face is red. So what?
    I'm not saying there haven't been moments where my face going red has been embarrassing. Of course there are.
    I just don't let it get to me. ( :
  • Ashley Mar 23, 2012 @ 12:27 am | delete
    Okay so i've bee reading all the comments and i can relate to probably all of them, its really bad and i feel it is getting worse. Like I'm embarrassed in front of my own family like if they ask me a question in front of more people i get red and they say it and i just standing there cause i don't know what to do, i left school now i have online schooling, i don't really have friends anymore i don't want to be old like this. I don't even know how this started happening cause I'm not embarrassed about anything I'm confident! i love myself. i don't want to be taking medication because of this my whole life, That sounds ridiculous is there any physical things i can do or is it only stress cause its been going on for about 2 0r 3 years. Honestly its ruining my life. please tell me something that will really work. I feel like I'm in an alcohol class and were all sharing our stories haha. oh geez.
  • Rosie Mar 23, 2012 @ 2:14 pm | delete
    I know I have iswell and i am always thinking why why why why is this always happening to me I hate it and its just ruining my life and I just feel every morning when i wake up im just thinking to myself OMG i have got this today or that today when i always know im gunna go red about :/ I JUST HATE IT...
  • tomato Mar 22, 2012 @ 4:09 pm | delete
    I'm 26.. And all the time I get red in the face I fell my face get hot and people say your so red that makes it even worse.. I'm afraid it will never stop.. I know what everyone here is going through but don't give up... Don't give up.. I'm going to try something new.. When I get feel my face getting hot I'm gonna say I'm red that way no one can call me red cause I've already called myself red.
  • Sasuke Uchiha Mar 21, 2012 @ 8:03 pm | delete
    Well most of the time i get red when talking to girls or asking a girl to be my girlfriend when i laugh i get really red and when i do excersice too people call me tomato face and its not cool now i quit school and had drugs now i"m in jail i realized too late that getting red its not a big deal..........
  • TheEpicFail Mar 15, 2012 @ 2:37 pm | delete
    I had to make upa prayer in front of my class and then say it out loud...
    MY FACE WENT RED AS A CHERRY!!! Help?
  • no comment .:) Mar 14, 2012 @ 7:33 pm | delete
    my face goes red all the time. i mean ALL the time, even when im not embarrassed! When im at school and i have to walk up stairs my face goes red, i feel heat all in by body and i dont know why. im just walking up stairs, which im definetly not embarrassed to do... its so awkward and really brings me down. Also when i laugh my face goes red. its so annoying, im just laughing, having fun and my friends are like; omg your face is so red. and im always like; omg why? im not embarrassed. i just want to gain more confidence and get rid of my face going red for no reason at all. it bugs me sooo much:(
  • Chelsea Mar 9, 2012 @ 10:58 am | delete
    I have an awful reaction to public speaking--my face gets red, my chest gets red, my voice and hands shake. I finally figured out how to deal with it, and it's not simply a mind over matter situation or something that can be solved with a cream. I started taking beta blockers whenever I know I'm going to be in a situation where I'm going to get nervous, and I honestly wish I'd been taking them my whole life. Beta blockers simply stop the release of hormones that cause the typical "nervous reaction." They don't need to be taken daily in order for them to work--they work about 30 minutes after ingestion. Now I can give public speeches without having to worry that everyone sees how nervous I am, and in turn, I'm actually getting less nervous in certain situations.

    If you're interested, look up beta blockers. Musicians, public speakers, and performers have been using them for years to help with stage fright. You'll need a prescription, but most doctors know of the alternate uses for beta blockers, and since they're a relatively harmless drug, most doctors will prescribe them for off-label use. Oh, and a prescription at walmart is something like $5.

    Seriously, if you have a strong nervous reaction, look into beta blockers. They will change your life.
  • jojjo Mar 22, 2012 @ 12:05 am | delete
    does beta blockers,help you not turn red in like public speaking and stuff like that??
    and for what age range can you get this prescription for??
  • k Mar 8, 2012 @ 5:50 pm | delete
    I'm in my 30s and have had this same problem since middle school. You all have pretty much summarized what I've gone through as I remember. At some point in my later teens or college, I just began forcing myself into more social situations. Yes, I still turned red at times and felt awkward however, it did get a bit better over the years. Honestly, the only thing that has really been effective to reduce the problem is anxiety medication. I still find myself in the situation from time-to-time but I don't let it stop me from moving on and being with others in a variety of settings. I even provide trainings as part of my job. Take some comfort in knowing that it DOES get better as you get older and doesn't seem so tragic. Others tend to become much more mature and accepting of everyone's not so perfect differences.
  • Leaves Feb 23, 2012 @ 9:13 pm | delete
    turning red literally controlls my life. i hate it so much. even when im not embarrest i go brite red. the worst part is i want to be an actor, but i will never give up on my dream. i take drama and i have to do skits and sometimes my face turns red. in a week i hav to do a monologue in front of the class and i cant already tell my face will turn red. im glad to here im not the only person that has this problem even though there is nov one at my school that i have seen to have this problem. i am to embarrist to tell my mom or any family member about this so i cant the cream onlinw, but is there anything that you guys could recomend?? thank you
  • Whyamisodifferent Mar 1, 2012 @ 10:55 pm | delete
    Hey, don't feel alone, read the story 2 comments down. That's me. I feel the same as you, and I wonder why its only me who has to do this. No one else's face turns red like mine, but I've learned a few methods that work from a friend on this website. Feel free to respond, or send me an email at drewmilligan98@gmail.com. This is kinda brief because my story explains a lot. Hope you do ok in your monologue, and don't let your skin get in the way of your dreams.
  • Stupid school Feb 23, 2012 @ 2:17 pm | delete
    I'm pissed off . All of my teachers hate me .. And I havnt done nothing ! They never pick me for anything and I always go bright red
  • Rosie Mar 26, 2012 @ 1:10 am | delete
    I know tell me about it but when a teacher always picks on me go bright red then everyone stars espically in a big class...
  • Whyamisodifferent Feb 15, 2012 @ 11:24 pm | delete
    I'm so glad that I'm not alone with these issues. I am an 8th grader and I have a lot of stress in my life. Every possible thing that you could make fun of a person for, I have it. I have red hair, and I'm frequently called a "ginger". My mom works at a salon, which has nothing to do with anything, but she is also a dermatologist, and she gives me skin care products because I have troubled acne. I use them every day and I still cant get rid of it. Kids in my school from my point of view, have completely clear faces, don't use any skin care, and constantly touch and pick their face. Why me? I just don't understand. This also adds to my list of problems. Next, I have what everyone else is reading this for, my redness and nervousness. The moment my parents open my car door and I enter my school, my face lights up bright red and everyone thinks I'm weird and different. I'm not even embarrassed half the time, but if I strike-up a conversation with a couple of my "friends", I blush and everyone kind of fades away from me like I have some sort of disease. When teachers call on me, I stutter, blush, sweat, and it makes me look like an idiot. Speaking of idiot, I also have ADD, which I'm not ashamed to admit, and I have to take my ADD medication every day. "what's wrong with that?" you say, but whats wrong is that the nurse's office is completely visable to anyone walking into the building. The big secret was kept under wraps for a long time, until the word got around. I have to lie to my friends when they ask me where I went, and I just tell them that I went to the bathroom. My nervous habits are like the iceing ontop of the sadness cake. I bite my lips nonstop, I walk awkwardly, when I sit down I don't know where I should rest my hands, so I fiddle with my fingers so much that my skin dries out and makes me bleed, oh and did I mention that I have a lisp? People call me gay, queer, even though I'm completely straight and I can't even imagine being gay.(I have nothing against homosexuals, though) I can't live with myself like this, and I really want help. I want to buy the product that the person above is talking about, but I'm shy to tell my mom because she doesnt know about how I act in school. Are there any natural alternatives to helping this? I breathe at a calm rate and I just truly don't understand what's wrong with me. Kids in my school can stand in front of a crowd of people and tell dirty jokes without the slightest hint of nervousness. I can't even speak up in class. I just want to be like everyone else, just normal. That's all. I would greatly appreciate if you could put youself in my shoes, if you're not already, and just imagine not having any of your best friends, or not looking the way you do. Thanks for taking your time to read this, and I wish that you all overcome your habits, too. Please respond to me only at my email drewmilligan98@gmail.com because I don't think I'll be on this forum again. Once again, thank you.
  • dave Mar 12, 2012 @ 7:31 pm | delete
    It's easy do what i did/do.... take heroin. My problem started as far biswack as when i was 10. i missed 2.5 years of school as i could not stand my condition. i have never told my famaily or my wife and i am 39. i started taking heroin when i was 20. this is the only thing that stops me going red... What a waste of a fucking life....
  • kevin Mar 19, 2012 @ 3:41 pm | delete
    That's so weird u say that...I've never turned red like I do now even typin this I feel a heat comin upon me. Throughout school and work and public before the heroin I've never felt this feelin I get now..I kind of think suboxtone fucked wit my brain chemistry I stoped usin h in 2006 and have been on subs since now I have six months clean from that and light up like a christmas tree in all situations I'm uncomfortable in..m
  • Brittany :)) Feb 14, 2012 @ 10:26 pm | delete
    Iam in the seventh grade and I get soo red all the time even when i am not even embarrased i get red. I hate blushing and it makes me feel so embarrased and i will be talking to someone and start to blush and they will ask me about it and it makes me embarased and i get even more red. I want to try foundation ,but im scared that it will make me breakout with pimples. I just hate blushing so much but I am glad that I am not alone.
  • Karina Mar 7, 2012 @ 11:30 pm | delete
    OMG ME 2 AAAAAAAHH I HATE IT >.< IF FRKING PISES ME OFF I HATE IT
  • TayLor23 Feb 13, 2012 @ 8:08 pm | delete
    When ever i'm in school and the teacher calls on me, it doesn't matter if i know the answer or not i feel my face turn bright red and my eyes start to water.... i wish i could get rid of it. and also i wouldn't be so shy if i didn't go red..... i just wish i could stop it for good. if any one has any knowledge on that, please let me know. its bringing me down a lot. thank you:)
  • John89 Feb 11, 2012 @ 3:29 pm | delete
    This looks like a strategy to sell Eucerin products, is sad that they take advantage of people's insecurities to make money, this is what is wrong with the world.
  • spirituality Feb 12, 2012 @ 4:37 am | delete
    Sure, it's true, if people buy Eucerin products from this page, I make a bit of money. However: 1) I really DO use these products to good effect and 2) most people who come to this page do actually NOT buy anything. I think people just like seeing that there are others with the same type of problem. Can't harm anybody can it?
  • shelby Feb 9, 2012 @ 10:27 pm | delete
    oh my goodness. im so glad i get to read all these stories and see im not alone. i just wish i had people in my everyday real life that were like this so they could help me too but i dont know anyone like that. this whole blushing thing freakin sucks SO bad. it feels like its ruining everything in my life! for real, i even blush when im just talking to my friends that ive known for ever for no reason at all. the absolute WORST is when they point out to you and every one else around "oh my gosh your face is turning red" like no duh. i know that, mr.obvious. i already have a problem with it enough, i dont need your comments. and of course that makes it a million times worse and makes me that much more insecure about myself. that's the worst feeling ever though, when i know there is something i want to do or someone i want to talk to but im so insecure and self conscious and paranoid about turning red that i dont do it. later in life im gonna beat myself up so much for all the things i could have done but never did because i fear turning red. this sucks. i was seriously in tears as i went through and read these comments because every one of them describe me EXACTLY and i know exactly what all of you are going through. i have a presentation next week in one of my classes and im already DREADING it because i know exactly what is going to happen and i know everyone is gonna judge me. if any of you had this problem and seriously fixed it (or at least made it a little better) PLEASE tell me. im so desperate for something to work to get rid of this social awkwardness and anxiety that i feel ALL the time. thanks in advance :) and wow this felt great to get all this crap off my chest and be able to talk to people that actually understand what i am going through! i wish you all luck :)
  • Drew Feb 15, 2012 @ 11:29 pm | delete
    Here's my story, Im 13 and I cried too. I understand.

    I'm so glad that I'm not alone with these issues. I am an 8th grader and I have a lot of stress in my life. Every possible thing that you could make fun of a person for, I have it. I have red hair, and I'm frequently called a "ginger". My mom works at a salon, which has nothing to do with anything, but she is also a dermatologist, and she gives me skin care products because I have troubled acne. I use them every day and I still cant get rid of it. Kids in my school from my point of view, have completely clear faces, don't use any skin care, and constantly touch and pick their face. Why me? I just don't understand. This also adds to my list of problems. Next, I have what everyone else is reading this for, my redness and nervousness. The moment my parents open my car door and I enter my school, my face lights up bright red and everyone thinks I'm weird and different. I'm not even embarrassed half the time, but if I strike-up a conversation with a couple of my "friends", I blush and everyone kind of fades away from me like I have some sort of disease. When teachers call on me, I stutter, blush, sweat, and it makes me look like an idiot. Speaking of idiot, I also have ADD, which I'm not ashamed to admit, and I have to take my ADD medication every day. "what's wrong with that?" you say, but whats wrong is that the nurse's office is completely visable to anyone walking into the building. The big secret was kept under wraps for a long time, until the word got around. I have to lie to my friends when they ask me where I went, and I just tell them that I went to the bathroom. My nervous habits are like the iceing ontop of the sadness cake. I bite my lips nonstop, I walk awkwardly, when I sit down I don't know where I should rest my hands, so I fiddle with my fingers so much that my skin dries out and makes me bleed, oh and did I mention that I have a lisp? People call me gay, queer, even though I'm completely straight and I can't even imagine being gay.(I have nothing against homosexuals, though) I can't live with myself like this, and I really want help. I want to buy the product that the person above is talking about, but I'm shy to tell my mom because she doesnt know about how I act in school. Are there any natural alternatives to helping this? I breathe at a calm rate and I just truly don't understand what's wrong with me. Kids in my school can stand in front of a crowd of people and tell dirty jokes without the slightest hint of nervousness. I can't even speak up in class. I just want to be like everyone else, just normal. That's all. I would greatly appreciate if you could put youself in my shoes, if you're not already, and just imagine not having any of your best friends, or not looking the way you do. Thanks for taking your time to read this, and I wish that you all overcome your habits, too. Please respond to me only at my email drewmilligan98@gmail.com because I don't think I'll be on this forum again. Once again, thank you.
  • BooBear Mar 26, 2012 @ 4:44 pm | delete
    I know exactly what you mean. At my school, there seems to be NO ONE else who has this problem. Therefore, I am their guniea pig, if you will. When guys talk to me, boom. Red in the face. Today, a bunch of guys asked if I like some dude, and I was like "NO!!!" Then I started turning red. I don't like this guy. Seriously. But apparently, in their minds, the only thing that counts is my redness. So they started harrassing me, saying it was me and him together. And gosh. Did I mention he was sitting right behind me the whole freaking time, SILENT?!? Yeah. It sucked. Still does suck. I don't want to go to school tomorrow because I'm afraid of facing him at lunch and during class.

    On to what you were talking about. For me in class, I just stare at my paper, the teacher or at the bored when a teacher asks me a question. When I have to do a presentation, I stare at the wall opposite me. That way, I don't have to look at everyone's faces. I also keep a paper with me. So I can have a safeguard. I know it might not work at first, but if you keep on answering questions and doing presentations it helps. A lot. Trust me, I'm 15 and I've had this for as long as I've been in school.

    It also helps me to just put everything in perspective. While I am completely dreading going to school tomorrow, I also know that that boy and the other guys and chiquitas in that class are not truly important. There are other, better people throughout my day who respect me and understand me. I suggest that you make a friend or at least hang out with a friend in each class. And talk to them. A lot. Not neccessarily about your problem. But about life. Rollercoasters. Vampire Diaries. Something! That way, you can really realize that the people who are mean to you or point out what's happening aren't crucial to your existence. Oh and by the way, I find that they forget about it after it happens. Like the next day, they probably won't bring it up.

    I would love if someone could help me with my issues that I talked about in the 1st paragraph. I also need some anti-emotion stuff so I no longer turn all red. Even when I'm not embarrassed. OR CRUSHING ON ANYONE.

    Let's conquer this together. <3
  • Skyly52 Apr 6, 2012 @ 8:08 am | delete
    Omg I cried when I read ur comment ! When I read it it felt like I was reading my own story. The most horrible thing about going bright red all the time is not taking an opportunity or doing sumthing u wanna do cos u think u will go bright red ! If I had one wish, it would b fort face to never go red ! I really want to be a teacher but I know my face would always go red :(
  • Redfacehmw Feb 1, 2012 @ 1:42 pm | delete
    This might sound strange but are those Eucerin produts for women?
  • Redfacehmw Feb 1, 2012 @ 12:24 pm | delete
    It happens to me everyday!! it gets so frustrating and makes me soo angry. Im just about to enter my last year of high school and i would really like to just get rid of this once and for all and have a relaxing year. It happens in class, in p.e outside of school sick to death of it. I really hope that Eurcerin stuff works!
  • Dinstaa.i Jan 30, 2012 @ 8:38 am | delete
    I have this problem only in class like when the teacher picks on me and i have to do a presentation. I am only 13 in year 8, but the days where i have to do a presentation i will skive school..I am A very outgoing person and not shy around family and friends (boys;L) I really hate it, because i am confident it's just the redness that knocks me down. I need a creme or something, and recommendations would be great please. I don't want something off the internet, like from boots or some where, because i wouldn't like my mom to find out tbh.;(
  • Blusher1234 Jan 29, 2012 @ 4:58 am | delete
    I go red all the time! And it is usually infront of family, for example if they are asking me "Ohhh, I hear you have a boyfriend now..." I just go BRIGHT red!!! It is so embarasing!!! And I think, oh god they are going to notice, which makes it even worse :( I also go red when I am thinking about it. I think..yep, I will go red in this presentation..and it's true. I went bright red reading a story to 4 year olds..that's how bad it is! I think I need a confidencee boost big time. :( PLEASE help me :( its getting me down.
  • Gabriel Aguilera Jan 25, 2012 @ 6:04 pm | delete
    I get red whenever the teacher calls on me and i dont know the answer i feel my face whit that burning sensation n my ears warm so i start seeing people laugh at me and it gets way worser im glad that there people out there whit same problem
  • emily Jan 29, 2012 @ 7:39 am | delete
    yes i get that too :(
  • Margaret Jan 12, 2012 @ 10:18 pm | delete
    I am so glad to not be the only person dealing with this. I turn red at LEAST 2 times a day and I just don't want to talk to anyone because I know it will happen. What's most embarrassing though is that the person I'm talking to will be like "your face is red, are you okay." As you can imagine, that makes it worse. I try to feel confident, but I'm to the point where I just don't want to go to school. I wish I could be like those confident people out in the world who never have to deal with this :(
  • Samantha Jan 26, 2012 @ 1:52 am | delete
    I am the same way. I actually dropped out of school because of it. . quit my job because i got soo embarrased one day. . I am getting married this summer and its the only thing i can think about. And the thing is. . im not embarrased. jus uncomfortable when people stare at me. i dont like being the center of attention. if u figure out a way for it to go away let me know cuz its ruining my life
  • Hate it. Jan 8, 2012 @ 7:02 pm | delete
    i have been worrying about redness alot because i do it in school and infront of family so i told my mum and she went out and got me something similar to foundadtion and i put this on my face and my bro perpusly made me go red and it totally hid it so i will wear this everyday so this will now make me confident ! you should get some i got it in the mall in boots the uk it will help me and today is the day i tryed it out so i will try it out for school just have to keep applying more :) now i feel more confident ! get somee!
  • Sarah Jan 17, 2012 @ 11:44 am | delete
    what foundation is it, because i really need some of that ! my redness is terrible :( ?
  • Dinah. Jan 30, 2012 @ 10:58 am | delete
    Wow thats seemed good. Whats the product called?
  • Alexandria Jan 6, 2012 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    I have this worry of getting red every day. My redness comes in social situations for example sitting down for a meal or being in class with friends or students. It is horrible. I play basketball in college and i turn really red when i play but thats normal because i am hot and sweaty so that doesnt bother me. I am really outgoing and love talking to people but no matter what I am always thinking about getting red and i try to prevent it from happening by breathing and telling myself it wont happen but it still does. I dont know what to do. I also have migraines so I am on medication for those so i do not necessarily want to start taking medicine for anxiety and redness but maybe i should start? i saw a therapist and they told me to breathe but it didnt help. what do I do?! I love who I am but i feel like i am becoming more quiet and shy because I do not want to speak and have attention drawn to my redness..its so sad ..someone help please.
  • ashley Jan 9, 2012 @ 3:13 am | delete
    I used to be just like you! Outgoing into sports etc. Until idk when but i never used to care about getting "red" it started in high school 9th grade o used to get red & my friends would be like "dang you are bright red" & i would be confident & just tell them "oh its ok itll go away in like 10min" BUT NOW its like eating me up & i hate it!! I used to be so confident to talk to anybody even boys until 11th grade idk why!! Like any cute boy eho talks to me i just get like super nervous & get red & my geart starts beating!! :O just like when i do presentations infront of the class!!! Please help!!! & im super happy i found people with the same problem!!! :) i wish someone would open up a school for just red faced kids lol we all would get over are fear!!! :) & be ourselves!!!
  • Ashley Feb 1, 2012 @ 7:30 pm | delete
    omg ashley your sooo right!^ i have the same problem too! I hate it! like exactly what you guys are going through, when cute boys talk to me, or when guys i like talk to me, or sometimes when the teacher calls on me.. its sucks. or when im in band and the teacher points me out to everyone, then my friends go all like" your face is red" Its like YOU THINK I DONT KNOW THAT? Lol, im not the shyest person im actualy pretty outgoing but ur right. its eating me up inside!! i tried that cream... didnt work! I tried breathing... DIDNT WORK! I tried ignoring it... NOTHNIG, but your rigght, i wish they could make a school with just red kids, then it would be amazing and we could be outselves! (: btw nice name (: i have the same,
  • Danielle Jan 6, 2012 @ 2:12 pm | delete
    I'm so glad I found this website full of people like me because I am truly the only person I know who turns completely red when embarrassed or sometimes just for no reason. It's weird I didn't used to be like this, as a kid I never had this problem but as soon as I started college I almost turned red on command. Anytime my professor would ask me a question or I would have to talk in class I would just turn so red in the face, ears, back of my arms and I would start sweating and my heart would be beating super fast and I hate it! It also doesn't help that I have an asshole professor who will deliberately try to make me turn red by having the entire class stare at me and he'll say let's see how red we can make Danielle. My friends/family have gotten pretty used to it but I can still see them judging me even if they don't say anything. I wish there was some way to get rid of it because it's so stressful and I feel like I'm becoming a social recluse because of it.
  • Zoeteproet Jan 8, 2012 @ 11:16 am | delete
    Hey Danielle

    I know how you feel :) I'm in my second year at college myself and sometimes I skip classes because I don't feel like dealing with all the comments people seem compelled to give. Maybe it would be nice to have a chat friend with whom you could talk freely about our 'problem'? If you're interested, please feel free to contact me, I think it would be fun! And a relief :) because I refuse to become a social recluse!
  • Danielle Jan 26, 2012 @ 10:28 pm | delete
    Well you know I've realized that this is just something I'm going to have to deal with and there's going to be no quick and easy overnight solution. Just a few days ago I had to give a 2 minute oral presentation in front of my class (about 30 students) and I tried to remain calm eventhough my heart was beating out of my chest I stood there and talked and I could feel the redness in my face but I feel like I did somewhat control it. I still was red I know but it happens and you just have to move past it. So what's your situation?
  • Spf Jan 5, 2012 @ 7:27 pm | delete
    I Have the same problem. I'm 35 years old and I turn red in the face constantly when in social settings. In the past, I've blushed during conversations regarding sex and sexual orientations and now my friends think I'm a homosexual. I'm not, and if that's your thing then great. But it really bothers me.They mock me now and I can hear them laughing at me in the background. I blush for no apparent reason. I feel like everyone is watching me and judging me. This has happened so many times in the past that it seems like I'm pre-programming my future by worrying about it so much. The more I worry, the more it happens. It's affected my life, my professional career and my friendships. I felt like killing myself this morning since last night I had another episode in front of hundreds of people. I've talked to some people about it and they absolutely don't understand. I wish certain people could experience this just for one day so they could understand what I (and others) are experiencing. I was glad to have stumbled on this website and read all of your stories.
    All the best to you.
  • Hannah Jan 17, 2012 @ 8:00 pm | delete
    I understand how you feel, I am in 9th Grade. It's horrible being a freshman & having seniors & other upperclassmen make you feel bad & embarrassed! It's horrible! I hate being told "wow, your face is so red Hannah, you are almost purple" when people tell me that it gets even worse. When I have to present projects or just take insults, I get bright red & sometimes stutter. It's the worst thing in the world & I am so glad that I have found other people that share the same problems.
  • Hate it. Jan 4, 2012 @ 7:41 pm | delete
    Ok, i go red like everyday, even when my family members come round i avoid seeing them because they will just say something stupid like 'awhh, dont get embaressed' or just stare at me, i do it in school if someone i dont like says somethig to me or even sits on my table so i have to put my hands on my face and abiod them, i put makeup on my face to cover it but it never works, and i have even buncked lessons in school so i can not have to face the redness for a hole hour, but i have heard about this Eucerin Redness Relief Tone Perfecting Creme and it sounds like it really works so i might buy that, i feel like of i dident go red i would be doing better in school and not have to worry and dread every single day, some people say to just not think about it, but thats really hard because you just cant help not to, i have been doing this ever scince my 'friends' made me soo embarrssed in a lesson at school where i had to leave and go home because they were all laughing at me, so now i have to live with them stering at me when i do go red. i just SO BADLY want it to go away, and i talked to my mum about it and she just thinks that im silly ! ughh i hate it so much to the point where i dont want to do anythig anymore. hopfully the creme will help me out alot !
  • Danielle Jan 6, 2012 @ 2:43 pm | delete
    Sometimes I get red around my family/friends and that's the worst because these are the people you should be most comfortable with. Somedays I can just tell that it's going to be a blushing day so if I have a family/friend gathering to go to I'll just hang out outside where I'm more comfortable, I also wear big sunglasses all the time, this helps me too.
  • Hannah Jan 17, 2012 @ 8:03 pm | delete
    I find it horrible to be around people that you are comfortable with & still get embarrassed. I try to cool my self off & avoid getting to hot. It can be pretty helpful if you do presentations & the teacher has a fan going (-:
  • Anonymous Jan 4, 2012 @ 6:32 pm | delete
    I'm 11 years old I go boxing but when I do I always go red in the face also when I'm in class and have to stand up in front of every one it's embarrassing and even more when people take the mic
    How could I get rid of it!!! Without buying expensive cream could I use my sisters make up and put a brush thing in my skin colour powder will that work
  • Anynonomous -2 virsion - Dec 23, 2011 @ 1:25 am | delete
    Red in the face- sad
    When I get embarrassed I look horrible like a tomato :(
    Blush and the tips and hope will have to do the trick!
  • Anyonomus Dec 23, 2011 @ 1:21 am | delete
    Hi
    I'm in tween years so it gets really annoying! I'm mean everyones face get red but I get red all the time.like when I see my family members, have to talk in public/ in front of the class, when I'm talking to someone who I like a lot, when I get embarrassed, after or while I'm excirseing! Bunch of things that i hate!( I GET RED ON MY FACE ONLY)!) for instance when I was at lunch my principal came by us and asked are you girls exited for break? I say YES! and then I have this girl who's my " friend/ backstapper" ( I could use really worse words but whatever) is sitting next to me ok remember her! So he asks: Are you looking forward to coming back? I go no. So the backstapper goes no to( just felt like writing this) no to and we all start laughing and my face Is already red it becomes more red and my eyes are watering to! And then this girl goes u turn red fast! And then I'm even more embarrassed!:(

    So hopefully those tips will work and I'll be putting blush on everyday know!
    Thank you all for reading this I will pray for you and Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!:) hope the redness goes away for everyone!
  • MM Dec 28, 2011 @ 12:50 am | delete
    I am 22 years old. I have had the same problem. I am a mother and am in college. To this day i still get red around people. When i see people i know in public, when i am shopping, when i feel like i am unsure, of something. The advice that i can give you is it will get easier over time. The people who make fun of you will more than likely end up being losers in the future. It will come back to them 10 fold. I don't know how many time that i have been laughed at and how many times my friends point out the fact that i am red.(Which makes it much worse) You seem to have a good idea of when you turn red the most. I have found that if you force yourself to stay in the situation it will get easier. Try not to pay attention to the fact that you have turned red in the face. I know that when it happens it is very noticeable and that it makes you more red when you think about it. Try not to pay attention to it any more. It will take over your self esteem and confidence, so try not to feel self conscious about it at all anymore! P.S Blush wont work, i guess it may of you put it all over your face. Just use a lot of liquid foundation, and practice breathing deeply when you feel like its going to happen.
  • Amy Nov 24, 2011 @ 12:04 pm | delete
    this happend to me right today and i felt like crying my eyes out! I hated it ! I was in tutor/registration and I was just talking to my friends when this lad and his mate cum over and just casually talk to us which i dont mind but then for some reason my face goes BRIGHT BRIGHT red ! and the boys are laughing at me saying that im blushing because i fancy them ?? which i really dont :( then other people in my tutor see that my face has gone red and come over and say "why has your face gone soooo red , i mean it is so Bright !" and it really makes me wanna cry :( :( :( i wish if i do go red people just wouldnt mention it and just act normal so i could deal with myself ! i hate going red and i wish it wud just stop because it ruins my school life ! please comment and say what u think x i need help :(
  • Abs Dec 6, 2011 @ 11:00 am | delete
    i know how you feel. next time try changing the topic and if he says your face is red turn the joke on him by clapping your hands and saying wow you sure do know your colors, im impressed!
  • Aynonomous- 1 chat room- 3 note- Dec 23, 2011 @ 1:28 am | delete
    I'm so sry hope for all some blush might help and I hope those lads have bad luck and get coal!
  • MM Dec 28, 2011 @ 12:53 am | delete
    Practice Breathing deeply when you feel like you are going to turn red. Pretend like you are the best person in the world and that you are very confident. Don't let anyone make you feel like that. If they call you out on turning red ask them if the would like to be talked about.
  • Elizabeth Nov 16, 2011 @ 5:37 pm | delete
    I have always been one to talk, but i am shy in some circumstances. For instance, when i talk to my boyfriends family they ask me a question on the spot and my face will turn red and I don't even mean for it to happen. Again, im facing a problem with christmas with them. His family exchanges gifts and I love the idea and all but I hate when people watch me open presents, my face will turn bright red. I need help, info please???? : D
  • Julie Nov 16, 2011 @ 12:21 pm | delete
    Everytime i get red i hear it "OMG hahahaha you are so red" "why do u always get red"... I pretend im ok with it but im really not :( ... Thank u for your advice and support, im pretty sure i can do it :) .... Btw i thought i was the only one too and you are right other ppls opinion arent important, im going to go out there and forget about this psychological problem because is only causing me Social phobia
  • CHELSEA Nov 8, 2011 @ 6:36 pm | delete
    im not a shy person at all, im funny and love to talk to people i know, but just all the sudden i could be talking and then my face turns red like people see the red going from my neck working its way up to my face and im beat red !!! its embarrasing. HELPPPP!
  • George Nov 5, 2011 @ 7:43 pm | delete
    I'm 21 and quite a shy and unconfident person, i use to be funny and actually have character but because of this redness i feel like my social skills have been getting so much worse, i now have such low self esteem and self confidence that it's actually starting to really make me depressed, i'm so paranoid that people are judging me even though i know there not. i'm at university and have had to answer questions and do presentations in front of the class which are now my worst nightmare, which is funny because i use to take drama at school. I feel like this redness is ruining my life and there is nothing i can do about it, i'm so uncertain of my future as who the fuck is going to employ a nervous reck with such poor social skills, i apologise for the depressing story but to be honest its all i think about anymore and i have never actually spoken to anyone about it. I would be very grateful for some advice. Thanks.
  • Kayla Nov 28, 2011 @ 10:49 pm | delete
    I just have to say, when i read this i could have sworn i wrote it myself.. im also 21, and never had this issue untill about a year ago. I wake up and i think to myself "whats going to make me blush today..." and anytime im in a situation where i feel stuck, like at a dinne table or in a conversaton with someone my face goes red even if im not uncomfortable. just wanted to share my story, reading yours helped me to feel not so alone.
  • BarbRad Oct 23, 2011 @ 4:42 pm | delete
    I tend to get red when I have worked hard physically, but it goes away when I have rested for about half an hour. This happens indoors as well as outdoors. In my case, I think it's a side effect of medication. Many medications cause increased sensitivity to sunlight, for example. I do use the Eucerin products and find them helpful.
  • RR Oct 10, 2011 @ 4:00 pm | delete
    Wow!!! I can't believe how many people are on the same boat as me. Im in my early thirties and I've always been somewhat shy but through the years i've just gotten worse and worse with being nervous and or embarrased around people. It dosen't matter if its family, friends or just someone I don't know. I tend to get extremely red in the face and I know when its coming cause I can feel my temp rising. Its embarrasing and my confidence level just drops. Its been so bad lately all I do is work my self up about it it makes me not want to leave the house. Im going to do some research on Beta blockers and Eucerin... Thanx!
  • :) Oct 1, 2011 @ 5:19 pm | delete
    This happened to me all the time! But I found that just being relaxed, talking and being outgoing, and just feeling confident really helps. It still happens sometimes but increasingly less the more confident I try and feel, I hope this helps :)
  • Zoeteproet Sep 27, 2011 @ 4:19 pm | delete
    Hello everyone!

    I've been battling with a red face for a couple of years now and it's really taking over my life. Not a day goes by that I don't worry about it.

    I have found that there are different reasons why I go red:
    1. Heat, exercise, normal things. I have rosacea, a condition where the skin on the nose, cheeks and chin becomes inflamed by different triggers like heat, coldness, spicy food, alcohol,... But that's what made me aware and hypersensitive to anybody saying 'omg, you look red!', that's how I got reason 2 ->
    2. Embarrassment, not just being embarrassed nowadays, all I have to do is think 'please, don't blush, don't blush now!' and it will happen. And since that's what I'm mostly thinking... I hate it how I blush and people think I'm embarrassed but I really am not, I just can't help the blushing!
    3. Stress, I don't just blush when I'm really nervous, my entire face becomes flaaaaaaming red and it burns. It usually lasts for a couple of hours and it spreads to my neck, chest and arms. You can imagine how I look after an oral exam. :)

    Anyway, the first reason can't really be helped. I watch out for spicy food, limit my alcohol intake, and try to turn down the heating whenever I'm in a hot room (winter's the worst, freezing outside, uncomfortably warm inside). My dermatologist gave me a cream, from La Roche Posay against redness and with UV protection, and it's quite cooling and nice for the first few minutes, but it doesn't really do anything else.

    The second reason I'm going to try and fix with hypnosis, apparently it's something that really works (actual doctors have recommended it, and I have seen some amazing results). I have an appointment on Thursday, so I'm cautiously optimistic about it (which, unfortunately, I've been many times before, but we live on hope, right :)).

    The third reason, stress, I think can be helped with beta blockers. Those are my plan B if the hypnotherapy doesn't work. But I'm hoping that without the fear of going red any more, the stress that accompanies an oral presentation will decrease significantly.

    I hope I'll be writing here again soon with some good news!
    No matter how bad you feel about the redness, don't forget, you're not alone!
  • abby Nov 22, 2011 @ 9:08 pm | delete
    did the hypnosis work for you? i go red in social situations, bumping into someone i know when im out is enough to make me go red. iv thought about hypnosis but i want to know if it worked?
  • John Sep 21, 2011 @ 2:14 am | delete
    Wow those comments are amzing. I thought I was the only one. I go beetroot red when I'm singled out or put under pressure. Which is weird as I feel Im a confident person. Especially in meertings when I know I'm expected to add something, bright red & struggle to speak, weird cause I know everyone really well too? If a cop ask me if I had committed a crime & I hadn't I would be arrested cause I would go red anyway!!! I'm going to try something, maybe this beta blocker, good luck fellow red folk, 29 frustrated man
  • Randy Dec 6, 2011 @ 3:21 pm | delete
    I go through exactly the same thing, like today at work I was singled out to add something to the meeting and I can just feel my face and ears burning red. And when someone comments oh haha he's red, then I just get redder. I HATE IT. and sometimes people will single me out accusing me of something and they think because I turn red I am guilty. :-(
  • Karla C. Sep 10, 2011 @ 11:51 pm | delete
    This was kind of helpful. But, I'm 13 about to turn 14 and I don't have much stress that I have to reduce it by much, but I turn red a lot, especially in school, and when I say red, I mean bright red, my face turns red, my ears, my neck, and then I start to sweat and I hate it. But it's not because of stress,it's mostly because I'm really shy around most people and the guy I like is always around me and i just get really nervous really easy, are there any tips on this, I could really use the help.
  • Doc in training Sep 9, 2011 @ 1:27 am | delete
    This has been mentioned previously but I wanted to reiterate that there is an effective medication for this very distressing problem. Beta Blockers work by preventing the increase in heart rate that occurs when you begin to feel nervous in these situations. This halts the chain of physiological events that results in your face turning red as well as other events in your body that make you feel anxious. This medication is safe and non habit forming (very low potential for addiction). Once you experience these situations without the embarrassing physiological effects that have accompanied them in the past your brain will "forget" to automatically initiate this maladaptive sequence and you will eventually not need the medication any more. Speak to your doctor about the appropriateness of Beta Blockers for you.
  • sarah Sep 4, 2011 @ 10:04 am | delete
    its really wierd how so many other people have it i hate it so much it throws my self confidence down so low its unreal its 10 x worser because i am at school, when doing class presentations with or without people doing it with me i work my self up about it and go so red i hate it so much i actually cant take it no more, im dreading it when applying for a job or college interview. i get it mostly if im the centre of attention or embarrsed but i will just go red if i see somone i know? and i dont even know why i hate it so much i would love if somone coud advise something!
  • liz Aug 30, 2011 @ 11:03 pm | delete
    Same problem here. I'm a 27 year old female and have the worst problem with the red face at work. I was in a meeting last week where the speaker was being "funny" calling people out for sitting in the back. When he got to me I could just feel the flushing. He pointed out to all 60 people looking at me that "wow, you are so red!"...which made it worse!!! Then I had coworkers bringing it up for days. It was terrible! I wish I could be confident & not worry about what people think when they look at me. I've tried heavy foundations, green tints, & nothing has really worked. Good to know there are people that share the same issue. My boyfriend thinks its adorable but I do not! :)
  • james__84 Aug 31, 2011 @ 12:20 pm | delete
    I am a 27 year old male and have had this problem for longer than I care to remember. I wish i could find a girl that finds it adorable. How did you and your boyfriend meet if you don't mind me asking?
  • chelseaa. Nov 8, 2011 @ 6:42 pm | delete
    yeah we have meetings at work too & i never go to them just in case he looks or talks to me and points me out i used to never care about that stuff bc i used to love being the center of attention now its like noooo. i thought i was the only one that had this problem. its alright we all will find a cure for this sooner or later (: hope everythin works out.
  • Demi Aug 29, 2011 @ 5:41 pm | delete
    I have had this problem for a very long time as well and at work I have to give a lot of presentations. There is a medical treatment and when taken appropriately it has minimal side effects. Ask your doctor about starting a Beta Blocker for this. This eliminates my tremors, sweats, completely beet red face, and all the anxiety that comes along with my body responding this way in front of everyone. Literally, now I don't have to worry about this reaction at all because the beta blocker stops these reactions from happening. I don't recommend taking this medication without consulting a doctor first, but it is the one that that Really works. Makeup doesn't work at all- you still get red and you end up sweating buckets under it and it may cause you to break out.
  • Claudia Sep 26, 2011 @ 4:12 pm | delete
    Hi, I have this problem of turning red even with my own family..I am tired of this..i am 21 years old and i just started college and when there is a presentation that i have to do..i just do not show up that they because i report that "i am sick" ....Where can i find this product that you said that does work? Claudia
  • haque Nov 3, 2011 @ 5:03 pm | delete
    i have the same prob...i dnt gget it :( even around my cousins this happens....nd ya i do the same thing with presentations...as long as i remember i always skipped my high school presentations....nd now im 20 nd i know im gonna continue doing thaat... :(
  • Karla Aug 17, 2011 @ 10:10 pm | delete
    Hi im 16 my name is karla & this happens to me all the time. When i feel im the center of attention my face goes red. When a girl or guy is talking to me i start panicking & my face goes red. Im straight so no its that im blushing at a girl i just feel all nervous for some reason & i hate that i cant be like other people so confident. I ony feel comfortable around certain people. Does this Eucerin thing work? Please answer :)
  • Ramonailona Jul 9, 2011 @ 5:22 pm | delete
    I've had Rosacea since childhood. It is terrible. I always wore foundation. Now I have it under control, finally after years of suffering. Nice Lens!
  • No Jul 8, 2011 @ 2:47 pm | delete
    I hate my life
  • lakern26 Jul 4, 2011 @ 9:37 pm | delete
    Wow - I had no idea there were so many others with this same problem! For me, it happens whenever I suddenly become the center of attention. I could be talking to someone one on one or in a large group, with family or a stranger -- it doesn't matter. It's humiliating and, yes, it does wreck your self-confidence. But I think that's the key ... being confident and not placing so much importance on what others think. Anyway, great topic and thanks for bringing this to light!
  • Karla Aug 17, 2011 @ 10:12 pm | delete
    Omg the same exact thing happens to me...even with family..i hate it because than i just prefer to stay quite..do you know if the eucerin works?
  • Darkandpure Jun 27, 2011 @ 11:12 am | delete
    Well im 13 and i have this thing where sometimes i feel confident and can have a normal conversaation to good looking boys and everyone. However other times Whenever a good looking boy says hi to me My heart jumps out and i go red in the face and feel my neck blazing and I managed to say hi but I tried to finish the conversation trying to avoid eye contact and he thinks I dont like him :(
  • Gess Jun 23, 2011 @ 7:50 am | delete
    I always get red in the face when I'm imbarrest or even when I'm not really. It puts my self confidence down and really annoys me. I hate the attention being all on me when I'm in a big group bit I'm fine when its just me and my besties. Going red in the face also stops me from talking to boys or having a boyfriend. Also making new friends and meeting new people because I'm not too good at making conversation either. Hope someone can help me.
  • rebecca Aug 3, 2011 @ 10:30 am | delete
    I'm 13 and i feel the exact same as you . It's horrible. My hair colour is blonde so it looks 10 times worse. I really makes me self consious. I used green foundation and it helped :)
  • james__84 Aug 4, 2011 @ 2:05 pm | delete
    I am a 27 year old man (with ginger hair - imagine that). Where can I order some of the green foundation from? Can I wear it?? What I mean is.... will it be obvious that I am wearing make-up?? I don't think I would care if it is obvious to be honest. I am desperate!
  • LizMac60 Jun 19, 2011 @ 11:16 am | delete
    I, too have a red face, but I think it is totally unimportant. My face is often red when I preach but I am not often aware of it. I do not think it detracts from what I am saying. Perhaps my blissful disregard of its importance is due to the fact that I am 64.
  • Emily Jun 14, 2011 @ 10:51 am | delete
    i go red when teaches ask me questions or speak to me in class, I hate it because every one laughs and stares at me. When i go red i just look at some thing else it dosent work so how can i get rid of this????
  • Kaitlyn Jun 8, 2011 @ 4:53 pm | delete
    Im 15 and have had this problem since i was about 10 i guess. It happens more worse when I have to be up in front of my class to read a paper or if Im put on the spot in class. Its my face, neck, chest and even my arms :S But I have been getting better lately basically since the start of 2011. Im more comfortable to get up in front of my class and speak even though i still turn red but it doesnt bother me. So when I do start to feel my redness starting, i try and think of something totally random and focus on my breathing, it really helps!
  • Tanya Jul 14, 2011 @ 2:28 am | delete
    Kaitlyn-I am 14 going to be a freshman soon. This happens to me when i have to read a paper in front of the class. My face goes red and then i get embarrased and want to get back to my seat as soon as possible. It started sixth grade after my teacher told the class who i had a crush on. I am totally dreading high school and trying to accept the fact that my face will be red. It worked once and my face wasnt red until the very end. I kind of want to kill myself to get away from it, but i am too chicken. The next 4 years will be horrible!!!!!
  • james__84 Jun 7, 2011 @ 3:21 pm | delete
    Has anyone actually used this Eucerin cream? What were the results?
    I am a 26 (soon to be 27 year old man). I have had this problem for longer than I care to remember. Today someone made the classic comment - "have you been in the sun?"
    - so...the redder my face went and once again I felt like I wanted the ground to just swallow me up.
    If I can just get some cream or powder or something to lessen the redness.....
    I caught a glimpse of myself in a mirror today during one of my bouts of redness....and my forehead was quite literally glowing. It was so shiny and bright and red. It doesn't help that I have red hair as well. So my face and hair and both red...guess you could say I am not the luckiest man in the world.
    Any suggestions welcome.
  • Laniann May 28, 2011 @ 8:14 am | delete
    I'm fortunate that I don't have this problem. This is a great lens for people that need more information and a place to share their story. Blessed by a Squid Angel.
  • Jessica... Any advice would be muchly appreciated :) May 16, 2011 @ 6:37 am | delete
    I am so glad that I'm not the only one. My face goes red all the time, even if I'm not embarrassed. It gets even worse when people point it out to me. I mean, I know they mean well, but I would prefer that they pretend that it's not there. When I'm sitting in class my face goes sooo red, and I get so many stares that I can feel my face heating up. Going redder and redder. I've tried breathing techniques and used a lot of make up to try and cover it up but I don't know how to stop it. Can anyone help? I'm in year ten and my mum doesn't agree with me that it's a big problem, but it really affects my social life and stops me from talking to boys, which is when it happens a lot worse. Is there any help for me?
  • theredfacedreindeer. May 11, 2011 @ 10:43 am | delete
    I'm glad i'm not the only one! It's so annoying! Most times I don't go red because i'm embaressed, i'm embaressed because I go red. Just in simple, normal situations, I go red and because i'm consious of it (my face feels really hot), I go redder. Then you get people making fun of you, which makes it a whole lot worse! I find the worst bit is how everyone else notices, when i'm trying to ignore it. When it comes to speaking, everyone else seems to get it so easy to talk while I can talk at first, but then I go red and I try to subtley end the conversation so then people think i'm just not very socialble.
  • PaulOnBooks May 10, 2011 @ 3:57 am | delete
    How do I stop going red with embarrassment? For formal things like presentations I rehearse and rehearse - with a friend listening and timing me. I've studied the techniques and make myself follow them - so I know the subject, I know the way to present it and not to gabble quickly to get it over with!

    Similar rehearsal can help in social situations: have a few ideas in your head of what to say to the girl over by the wall - but be natural don't use "clever" chat up lines. Ask open questions - things the other person can respond to with longer answers - you'll find that many people are happy to find someone who listens and you don't go as red when you're listening.

    And one final point: you know that huge spot on your forehead that everyone is staring at, and you mention it to a friend and she says "what spot?" - sometimes your imagination is making you think things that aren't true - the whole room isn't staring at your red face.
  • mj May 4, 2011 @ 4:21 pm | delete
    i thought it was only me! i get it over my chest and neck even when im not embarrased. i hate it how some friends even though they know i am consicious of it still talk about it to me and i just try to dismiss it. many ignore it now but i am still very consicious of it and would love to find a way to make it go away! it makes things so awkward:(
  • pheonix76 Apr 28, 2011 @ 10:59 pm | delete
    Great lens. I have always been prone to flushing, even when it's not a blush. If it's even slightly warm outside or I'm laughing (see my photo!) it happens. :( It used to be MUCH worse when I was a teenager, back then I would blush whenever I was embarrassed. When I first started college I would become so embarrassed to give presentations in front of the class.....my nervousness alone would cause me to flush. However, I pretty much used the techniques you have suggested here! I realized that it's a very common thing (I observed my classmates blushing too) and then the more I practiced my public speaking, the more comfortable I became. This is a wonderful lens, which I'm sure has helped many people! Wish I could give five thumbs up.
  • RedFace:[ Apr 28, 2011 @ 10:17 am | delete
    i am 17 and i turn red when im in class and i hate it because everyone stares. today i didnt go to school because we had to read a paper to the class so i didnt go just to avoid that :'[
  • Magdalia May 6, 2011 @ 8:39 pm | delete
    I can't believe everyone else has the same problem as me ! It seems like whenever my teacher or classmates talk to me I get extremely red. Even when I am not nessecarily embarrassed. It is really hard sometimes I don't even want to go school. But I may try the eucerin stuff. If anyone invents a cure for this notify me!!! 8:)
  • Lidu Apr 22, 2011 @ 10:22 pm | delete
    wow,I never thought i would find so many people who have the same problem like me!i cant even tell you how many times i have been asked why i so red. Im 23 now, and I have been getting red my whole life. My mom always tried to make me feel better,and told me that when i grow up, it will disappear ....but it didnt,gosh i hate it so much. I hate that i cant be me,because of that.I love talking to people and i love being silly,but the getting red thing always ruins everything. It is not just my face,its my neck too,and when im very nervous i have red spots all over my body. I get nervous so easily...so u can imagine how i look in dresses. Im already married,but it was just me and my husband.I cant imagine having a "normal" wedding with many people. However,i always make fun of myself when i turn red,and that helps a little,it helps me not to feel so stupid about myself.I also know now when im about to turn red,so i start telling myself that its ok,there is nothing to really turn red about. people still make fun of me,but its ok im used to it. There is actually a name for this "being scared of getting red" thing. But hey,it could be worse,we could turn blue :)
  • bc Apr 12, 2011 @ 7:21 pm | delete
    I to have this problem that i have even thought of suicide. I am bout to be 21, i am very atractive, have a very hott girl but hate even taking her out and having a good time cause im nervous it will happen even after dating for 4 years. I want to be a cop so bad but i cant due to this red face issue so i stick to painting cars, where there is not that many co- workers and dont have deal with public. One thing i have found is if u tan all the time it makes it less noticible when u have ur atacks, but would love try any other thing. So plz due tell
  • er Apr 9, 2011 @ 3:07 pm | delete
    this is the first time i talk about it. iam 33 years old and i have been experiencing this all my life. It is so scary to go to work because i turn red whenever i speak to somebody when ever feel that the attention is on me. i wish i could make it go away it has stopped me from being a more outgoing person. It has stopped me from even enjoying my kids sports because i get red when speaking to other parents. I know exacly how all of you feel.
  • JI Apr 14, 2011 @ 2:55 am | delete
    It is comforting to read your story. I am 33 also and go red when speaking in meetings at work even if I just say the smallest thing I can trun bright red. It has ruined my confidence and also any progression I could have had at work. I thought it would get better as I got older...isn't this supposed to be a teenage thing? I feel like a total outcast and loser when I do go red. There is so much I want to say but when I go red I just can't focus on anything else and I just want to dissappear. I always dream of being a confident and assertive speaker and envy others who have this gift. I thought it would become better when I became a mother but it didn't. I go red whenever I am put on the spot and it's great to know I'm not alone. This is the first time I have shared this, thank you for sharing.
  • ray May 9, 2011 @ 10:10 am | delete
    I don't know who you are, but I am only 19 and everything you said, I feel. Even though I'm not married, I still worry that I will still go red when I'm older..when I've got a job, speaking publically, in a presentation! I don't want my creativity to go to waste just because I go red. I've tried talking myself out of it, telling myself oh who cares but that doesn't help and when people bring it up and laugh about me going red that just makes it alot worse! will this ever stop!?
  • nj Apr 7, 2011 @ 12:09 am | delete
    I'm a freshman in highschool and my face has been getting red my whole life and to me it always happens when I'm the center of attention in a class tht I don't tlk tht much in bc my friends rnt in the class or if there is a girl I'm crushin on and I don't want to say anything stupid like if a teacher says somethin to me and everyone turns around in their seats and looks at me my face gets red then when its red there is always tht person tht says "ur face is red" as if I didn't already know tht but them saying tht makes it 100 times more red. Like today in english my teacher was sayin funny things then randomly started tlking to me and my face got red then I hear ppl laughing and saying stuff so I thot there's gotta be a way to get rid of this so I come home and for the first time I look up if there are any tricks to prevent it but I also learned I am not the only one who suffers from this. I have never seen anyone else get red like I do and hearing I'm not the only one who gets red like this makes me very happy and hopefully tht builds my self esteem knowing I'm not alone and I feel tht saying all this will make it better to
  • GM Apr 12, 2011 @ 5:41 pm | delete
    Hi, bro do not even worry about this thing, specially cuz ur in high school. We all get scary and unconfortable when we are being center of attraction its just that not everybody turns red like us, but everybody feels that way, thats y when they see u turning red they make fun of it. U know I am 36 and I have always turn red and i have avoid so many situations cuz this, I did not want to college after high school, and actually I did not and I regret that, I even decline being my best friends best man at his wedding because I did not want to be in front of everybody at church and then having to do an speech at the table. the truth is that we do not have to concentrate in that people, you need to focus on whats best for u. All that people making fun of u, they will not be next to you forever, so do not mind them. Please do not avoid any situation because of this, specialy those that are important for your future. I believe this happens beause we dont feel very confident about our self, or because we think we have to do things better or same way that others because peolple exprects that, and thats not true. Just take it easy, geting red even though for us is a big thing cuz it doesnt feel good its realy nothing. Take acting classes, go to take them where no body knows you so you feel embarresed, be at front with the teacher tell him or her that you have that problem and to please help you little by little, that will build up ur confidence plus you will get used to being the center of attention. you will do good.
    Good luck!!
  • ray May 9, 2011 @ 10:12 am | delete
    i feel this same way!!
  • CR Mar 26, 2011 @ 12:08 am | delete
    just read all the comments, and i'm chuffed to bits others have the same problem. someone just has to look at me and ill go red. it happened a lot in school so much so i was called traffic light! i had it under control for years after by training myself to be less selfconscious but its back. i dont even have to be embarassed to go red, even at work if someone asks me a question and people start looking at me. im too scared to get a new job because of it because it'll mean new folk going " check he's taking a beamer'. and i'm 35!
  • luxemburl86 Mar 19, 2011 @ 8:36 pm | delete
    i have the same problem. my face gets all hot and red when i'm nervous or embarassed or drinking and seems to be getting worse the older i get and when I think people notice it, it just gets worse :( i'm getting married in a few months and very nervous that my face will be so red it will ruin the pictures
  • Molly Mar 31, 2011 @ 10:11 am | delete
    Im afraid that will ahppen to me when I get married:/ I mean im only a teenager. But have you found out anything to help control your redness?
  • CosmeticMom Mar 17, 2011 @ 8:32 pm | delete
    I haven't used this by Eucerin, but have used creams and lotions. You have great content and dared to show photos, good job!!
  • Steven J Mar 15, 2011 @ 8:20 pm | delete
    Same here I hate it. I wish they came up with a Hot Flash Cure LOL
  • LR. Mar 7, 2011 @ 2:35 pm | delete
    i go red when i just think that someone's talking about me, i hate it. someone in my class said "woaaah, she's taking a beamer!" and it just makes me go even more red...i need to know how to stop it, because its getting in the way of my life!
  • lyddia Mar 11, 2011 @ 3:29 pm | delete
    I have the same thing.... .it suxs
  • Tipi Mar 1, 2011 @ 1:37 am | delete
    Now I was here in December and notice my rating disappeared, I think that happens when I favorite too soon after rating, glad I noticed.
  • darciefrench Feb 27, 2011 @ 6:44 pm | delete
    I used to not just go red in the face, but I'd get big red blotches all over my whole body. It's taken a lot of work to transcend it. Thanks for normalizing the phenomenon of blushing- we're all subject to it, one might think we'd stop being so embarrassed about it at some point -:)
  • frankie sandford :) Feb 27, 2011 @ 4:23 pm | delete
    i tend to go red every time i get embarrased or am sitting with people i feel awkward around, even when attention is on me. what i do is try not to think about the people thats there and concentrate on my confidence
  • brittany Feb 23, 2011 @ 10:49 pm | delete
    hmm, my face is always red, and i seem to have heat flashes,every single day.
  • blusher142534 Feb 23, 2011 @ 6:12 pm | delete
    i have this problem all the time and its really hard o deal with. every time i feel my face getting red i try to control it someone comes up to m and says your face is so red! which makes it even worse. im glad i read this its very helpful, im hoping some of these tips will help me get less stressed about it. im in high school which doest help
  • alleyesonme Feb 19, 2011 @ 2:37 am | delete
    I completely understand what all of you are saying!! and I'm so happy I read this as I totally thought this was just me, because no one else I know has this problem. It used to be when I was embarassed, I would turn red, and it was so embarassing because I could feel it happening and that made it worse and I couldn't control it. Recently, it's gotten out of control and it happens even when I'm not embarassed... I just think, how weird would it be if I turned red right now? And then I do, it's such a problem and it makes things so awkward and holds me back. I'm so happy I'm not alone!!

    I really think it's a psychological thing, as well as an issue with how you think other people see you. You are afraid of how you will be appraised in social situations, at least I think that's what it is for me. I haven't overcome it yet, but this is all helping, and I heard some advice that I think will help too, if I can do it -- it's to focus on the person you're talking to, not yourself, so that you're not self-conscious and hyper aware of yourself and you can actually enjoy the situation you're in. Because I think I miss out on so many things because I'm so concerned with myself and my embarassing red face!! good luck everyone :)
  • Looking for help Mar 12, 2011 @ 2:32 am | delete
    I'm so glad I just read what you wrote. The exact same thing has been happening to me for the past few months. For some reason when I'm talking to someone, about anything at all my mind seems to say "don't go red" and all of a sudden it will happen and I will look like an absolute idiot! I'm a teacher and yesterday it even happened in the middle of assembly while I was at the front speaking and that has never happened before. I've been so upset about it that's why I came looking for help on the net. So glad I found your comments, I'll definately try the focussing on the other person thing :)
  • FourthKnock Apr 16, 2011 @ 2:12 pm | delete
    I have exactly the same! I usually only became red in embarrassing situations, but now all I have to think is 'oh my, it would be really awkward if I became red now' and bam, I can feel my face heating up. When I'm in a good mood, I just grin and think "my body is crazy^^" but when I'm down all I want to do is scream!
    I become red when it's warm or when I exercise, but the "hot flashes" are purely psychological. Maybe we can become pen pals and help each other through this? :)
  • Chloe x Feb 5, 2011 @ 12:34 pm | delete
    has anyone got any books that actually work very well so that i can treat this hypnotically? Help would be much appreciated as i am starting to feel suicidal- i cannot talk to ANYONE as i go so red and sweaty, when i'm not even embarrassed, it's ridiculous!x
  • Ven Feb 16, 2011 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    I can relate when you say your turn red even when you're not embarassed; it happens to me too. Right when you start thinking, "Uh-oh, I feel my face starting to turn red", it's like a trigger and you become more stressed, and therefore your face gets warmer!
    One of the things that has helped me is saying flat out to the person I'm talking to: "Don't mind me, I turn red for everything, I can't control it." I find that takes care of the problem right away so you're not left wondering, "How bad is my face right now? Is it super visible to the other person?"
    You can always seek help from your school consellor, who might be able to refer you to a liscenced professional who uses hypnosis as a cure.
    The main thing is you need to just accept it as a normal part of life; sure, it sucks, but it's just one of those things...the faster you start accepting it, the better you will feel about yourself and the less you will worry about things like this.
    Believe me, I know where you're coming from. As a teenager I had really bad acne and I HATED my face. Every morning before going to school, I would look at myself in the mirror and cry. Eventually, as I grew up, I stopped stressing about it, got on medication and solved the problem.
    Good luck! xx
  • jackiebolen Jan 16, 2011 @ 5:42 pm | delete
    I'll have to try some of your tips!
  • Rokkchic Jan 14, 2011 @ 6:39 am | delete
    Hi folks

    I'm a 33 year old female and this redness is also happening to me - it's occurred off and on through my life.

    I think it's when I'm out of my comfort zone and because I've just started studying again I'm noticing it is happening a lot again. I'm hoping (as my course encompassess lots of group and presentation work) that over the three years it will go away as I grow in knowledge and get to know people.

    In my past work roles I have attended many meetings of great importance, met new people, felt confident networking at conferences etc and don't remember having this problem then, but the difference is that I felt confident, secure in my position and knowledge and also comfortable with myself.

    At the moment I feel unsure, worried, vulnerable and exposed and I think this is why this is happening again.
  • Sam Wickers Jan 2, 2011 @ 2:31 am | delete
    This used to happen to me more than once every day. I actually quit a good day job because it depressed me so much. I am a very confident person and going red destroyed my confidence. its back now tho :). because im pretty much cured. True story! look at www.faceturningred.com
  • BigGirlBlue Dec 29, 2010 @ 3:51 pm | delete
    This is interesting. I mostly get flushed. You know as if I drank a bottle of wine or am having a hot flash.
  • Tipi Dec 18, 2010 @ 8:57 pm | delete
    I've never had this happen but was fascinated by your lens title to learn your solutions. This is very difficult for many people and you are providing a wonderful and practical service to them. The green make-up tint had me nodding my head, no one will ever know.
  • hotbrain Dec 16, 2010 @ 1:29 am | delete
    This just happened me today... When I think of something that makes me anxious.. My cheeks get warm and red, and someone noticed it and wondered if I was OK..... Oh well. Excellent lens. Angel Blessed!
  • HategoingRed Dec 11, 2010 @ 12:09 pm | delete
    Hey, ive just turned 14, and i started going red at 11 years when i moved to high school! At first i was fine, made new friends loved drama lessons and sang solos in music but now i turn bright red and it puts my confidence down! It makes me really upset because the most simple things embarrases me! I know i turn bright red because ive been a member of a dance collage for ages and recently when i do dance solos or somthing, i go SOO SOO SOO Red (i can see it in the mirrirs all around) and people comment on it! 'Why are you red?' 'are you ok?' But the sick thing is that im a really confident person, and i believe if i didn't go red I would go on the xfactor, join a drama club becuase i doo enjoy it and before i began to turn red i loved it! Its not a little cheek blush i get, its a whole face beetroot look, and its not pretty :L !!! I hope some one can help me (: Its really a bad time to go red with my age, choosing my future carrer soon, getting boyfriends! I just want it to reduse or stop! Please Helpp (: THANKS! xxx
  • SereneSea Dec 10, 2010 @ 10:26 pm | delete
    I thought it was natural and why should be one perturbed by becoming red unless it is too much of a crimson giving your feelings away. It has to do with mind and once the mind is under control, things can be checked.
    Great thoughts on the lens.
  • redintheface Nov 28, 2010 @ 5:07 pm | delete
    I go red all the time whenever i meet anyone new or people look at me or even with my mum and dad if i think they are going to tell me a story that is embarassing for someone else.
    It is crippling and i hate it but im actually i very confident person and socialise in group of very confident people and actually study law which will involve doing public presentations on a daily basis. I force myself to go into situations that will go red and it still happens.
    Facing your fears dosent work!
  • Nov 15, 2010 @ 9:40 am | delete
    It is hard not to turn red. great lens
  • jogreen1968 Nov 10, 2010 @ 11:17 am | delete
    You hit the nail on the head, face your fears, only by confronting that which scares you can you start to control it. The make up option might be a good half way house and help you build up the confidence to put your self in those difficult situations and then build up from there.

    Great lens, thanks.
  • hotbrain Nov 9, 2010 @ 5:52 pm | delete
    Great lens on an important topic. I'm not sure how red my face gets when I'm stressed.... but sometimes it I get really nervous my mouth will twitch which is really embarrassing!
  • Erica Swann Nov 2, 2010 @ 5:16 pm | delete
    I'm a junior in high school, and for as long as i can remember my face turns red when im emberresed, ashamed, talking to a guy i like, or in trouble. I hate it! I think it's mainly because i care so much about what others think of me ://
  • Darkandpurre Jun 27, 2011 @ 11:15 am | delete
    I know exactly what you mean But it's only just started to happen to me since a few months ago =[ It's SO embarassing !!!
  • JR Oct 7, 2010 @ 10:06 pm | delete
    Just got out of a board meeting and yes - red in the face!. No need to hide I regrabbed and showed them the path........ No need to be embaressed. It just happens - when you are aware you can regroup honestly.
  • james__84 Oct 7, 2010 @ 2:46 pm | delete
    Does anyone know if this cream works? Is it makeup? Is it noticable? I am a guy, and my main worry is that someone might say, "have you got makeup on?" And then I can only imagine how embarrassing that will be.
    But I am beginning to get to the point where I'll try anything.
    I'll be 26 in a couple of weeks. I shouldnt still be doing this. I try to stop, I wish I could stop. Starting to think I never will and instead looking at ways to make my face appear less red so as to at least limit the embarrassment and horror I feel everytime this happens to me.
  • Amkatee Oct 2, 2010 @ 9:19 pm | delete
    I have my masters in counseling and yes I do have social anxiety. The number 1 thing anybody can do it expose yourself. Get in front of people. The more you do it, the better you will feel. I started by singing in our small church of 50-80 people. It does get better!!
    I used to sweat, stutter, turn red. It was horrible..until you get through it and find out you did not die of embarrassment!
  • UGLYBABY Sep 30, 2010 @ 7:42 pm | delete
    Well, i have to say, I'm glad I found this.
    At 27 i am a fairly confident, social guy. No problems talking to people, women etc.
    BUT
    public speaking!!!! AND iv just started a Masters in Journalism and have been told of upcoming presentations and debates. I AM FREAKING OUT. I'm thinking about it now night and day. my face goes BRIGHT red straight away, every single time. It's so bad and i hate it so much I am giving serious consideration to skipping these classes (like I used to in school) and losing marks in my grading just to save my own ass here!
    Any help wud be appreciated. This cream sounds interesting. Has anyone tried it, the hard way???
  • SHANE Sep 30, 2010 @ 7:34 pm | delete
    WOW ITS GREAT TO READ ALL THESE POSTINGS cuz i dont know anyone in my circle of friends that goes as red in the face as me.
    im 27 and pretty confident, social overall BUT i have started a Masters in journalism and already im freaking out day n night about the upcoming debates/presentations. My face goes so red so fast. Its just awful. I sweat a lot too.
    Im seriously considering ducking out of the presentaion classes and losing marks on my overall assessment (crazy I know but to be in makes PERFECT sense) but if this cream works i'll buy it.
    anyone tried it yet, the hard way???
  • skiesgreen Sep 30, 2010 @ 3:32 am | delete
    This is a good lens for such an embarrassing problem. Its not one I suffer from but I sympathise with those do. *-*Blessed*-* and featured on Sprinkled with Stardust
  • HD BVD Sep 23, 2010 @ 7:03 am | delete
    Hey, clearly nearly everyone on this message board has something in common other than red cheeks/facial features, that is, a self-concious personality (including myself to an extent). I suffered from this problem from the age of 16 whereby my cheeks would go BRIGHT red when embarrased, and the embarrasement from my cheeks going beetroot red in front of everyone made it worse etc. Creams are a waste of time; this is natural and not un-healthy at all. I cured my problem psychologically rather than physically by overcomming the fear of going red in the cheeks and understanding that in any given social situation, the people around you are probably more concerned with their "embarrasing features" than your red face. You notice it because you subconciously emphasise how red you think you look to other people; this makes you even more red in the face thus making a healthy process seem like a major problem to you.

    To the people on this board who feel this problem restricts their social life know this; it is not your red cheeks that drives people away from you, it is the personality that you portray as a result of your fear of getting red cheeks (normally keeping yourself to yourself and not engaging in social contact, which makes any average human being avoid you).

    Lastly, my cheeks now hardly go red, not because of some wonder cream that everybody is seeking (this, in my opinion, does not exist...yet) but because of my confidence gained from university (which included public speaking..law degree) and i am now a successful male actor (not a famous celebrity i wish to submit) but my life experiences have cured the red cheeks problem.

    Therefore, from this moment i advise you to see getting rid of this "problem" as a long-term plan rather than an overnight success. Engage in more social contact; in my acting career i have learned that whenever you put yourself out of your own comfort zone, you grow as a person. Follow this advise and over the next year, yes you will keep going red and maybe still feeling self-concious and embarrased, but when this happens calm yourself down and know that you notice your "flaws" more than the people around you do!

    I am now 21... from the age of 19 when i started trying to engage in more social contact whilst mentally persuading myself the red cheeks would disappear if i got over my fear of embarrasment due to red cheeks, my "problem" has disappeared. That's 2 years! So from now on start trying to enjoy your life and see this as a challenge that i have proved is do-able.

    Good luck!
  • Ann Sep 17, 2010 @ 8:48 am | delete
    I always turn red even a slight shock my face will turn BRIGHT RED. But i thought it's cute so that this can comfort me a little. I know that a lot of people who are as easily red as me, so don't be too stress. I heard that every 1 out of 500 will suffer from this serious redness so it directly means that we are SPECIAL and UNIQUE. :D But i do hope time will alleviate this problem of mine, making it light pink instead.

    And my ears turn red even more easily than my face. So a little nervous can trigger my red ears and something more to my red face. tada. It will be just fine if only i like attention, but i don't ;(
  • RichLeigh Sep 11, 2010 @ 8:03 pm | delete
    I used to be pretty bad for going red, but just like Kathy below me have found that as I've got older it's not such an issue as it once was. Definitely agree on the public speaking being a pretty major issue though!
  • awelldressedbullet Sep 9, 2010 @ 8:22 am | delete
    Great information for those of us who suffer with this. I found as I got older it wasn't as bad, I'm guessing it is because I calmed down in my later years and became a more confident person, although public speaking is always a tough one. - Kathy
  • reddyreddy1 Sep 4, 2010 @ 11:14 pm | delete
    hello everyone, iam 33 female with this problem i have no friends at work no one wants me around every one seams to talk about me and this makes it worse i am ready to quit but i need the income currently i had a friend and now i think he has notice this problem thanks to other people thath have pointed it out. i felt confertable talking to him beore but now it like cant even look at him in the face because i know that i am going to turn red. i went to a pyscoligist and she said its normal i know its normal to blush but when it is making your life seam like hell and when you rather died it is not normal so please help grace and mary i woulde love to try the cream you are talking about what is the name of it. thanks
  • puzzlemaker Sep 2, 2010 @ 6:23 am | delete
    Yes, I go red in the face. I can feel it about to happen, then I feel the warmth of the redness all over my cheeks. It's almost always from a feeling of embarrasment or vicarious guilt when I hear someone else has done something wrong. Isn't that strange? That I would feel and sense guilt and embarrasment for someone else? Anyway I really do appreciate this article and I'm going to look for the product you recommend.
  • darrah Aug 29, 2010 @ 10:35 pm | delete
    I am 15 and i just started high school in my 5th period english class my teacher always calls meout and no matter how hard i try to stop it my face turns bright red and then my voice starts to quiver its so embarrassing. I have asked so many people how to prevent this from happening but they all say that there is no way to stop it from happening. I dread going to that class everyday because i know he will call me out, i feel like he does it on purpose because he knowsmy face will turn red and if he doesnt he still tells me it does and then i really get embarressed!! i know this happens to other people but it is so hard to control!!! if i dont think about what im reading or presnting then my face wont turn red but as soon as i do it turns bright red!!! im going to give this cream a try i mean right now i can use all the help i can get!!!!
  • Craig Aug 28, 2010 @ 1:22 am | delete
    I am a 22 year old male, and I just started to have this happen to me. It started around fall of last year (2009) and I'm not really sure why it is happening to me now. I think of my self in certain situations, and I can start to fell myself getting embarrassed just thinking about it. I'm guilty of doing things that supposedly help trigger this embarrassment, such as smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, drink sugar filled drinks, not eat as healthy as I should, so I'm going to try giving up (at least for the most part) these things. However, I have found a somewhat nice alternative to helping me calm myself down. I've discovered that taking St.John's Wort (nasty name, I know) which is a type of vitamin that can be bought at Walgreens, or Wal-Mart, actually DOES help. I would recommend that everyone reading this, at least look it up and read about it before taking it, but at least buy 1 bottle of it and give it a try. I bought a bottle of 100 pills, for around $5 at Wal-Mart. I've also found out about a product called "PureCalm" which I have not tried yet so I can't really tell you it will work, but I would say look it up on Google or something and read about it as well. I'm determined to get over this "problem" and try and help others in the process, because yes, this does affect peoples lives.
  • grace and mary Aug 21, 2010 @ 9:43 am | delete
    we are both starting college soon and a really worried about going red when meeting new people!!! And going red doing presentations and ice breaker activities. Does this cream work???????? :'( many thanks
  • Steve Aug 17, 2010 @ 4:07 pm | delete
    I have just turned 30, now you would think that that was bad enough, however im still having to deal with going red nearly all the time..very simillar to other stories i have read on here.
    Mine started in my early teens, it can happening to me bumping into someone from years ago, or a girl talking to me in the gym.... but i just cant help thinking is it just something your born with, as I now have a son and he is also very shy, i'm hopping to god he doesn't have to deal with this the same as me, i'm hoping what ever triggered mine skips him.
    I'm now at the stange were it still happens but i just what the hell, its just something that happens and there's nothing i can do about it, i have bad days were i think people must think i'm weird.

    i dont know the answer or the fix, but i'm just going to try dealing with it and not worrying about it anymore, lifes too short and i'm hopin that its the last thing people will remember me for...we all know worrying about it before it happens makes it 10 times worse.
  • Hannah Aug 3, 2010 @ 3:30 pm | delete
    I'm 13 and i would rather get sent to the office than speak infront of the class or anything.. lol soo this year i am going into 8th grade and i know i am going to speak infront of pretty much the whole school and i really dnt want my face to get red cuz then my eyes water and ppl laugh so can someone give me advcie? i know its nothing to be emberrased about cuz everybody has to do it too so help me please! =(
  • Nicole Aug 1, 2010 @ 7:22 pm | delete
    Im 13 and i go red when i have a presentation or somethin i jus have try not to think about going red and concentrate on what im reading and i dont look up because it makes me go red when i see everyone looking at me, and i do care what people think of me and my goal is to not give a shit, it is messin up my social life, what anoys me the most is actually when one person goes god your whole face went red, and then someone else says oh only your cheeks went red a tiny bit and then you don't know how red you actually go im just happy that i know im not the only one.
  • Ash Jul 18, 2010 @ 12:44 am | delete
    I totally understand what everyone else is saying, like my face turns red all the time, and sometimes it will turn red just because I'm worrying about it turning red. i hate it, it stops me from doing the things i wanna do, and it holds me back from doing so much. I'm gonna try this cream and I'm hoping it works! Because half the time, i feel like i just can't even be myself.
  • Dhir Jul 29, 2010 @ 6:35 am | delete
    I hate when my face especially my ears turn red when someone teases me and that give them one more thing to tease me about...which leads to even more red ears...Oh God! this cycle is so embarrassing...can some one help me on this...
  • Brad Jul 6, 2010 @ 11:12 pm | delete
    by my face turning red holds me from doing things i want to do. it also restrains me from getting to know people and from trying to entertain a classroom or an audience
  • Lis Jul 6, 2010 @ 10:33 am | delete
    I have red in my face im 23 yrs. old and i dont like it i bought the product the redness relief but how long do i have to keep it on or how do i use it? do i have to wash it off with water until is completally gone or what? can someone explain to me please...
  • spirituality Aug 3, 2010 @ 2:41 pm | delete
    You wash the day cream off before going to bed. The night cream goes off in the morning. In both cases a very little bit is enough.
  • monica Jun 30, 2010 @ 10:31 pm | delete
    hello my red peeps,
    i happen to be one of them..YES it is super annoying. Im 14 and it has been ruining my life since i was freaking 10! (begging of puberty idk)..when someone idk talks to me i get red or when alot of people look at me like if im a freak i get red..and then my "FRIENDS" say omg ur getting red, and that makes me even MORE RED! it sux real bad being this type of person bt i think ot attracts guys idk..lol it happens to me bt idk if its because i get red.ANYWAYSS, as i was saying, i thought the redness was gunna go out bt im waiting for ever! and the worst part is; im like pale white when im not embarressed and people think im dying when i get red! its stupid! i hate it and its the worst thing i hate about my self! i wish there was a medicine to cure everyone that has this because i know what u guys feel. Amnd for the people that dont and is reading this, u guys are asses when u critizise people when they get red:( it hurts our feelings and makes us depresses:'(..take a minute and think of how we feel..-this sux!
  • brad Jun 26, 2010 @ 5:20 am | delete
    hi im in comp and when i get done off teacher in the class i go red ! and its embarrasing and i feel stupid why do i go red ?
  • Cristina Jun 17, 2010 @ 8:17 pm | delete
    I am 28 and I go red when I speak in front of a group of people. Even if there are only a few people and they are my peers. I hate getting red. I can feel it filling my face, my body temp rises and then I begin to sweat. No matter how cold it is! It sucks! I have to give a presentation in front of many people next week which I am not looking forward to. I think if I'm very prepared for it, I can hopefully control my redness. I find when you have a great tan on your face it's less noticeable. Does anyone know if there is a mental trick to help prevent/lessen this?
  • Lisa Jun 9, 2010 @ 6:48 pm | delete
    I'm 38 and I still go red in the face. I've been to councilling to talk to someone about it and I've tried so hard to understand why I have a more emotional response to life and situations than most people. I think alot has to do with my upbringing and my confidence...I always feel like I'm going to look stupid answering question. It has affected me so much that there are days when I think it would be better to not be alive then to deal with it. People don't understand how terribly difficult it is to deal with. I just want to understand it and make it stop. I know, I kow...it's all about confidence. I think I have to break the cycle and change my thought process and when I feel my face go red I need to have a trigger like a thought or a word that snaps me out of it.
  • frustrated Dec 12, 2011 @ 11:49 am | delete
    wow, I am 36 and have four kids and I still turn red when I speak to people. It is ridiculous at my age. I have the same problem as all these people Ive read. I guess with me is I grew up without my dad around and my mother struggled trying to make ends meet. I havent had the best childhood cuz Ive been through a lot of crap, but still, I am a grown woman with kids and I dont want them to see me getting embarrased. How do I teach them to have good self esteem, when I dont have any. Its moody for me too, sometimes Im feeling great on top of the world and I can cope with it, then sometimes I feel so low down about myself and I turn beet red if I run into someone , or if I have to talk to somebody. I could not talk in front of a group of people right because I will blush so beet red and I start sweating bullets down my back and I cant think strait, its like something just takes over and I feel like a complete idiot loser. Im old enough to know better than this, but I cant get over it. I wonder if my fiance notices it, if so he doesnt say. Weve been together for two years. I hold back in life because of this disease and wish God would just make it go away, for all of us.
  • sue May 18, 2010 @ 6:18 pm | delete
    helpme i dont know what to do to control this reddness when someone talks to me or by looking at someone looking at me
  • america May 18, 2010 @ 6:00 pm | delete
    reading this stories make me feel much better, to know that i am not the only one with this problem. I sometimes dont go to work because their is group of people thier that as soon as i see them walk in i feel the rush in the face and because i know they know makes the reddness more noticeable. i have over heard them and i have earned the nick name "the rush" this stresses me out so much that i hope that i would be better dead. but i will try this product and hopfully it will work and make my life easyer, and do hope that we can help each other with this problem so if any one has any tips please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Joe Jul 29, 2010 @ 2:33 am | delete
    I feel your pain, the people i work with are assholes about it with me, some of the guy/girls try and trigger it on purpose just for a laugh. Im a 26yr old male and i thought that i shouldnt be going through this problem at my age, but reading all these stories makes me feel at ease. Knowing that men and women of all ages are going through what i am as well, i really dont think a cream is ganna do it for us my friends. My self esteem is not that high, and even though i have a wonderful girlfriend and my life is steady, the simplest and stupidest social awakwardness gets me red, reading all the stories, ive turned red to almost all of them, and i hate attention, so when people are making fun of me or all eyes are on me.. there it goes.. the heat and redness begins. Not to mention if they mention it.. you all know what happens... theres no magic fix, but i believe its all mental.. theres the key, but the hard part is finding that key and using it to improve and possible eradicate this annoying problem of ours
  • James Aug 1, 2010 @ 7:15 am | delete
    Hi,
    I think we have a lot in common. I am also a 26 year old male, with low self esteem. The only difference is, I don't have a girlfriend and have such low self confidence that sometimes I think I will never find someone due to my constantly going bright red if a girl so much as glances in my direction. How did you meet your girlfriend, if you don't mind me asking?
  • Ferny95 May 4, 2010 @ 1:13 pm | delete
    I have this problem like so many of you and i've found looking at past pictures its since i lostall my self esteem since i got bullied. And i've tried so many products but my skin just goes all weird with foundation but i tried washing with icy cold milk which worked for awhile.But atm the thing which is working the most is looking in the mirror and smiling and saying "i don't care" which i really hate doing but it gets you use to it and its actually working to acertain extent with practising eye contact with a friend or somebody and breathing calmly like in pilates even when your friend or somebody says something which would normally trigger embarrashment. I know its so hard to speak to people cause you feel like a burning red flamebut just stay calm :) my oat complex moisturiser seems to help a bit aswel, buti'll try that product they've mentioned above and tell you all my result. Lets just all be proud of being happy and red we'llprevail lol :) x hope i weren't speaking complete gogerly goop :P
  • over it May 3, 2010 @ 3:03 am | delete
    hi jess . ur story is like reading a self journal ...... i get exactly the same thing happen to me all the time and im over it ... have u tried any of the creams and have they worked??
  • jess. Apr 30, 2010 @ 12:26 am | delete
    hi there i am 19f and i have a terrible problem with my face turning red. i hate it so much. in class if a teacher calls on me i feel my face immediately burning red and i know everyone sees. in high school a teacher used to make fun of me for it. still my friends always say stuff to me about it. they tell me 'your face is soo red right now' AS IF I COULDNT TELL. it is so frustrating and this is the first time i randomly looked up on google to try to find how to fix it..well maybe ill try the eucerin cream but it also helped to see that there are other people with this problem. i always feel so ridiculous and i feel like it's holding me back soo much. like i'll say something that's maybe just the slightest bit awkward, or sensitive, something that any normal person could just say and move on. but for me i think 'jeez i hope my face isn't turning red..oh shit is it turning red?' and then it starts and i feel my face get red hot and i can't stop it! i can't control it and it is the most frustrating feeling i can think of. no one understands.
  • zoe. May 1, 2010 @ 10:34 am | delete
    this is what happens to me too. i feel like my mood revolves around the color of my face.
  • tomatoe May 2, 2010 @ 12:34 pm | delete
    ohhhhh my god. you just described my life story.
    recently, we were at someones house (well there was this girl that i liked) and when her sister said, you two should get married, i IMMEDIATELY went red in my face and i always cry about it. it always holds me back from anything and makes me feel like a complete idiot.
  • america May 18, 2010 @ 6:04 pm | delete
    hi jess i am 35f and i now what you are going thru i agree no one understands but i am glade that i found this page and hopefuly we can all help each other overcome this embarrasment so lets start buy using this product and see how it turns out :)
  • Hannah I fucking h8 going red in the face ya know?? Jun 27, 2011 @ 11:31 am | delete
    whenever I start talking to my friends or daydreaming the teacher asks me a question like " What is y-3x?"or some random shit and I go bright red i feel the back of my neck blazing and my face going hotter and hotter and my crush always stares at me whenever this happens and it's REALLY embarassing and I'm thinking to myself " stop looking at me ... stop looking at me..." Or.. when I answerd a question and get it wrong my face went bright red the same thing happens i can just feel his eyes on me XP and inside im like SHIT STOP STARING AT MEEE!!" lol :L He was probably thinking " Hannah's jist embarassing herself..."
  • Tally. Apr 25, 2010 @ 11:21 pm | delete
    Hi. im 17 years old and im going to prom in 2 weeks. im not too nervous about anything except for eating dinner with my boyfriend's friends and their dates. i get red in the face even if my family talks to me...i have taken medicine all the time but it never works. does anyone have any good advice for me to use. because i just know one of the girls ask me a queston im gonna get so nervous and think everyone is staring at me.. as well as get extremely red in my face then they will know im nervous... someone please HELP!!!!
  • Kaeleigh May 18, 2010 @ 5:35 pm | delete
    Im 12 but I get this too. I get soooo red whenever I talk. And I suggest to be natural and calm and think "Why am I embaressed, there my friends".... Anyways have fun at prom.
  • James Apr 12, 2010 @ 2:57 pm | delete
    Hi Lauren,
    I am 25 and this has happened to me for years. So it does still happen to people our age. I thought I would eventually grow out of it...but it hasn't happened. I hate it cos it isn't just my cheaks that go red, its my whole face. Cheeks, ears, nose, forehead, chin. Today at work I was in the lift and a good looking girl got in next to me. I could feel myself going red, caught a glimpse of muself in the mirror, and I just looked ridiculous. Which made it even worse...any advise you might have would be great? Do girls make fun of guys who go bright red? I always feel really rude cos if I make eye contact with an attractive girl, I go red and have to look away and walk off.
    Hopefully we can help each other.
  • LJ Jun 30, 2010 @ 12:21 am | delete
    I have the same problem with attractive guys :(
  • Hannah Jul 3, 2010 @ 6:12 pm | delete
    depends what the girl is like, if i saw a boy going red when i saw him looking at me i would like it because you would get a hint he could be attracted to me. I go red myself and i worry about if boys think im a freak. You've just gotta learn to not care about what people think, its hard for me but it works.& no need to think your being rude because of that just smile at her, if you really liked her socialise with her. Hope that helped you abit.
  • FourthKnock Apr 16, 2011 @ 2:30 pm | delete
    I'm a 20 year old girl and I consider myself reasonably attractive, if my face stays white at least! Trust me, if I were to see a boy getting red because he saw me, I would think he's cute and become completely red myself^^
  • Lauren Mar 16, 2010 @ 9:07 am | delete
    hey there, i go red all the time. I get so embarrassed it makes me worse!!! Can i ask a question tho? Im 24, should this still be happening, i've started back in college so i was out of the whole 'school' thing for awhile, do ppl tlk bout other people going red?!
  • James Apr 12, 2010 @ 3:02 pm | delete
    Hi,
    I just posted a message....but I didn't realise I could just reply directly to you....ooops...bet I am going red now....I hope you get to read it....I'm 25 and have the same problem....and have done for as long as I can remember....
  • Jenna Apr 12, 2010 @ 9:46 pm | delete
    hello Lauren.

    I am 25 and I feel the same as you! I decided to google it today and see if there is something to help. I'd like to chat. Please email me at hoverj@csusb.edu

    thanks
  • WhiteOak50 Feb 27, 2010 @ 6:09 am | delete
    Great job with this lens! All of my life I have had this area right below my neck line that turns beet red when I stressed or upset. Mostly it is covered with my t-shirt but I can feel heat rising too. Strange, huh?
  • nat Feb 22, 2010 @ 7:17 pm | delete
    wow i think that will really really reallllllllllly help me! :) i feel like all i need is a lot more confidence and ill be set!
  • Bunny00000 Mar 1, 2010 @ 1:33 am | delete
    yeah!! Whatever makes you feel more confident- also volunteering is a great way to gain more self confidence. It will give you something to be proud of, to be able to share your experiences with other people in a good way. Have fun! :0)
  • ellie Feb 22, 2010 @ 12:16 pm | delete
    hey..im 13 at the moment and have been going red since i was in year 5. every time i have to read something infront of the class i go bright red. it's so embarassing. it's even go to the stage that when a teacher asks me a question i go so red. i hate it and i feel ashamed of it. i never go red infront of my close friends or family but when i get to school i go red about anything. im starting a new school tomorrow and im petrified of going red infront of new people im going to meet. they'll think im a loser and i don't no what else to do! im the only one who goes red in my classes and i don't even know why i go red anymore it's just got so out of control. please help me someone and add a comment so i know what to do by tomorrow! :(
  • Greg Apr 18, 2010 @ 5:57 pm | delete
    Ellie, I'm 14 and I have been going red all over my face especially my ears since I was in year 5 to. I have lost all my self confidence and can't even go to church without going red in front of the priest, I feel so bad when I do, it is tearing my life apart just because of the colour of my skin when I am near people
  • Ellie Apr 20, 2010 @ 10:32 am | delete
    Hey Greg.
    I know it is so awful! I have to do a presentation in two days and I am actually dreading it. I'm trying to get better at building my confidence, I mean it's all in my head. Sometimes to make me feel better I say to myself there is nothing to go red about it's just all in my head and it sometimes works for me so try it :) I'm so glad theres other people out there who go red, I feel like i'm the only one sometimes. hope my tip works.
  • Sara Apr 25, 2010 @ 9:03 pm | delete
    Ohh my
    I have the same problem it's really been happeneing all my life but I never really noticed or cared like in year 7-8 it went red when I spoke infront of class or was really hot and I didn't care I hardly noticed I was pretty confident I could talk to teachers n students with no problem but then year 9 during winter it all went bad. One day I was sitting in class and my cheek went really red just one cheek and I got soo embarassed and stressed that I had this really red/purple streak appearing down my face near the nose and then it half happened on the other side and I also went like red purple at the edge of of my face and my neck went all blotchy I was freaking out and then my whole face just went soooo red I went home cus I said I was sick and after that I became soo conscience of my face the streaked red was just my sinus so tablets fixed that but I kept worrying about it and it came back so I kept leaving early and missing days and then everythme I spoke to a student/teacher or in front of the class my face went red and especially in winter now I have this fear of the heater everytime it's on my face went extremely red year 9 sucked it really restricted me then year 10 it was not as bad I still went red when certain teachers spoke to me and when I had presentations and sometimes I felt a little bit trapped like I wasn't aloud to get up and walk around the classroom so I went red I started freaking out but semester 1 winter I went red all the time then semester 2 my teacher left n we got a new teacher who always turned off the beater haha so it didn't docas red as usual but I slowely got more confident and I could talk to most teachers without going red I had the best year in year 10 now I'm in year 11 and we have past summer and 1 term and I only went red about 5 times the whole term and that's cus I had 2 orals or I was really really hot but that was alright but now it's colder the heater was on once and I freaked out bad so icwent red soo I'm a bit worried now it's cold the heater will be on I need to calm my self down and not worry at all I'll try and I also pray it actually helps :) but it doesn't go purple anymore or extremely red it's getting there
  • ruby May 7, 2010 @ 4:41 pm | delete
    hi guys im 13 and ive been goin red since bout year4 and its soo embarrassing! my nickname at school is now ruby red! I go bright red all the time even over things im not actually that embarrassed about its just because everyone stares at me because im going red. i feel like im on fire and ive been told that by people aswell! i cant even answer a question in class without going red. i think the only way of getting over it is by not thinking about going red which can be really difficult i know.
  • KateTheGreat May 14, 2010 @ 3:27 pm | delete
    Hayy:* So like, the same thing happens to me so I tried the product mentioned above^^^^^ and now I don't have that problem at all anymore=) Now my friends always ask me how I get my skin so clear, since it also helps with pimples and acne!!! I LOVE it and reccommend it to EVERYONE on here. Hope this helps my fellow red-faced people<3333
  • america May 18, 2010 @ 6:15 pm | delete
    hayy kate so which of the creams did you try i am very stress out and will try anything so please emali me at america_lomeli@yahoo.com
  • zoe May 1, 2010 @ 10:39 am | delete
    hi ellie. i have the same problem!! im completly fine with friends and at home, but it's horrible at school. i play the bass guitar in our jaz band and when im standing up there alone, every day my face turns bright red :(.
  • Dave May 1, 2010 @ 6:15 pm | delete
    Hey same happens to me. Ive been trying new things. I sit up front in my class all by myself and a really cute girl i like sits in the back with more people. and when i get up or teacher talks 2 me my face gets really red. wat i been doing lately is acting like my face isnt red and participate. and it works. i feel real good 2. yeah my face gets red but I try 2 show other ppl tht it does not bother me. so keep ur head up and dont make it noticable and you will be fine.
  • Kaeleigh May 18, 2010 @ 5:32 pm | delete
    Im almost the same!!!!!! Im in 6th grade and 12 years old. I get red whenever I speak infront of the class. Omg, and today for school we did a news bradcast and I was on there and everyone called me "tomato face".... its sad but I try to forget about it. It makes me mad but I would suggest to just be calm and natural and try to think that everyone is different and think of everyone in your new school your BEST FRIENDS!! it wont seem so scary. But starting a new school is never easy! I hope my advise worked!?
  • Bunny00000 Feb 22, 2010 @ 2:48 am | delete
    I am 23 and I've been struggling with this same issue since I was in sixth grade. It is MUCH better now than it used to be; I would turn bright red when I was called upon in class, asked a question, or giving any sort of presentation. It only got worse as time went on, the more I thought about turning red the more it happened. Eventually it got to the point where I could not even talk to my closest friends and parents without being completely self conscious about my face getting red and it basically ruined my life for a while. I stopped going to classes in high school, had to get a tutor to finish up my senior year, and basically woke up every morning absolutely DREADING the day to come. It is very much a debilitating disease, and I know most of you know that already given your cries for help. I very much understand. The advice I can give is this: take some time to do serious self reflection and think about what makes you feel comfortable and confident. Was it when you went to school that one day and wore your new outfit that made you want to get in front of the class and show it off? Or maybe when someone complimented you on your artistic talents in art class? Do you feel like you should get a new haircut or maybe change something about your life that you know would make living easier? Trust me on this one, the small things do matter. ANYTHING you can do to de-stress and relax on your own as well as when you are in social situations will add up to make all the difference. Eventually, your stress levels will go down and you will find yourself talking to your friends with ease, with passion instead of insecurity and laughter instead of bashfulness. Here are some things that helped me personally:
    meditation (just find a way that works for you)
    plenty of sunshine
    gardening, drawing, painting
    yoga
    WORKING OUT for sure. helps me regulate my heartrate.
    wearing clothes that I feel comfortable and attractive in
    feeling fresh and new every day: a good body wash or lotion.
    Anything that makes me feel healthy and attractive. I find that when I feel that I look good, I can face the world way easier.
    Karaoke with friends- even if you don't like singing it lets you all be embarrassed in front of each other and have a good laugh.
    Reading books and blogs about this condition actually makes me feel a ton better knowing that I'm not the only one.
    Being COMPLETELY and utterly open and honest about your condition and how it makes you feel is the best way to get over it. If you hide your face every time this happens, it will make you feel more shame and embarrassment, which we all know will make it way worse. Tell people, oh man I have NO idea why my face gets so red I hate that I can't control it! If you have to give a presentation tell your audience, "I really hate giving presentations because my face gets so red and I have no idea why, but bear with me here I have some good things to say." I bet you that over half the people in the room have the same problem but maybe on different levels. HONESTY is a HUGE part of recovery for me and the more open you are about your life the better. You'll see. It will help you be outgoing and social, people will respect you for your openness and you will come off as a confident person.
    Body Language is huge-- if you feel yourself turning red, notice your body language. You are probably slumped over and hiding your face in some way. Research shows that your physical body language can change your emotional response to things. Stand up straight, take deep breaths, smile, open your eyes wide and speak clearly. The redness will soon pass and you will have all the confidence in the world.

    I once gave a presentation in high school and by the end of it, I had no idea what I had just said because my mind was so fuzzy with stress from knowing I was bright red the whole time. Now, I still get nervous but I have given several very good presentations when I am passionate about what I am talking about and I think clearly as I am speaking. Talking with people (new and familiar) comes with ease and I actually very much enjoy it. I hope this helps all of you and please remember, you CAN and WILL get rid of this problem if you are open and content with the world.
  • RedMann26 Feb 17, 2010 @ 7:55 pm | delete
    Ummm my hair is like so red it makes me look red sometimes my friends say to dye it black but i cant because my penis is little :(
  • kat Feb 6, 2010 @ 5:00 pm | delete
    hi...... i am in secondary school. I never used to go red but no jokes i now go red at anything so small and simple for example just giving an answer in class or talking about a wierd conversation with someone i know even if it isnt about me i will go red. Recently it has stopped me from doing things like i would have done drama for GCSE but it go so red in all the lights snd i dont like it cos sometimes people point it out and it makes me really embarressed. Now every single thing i do before hand i think if there could possibly be a situation that might make me red and if so i wear loads of foundation but it doesnt work the red just comes through. None of my friends go red and if they do it is just slightly blushed on the cheeks whereas i go red all over my face like my cheeks,forehead everywhere.
    this may sound actually ridiculous but it takes over my life i just wish i could do something that would actually stop it does anyone know anything that could help me.
    but the thing is i know its a mental scycological thong cos whenever i am with my closest friends or my familly i never go red!!! but ahhhhhhhh i just get so angry with myself.
    please help me ! xx
  • tina Feb 15, 2010 @ 7:42 am | delete
    I have the EXACT same situation as you!! i get so mad and embarrassed at myself because I turn red. It doesn't happen with our friends or family, because we are so used to speaking with them and I think we feel most comfortable around them. I wish there were a way to fix it. Like medication or something.
  • Fernanda Feb 5, 2010 @ 6:57 pm | delete
    Hi Everyone. Im 12 Years Old && I Always Turn Red.! I Hate It && My Friends Never Turn Red && They Always Tell Me I Do.:( I Get So Frustrated With MySelf When This Happens. [And It Happens In The Most Dumbest Places && Reasons]I Am Going To Try All These Things && Hopefully They Work Out For Me.!:)
  • Michelle Feb 1, 2010 @ 8:29 am | delete
    I'm 25 and over the past two years I go red on my neck when anyone speaks to me or asks me a question that I am not prepared for - it is a complete nitemare!!! I go so red it looks like I'm on fire, I usually try to laugh it off or say that I'm really warm but when its -2 outside my excuss is wearing thin. Even worse I sometimes get red patches rather than an all over redness which looks a million times worse!

    This problem has taken a real dent to my confidence!! I have been looking on line and wondering if its social anxiety disorder, however I feel if the redness just stopped then I would be fine!

    I really want to go to my doctor about this but I'm worried she will just laugh it off or tell me nothing is wrong. Has anyone tried medication or creams that work??

    Also I have found cutting out alcohol, caffeine and chocolate and taking up more exercise helps a little (maybe delaying the reddness by a few minutes) but I can't keep going on like this!!!
  • Cass Feb 15, 2010 @ 12:44 am | delete
    i have exactly the same problem .. i think that if i could get rid of the redness i would be the most confident person on the universe ..
  • maria Feb 20, 2010 @ 1:40 pm | delete
    Iam 28 years old and i go red in the face and neck all the time, when people in work ask me somethin or even when iam around family members, its really getting to me know, iam thinking of leaving work all together. the doctors think its anxiety but i dont think it is, even when am just watchin tv on my own i go red. There has to be something other than talking to people to help stop this
  • Sonja Jan 28, 2010 @ 2:56 am | delete
    oh my gosh, me too! I'm getting married in August and I have been sick with worry for months about going red while walking down the aisle (the time when everyone is staring at you expecting you to look your best). I've been asking around for advice but no one seems to really understand just how worried I am. I know I'll be nervous on that day and it will probably be hot out, which won't help. I need arctic blast air conditioning to avoid all that. I might try this product. Heck, at this point I am desperate and willing to try anything!!
  • red-- Jan 26, 2010 @ 11:11 am | delete
    i didn't notice how many people have the same problem as me and it is ruining my life!!! anyone found any tips that actuali worked for them
  • lAiNA Dec 25, 2009 @ 3:17 pm | delete
    haha omgg ii hate getting
    red!! its soo annoying
    ii get soo mad ;c
    cuz ii dont even have a
    reason to be embarrased && ii
    still get red!! :C && people
    usually say why u red? && im
    like uhh shut da hell up
    ii kno im redd no need
    to say itt. && wats weird
    is dat im not shyyy or maybe
    w certain people im not
    comfortable with, im glad
    deres people here dat feel
    da samee, wen im talking
    to sumone im not really
    comfortable w or he's cute
    im ususally fanning myself jeje
    && pass it off as uff its hawt
    even though its 60 degrees! jiji
  • shelby Mar 11, 2010 @ 4:26 pm | delete
    i know how u all feel
    i thought no one else had this problem
    i get red over anything
    i went to my great grandmas birthday party and i turned red and the hole time i was there i was worried about turnign red so i was just trying to hide my face
    my probelm has been getting worse and worse and i
    need a solution really fast
  • s.j. Nov 17, 2009 @ 4:53 pm | delete
    I think it's great how many people are posting in response to this article. It never even occurred to me that other people might feel the exact same way about going red as I do, especially people my age. I'm 22. I understand why I go red, I am afraid I'll give a wrong answer in class, say something uncool to a new person I meet or what they might think about me and I avoid any new people I do meet because I don't feel good enough. It's gotten to the point where I hate going to school and have thought about not coming back several times. I realize it's all in my head, but I can't help it. Maybe a councilor would help...
  • spirituality Nov 6, 2009 @ 2:14 am | delete
    BTW - for those of you who are saying this is making you even more shy, avoiding people etc. Please do look for help. A counselor or something. Surely going red isn't as important as being able to buy groceries and have a conversation.
  • spirituality Nov 6, 2009 @ 2:12 am | in reply to luke | delete
    Hi Luke. The tips on this lens should help you a bit. Other than that - it sounds like for you it's part of your teenage problems. Nobody goes through puberty very happy. In other words: however hard this is, it will probably get less.
  • luke Nov 5, 2009 @ 9:12 am | delete
    im 14 years old and i always go red in school.it never happens at home cause i was with my freinds for like 7 years but in school its different because theirs people i like but i cant talk without going red all over my face and my face even somtimes starts to swet.at that point people start to laugh.the person i talk to thinks im weird and walks away because my face goes red and d girl dont want to get seen with somone with a red face.when i was in my other school i never went red until i got to higher level school.even if when the teacher tells me to read somthing out i go red and when the teacher asks me a question when im embarresed i start talking a random language and people laugh and say 'what?'and i get more embarressed.this is really ruining my life.it might be because for the last 2 years my new freind was really anoying and i get tempered and pritty mutch kick the sht outa him.then i took my temper out on other people and they were wondering whats wrong with him.please help.
  • billy Jan 16, 2010 @ 11:08 am | delete
    ye luke im 15 and the same as you i go red if the teacher asks me a question that im not prepared for and surprised so many people have the same problem
  • spirituality Nov 1, 2009 @ 1:04 am | in reply to anna | delete
    Hi Anna, I totally sympathize.

    Just wanted to add that these products DO NOT contribute to zits. In fact, for me, they help cure them.
  • anna Oct 31, 2009 @ 6:10 pm | delete
    Hey!!
    It has also only started happening to me recently, since finishing uni. People only have to call my name and I go a horrid red. Its horrible, it has completely knocked my confidence. Its nice to know Im not the only one with this problem. I wish there was an easier solution. I dont really like using products on my face because of spots :( however I think Id rather spots. Im 21 by the way. After reading Stuarts post, Im worried it might never go away.
  • Unknown Oct 23, 2009 @ 5:17 pm | delete
    I feel like crying, this is annoying me and EMBARRISING me so much! I never had this problem until about 4 months ago, now for no reason i go red all the time, Im 23, so not a teen either (unfortunatly!) I go shopping and even if im by myself i go red, i dont understand why its happening cos ive never had this before. I have a three year old daughter and i dont even want to leave the house anymore, i panic and think about it ll the time, i know people say its in the mind but i cant help but think about it! I can even tlk to my mum and go red, someone please help this is destroying my social life :( x
  • Unknown Oct 23, 2009 @ 4:32 pm | delete
    Im 14 and my face has turned red for the stupidest things since i was 10. My face turns red when im put on the spot, have to present something, or even when someone asks me a question. Idk why and it happens when i talk to guys. I dont want to talk during class or volenteer cuz it turns red. People tell me all the time "your face is turning red!" and it turns even more red. I hate it and dont kno how to get rid of it. is it ever going to go away? and i dont wear make-up.
  • Carl Oct 22, 2009 @ 2:47 pm | delete
    Well im 18, and its only recently started happening. I hate it, I go so red and over the stupidist things.. Ill stick by these tips anyway :-)
  • lovelovelove Sep 6, 2009 @ 12:18 pm | delete
    i have the same problem, im a teen also and i just have one thing to say, confidence is bascially the main factor (obvious, i know) when you are sure about yourself and when you love yourself the way you are, you do not care about what other people say about you at all. it started when i was 14, i would always get red in front of my class, even when we had discussions in class and i wanted to participate to 'face my fear' the minute everyone turns to look at me when i speak, i turn red and my friend is like WHY ARE U SOOO RED OMGGGGG. and im just like 'thanks for pointing that out' i had it much worse too, because i was new to the country and i was afraid of my accent...now i totally grew out of my accent but this insecurity is following me. good techniques are definately remembering to breathe when it happens. just when you feel your face hot, take a breath so deep that you feel like a bubble. reducing stress can be hard, just look at situations in a simpler perspective, it helps:)
  • Stuart Aug 29, 2009 @ 6:28 pm | delete
    I have lived with this also, 41 years of age and it never changed. I had to change my job, it ruled my life. I had received all the help there was from Doctors. No luck, medication did help, however the side effects were no doubt worse than the symtons in the end. I found when I had a good tan after holidays, I could do anything, and have no fear and not even feel myself going red despite my tanned skin. That helped me for short time. It scares me but I live with it and try to no worry about it as it is part of me. Other peolple who mention it, I just say it's my natural colour and this way it kills the conversation. I still struggle very much.
  • me Aug 24, 2009 @ 2:41 am | delete
    im also a teen it started when my teacher made me sit permanently by my crush. every day at school when shed take the roll id just go red for no reason. its a real relief when the bell rings and i get to go outside to cool off. my class mostly ignores it but i feel so bad about myself.
  • unknown Aug 21, 2009 @ 12:58 pm | delete
    hi, i have this same problem. it started in school aged 14 and it got to the point where people would bully me because of it. i got red talking to friends, having to read things out in class and affected my work because i was too afraid to speak up and say i was struggling because of embarressment. i'm now 19 and it has gotten less but i still find it difficult to join in conversations because of it. i think its because all eyes are on me and people might judge me of what i say. i dont see how these creams would work though, i use foundation which does lessen it a bit. would it be a silly subject to talk to a councellor about?
  • wendy Jul 14, 2009 @ 3:52 pm | delete
    hi i work with dealing with he people everyday.im 29 years of age so im no teenager ,i go so red in the face if any of the customers talk to me in work and wats worse is they comment on it,like o god why r u going so red which dosent help.its taking over my life i feel i ct stand up for self or join in any conversations in work .help
  • with you guys Jun 21, 2009 @ 6:41 pm | delete
    I find these site really helpful to prevent myself turning red in all situations.It started for me in school at aged 16, I thought it was just a phase as i had a really confident friend who went throught the same thing but grew out of it. for me it continued on with me in to my 20's, to the extent that it is affecting my work life, i feel it is holding me back from allowing myself to form decent working relationships with my colleagues and thus hinder my career prospects also. It has gottten to a stage now that i turn red when talking about anything private to my closest friends and family. its a if i have created this image of how i think other people percieve me and if anybody implies differently or questions me or asks me a personal question i just turn red, i have learned though not to take myself so seriously. if you think about it going red is not a big a deal , there are so many other ways to express ourselves, i am taking it one day at a time....
  • spirituality Jun 15, 2009 @ 2:13 am | in reply to briana | delete
    You sound like a teen & I know this is going to sound corny... but things will get better as you grow older. Just do NOT start avoiding people because of this. And, if it makes you feel better, use the camouflager I show here to prevent redness. That way you will feel less embarrassed.
  • briana May 15, 2009 @ 11:23 pm | delete
    The same thing happens to me...whenever i speak in from of the class or to someone i dont really know especially a guy i like i turn red as a tomato its so embarrassing, people just stare at u and say oh my god ur so red and it just makes me feel worse, what should i do???....i need HELP!
  • cjsysreform Apr 20, 2009 @ 4:14 am | delete
    Hi Katinka, just wanted to let you know I'm going to feature this lens in the Acne/Rosacea section of my Skin Care for Women group. I'm sorry for having overlooked it before.
  • chris Apr 3, 2009 @ 5:03 am | in reply to Treasures-By-Brenda | delete
    i have this problem that i go red when ever two or more people that i dont really know talk to me and i mean bright red all over the face is there any sugestions you can give me is it just confidence would answering questions in class help... like 2 questions per class would that help me or can you sugest any thing else because its kinda anoying me now it started when i was in year 8 just towards the end now im in year 10 so nearly 2 years will it just go away in time or will it be with me for ever
  • Treasures-By-Brenda Feb 26, 2009 @ 9:56 am | delete
    I agree that practice helps because you become more comfortable each time you do something. Believe it or not, my face used to turn red when I was talking to my doctor even when I was talking about perfectly un-embarassing things! It was awful. I like my doctor; he is my age and has children the age of my children's ages so we have a lot to talk about (soccer, etc.) The first time we visited him my children's shoes were full of sand from the playground. (Only slightly embarassing because the playground is, in my mind, a good thing.) Anyway, he just removed them and dumped the sand in the garbage and carried on. He is so friendly, kind and easy to talk to but still I would arrive with my short list of issues to talk about...and be red in the face. Thankfully, I do not think that my face is red anymore when I visit his office...practice helped.

    Brenda

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