Why do people blush way more easily than others when embarrassed? Is there any way to prevent it?
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The best way to avoid blushing is to pretend it's not a problem. I used to suffer from this quite a lot and the way to solve it is to pretend that you are the most confident person in the room at raise your head and be proud for all to see.\n\nThe battle is not to stop blushing, its to get your mind to overpower the desire to blush in the first place. It's not exactly a quick soloution but it takes practise, so keep trying.
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I wish I knew what embarrasses you, and how bad your reaction is.\n\nI have rosacea, so a blush easily. It was tough on me when I was a kid because people always thought I was more embarrassed than I really was, which of course made me more self concious, and therefore more embaressed. I know how it feels. But I don't know if what you experience might be worse than I what I went through. \n\nKnow that if most people empathize with you, most people feel your pain and want you to feel better. A few jerks say mean things. They are the minority. Ignore them the best you can.\n\nIf you feel totally anxious all the time, and it makes it hard for you to concentrate, then talk to some adult that you trust. It could be your teacher, aunt, parent, or someone at church or in your sports or other activity.
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The most important thing to remember is that people can't see how you feel on the inside, they only see what's on the outside thus you may end up judging yourself more than others do which just leads to more shyness.\n\nTry these techniques:\nhttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/social-anxiety-disorder/DS00595/DSECTION=9
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When you feel certain emotions (like embarassment), then your body reacts by releasing chemicals that cause stuff in your body to happen. When you become embarrassed, the empty blood vessels in your cheeks get filled up with blood. This causes your face to get red.\n\n(The reason your body does this is because it associates certain emotions with feeling cold, so it pumps more warm blood to warm you up.)
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Girls are basically Shy and Selfconscious\nThey giggle because they may be trying to hide their embarrassment\n\nJust for points---hee hee
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I make jokes about myself to myself, and I also tell a good friend I trust what I did, and sometimes their point of view makes me feel better, and sometimes they think I'm a fool too and they help me laugh about it.  After a while the humiliation goes away and you forget about it until the next time you get embarrassed.  Everyone goes through it, so don't be too hard on yourself.
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The one thing that popular people have in common is a complete inability to be embarrassed.  Never act embarrassed, no matter what.  Play it off cool or make a joke.  That might put you over the line.
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Blushing is a unique blend of evolutionary and social behavior. It's an involuntary reaction of the sympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for our "fight or flight" response, but blushing is solely triggered by social cues. \nPeople generally blush when they're feeling embarrassed, scared, or stressed. As a result of the "fight or flight" response, the capillaries that carry blood to the skin widen, and the increased blood flow lends the face, as well as sometimes the chest, neck, or even the body or legs, a reddened color. \n\nExcessive facial blushing, or erythrophobia, is caused by overactivity of the sympathetic nervous system. The condition can cause a lot of psychological duress and has engendered several support groups. \n\nIt's common knowledge that animals don't blush. So while there are some evolutionary cues behind blushing, it's also linked to something uniquely human -- moral consciousness. \n\nHope that helps x
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omg I'm quiet and shy too! People think I'm a snob and that I think I'm too good for them. One of the reasons they do that is because I dont smile. I know its hard, people tell shy people to just go up and talk to someone but its not that easy. I would try talking more to your friends (that would help you not to be as quiet and show people that you can talk to other people as well) thats what I am working on now. Good Luck!
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There are alot of shy people, but yours seems to be extreme! Anyways, what you need to do is to face your fear - shy people are usually afraid of one thing or the other.  Maybe you are scared of saying the wrong thing in front of people, or tripping over your shoes while passing under the stares of people.  Either way, its a fear, and you need to face it.  When you are in public, take deep breaths, count 5 seconds between each breath.  You  need to look at yourself in the mirror each day and say: "I am not scared, I am confident! I will not fall, I will not say the wrong thing" and so on and so forth. You need to speak to yourself all the time when you feel nervous. Say things to encourage yourself as you would to a friend who was shy too.  It will take a while before you overcome it but you will eventually.  If you love yourself, you will be more confident. So love yourself (e.g.take care of your appearance) and your confidence will come naturally.  You should also pick up books or read the internet on issues regarding anxiety, nervousness and shyness.  They will give you practical and maybe medical ways to help you.  And dont worry too much - you are not alone!
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I don't know about "most," but I'm sure many do because they're embarrassed. No harm in it, right?
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As others have pointed out, you are wrong.\n\nWhen people are embarrassed, blood rushes to their faces -- this happens with all races.\n\nIt's easier to see when the person has light-colored skin, but Asians, Native Americans, Middle Easterners, and Blacks all blush.
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It doesn't bother me.  In all actualty sometimes it helps excite me more knowing that someone else might hear how much I am pleasing (or being pleased) my partner.  My "friend" actually told me that he likes the way my face scrunches up when I can't be vocal about it. But if it really bothers you, try not to focus on it at much and it will get better.
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lower realm people tend to take their frustrations out on the innocent, it relieves their stress and makes them feel powerful. I am a cashier so this happens daily. The important thing for to do is realize that it has nothing to do with you at all. It is their shortcomings and downright patheticness (is that a word? LOL) that causes them to do it. You are way above that. Try to find humor in it and laugh it off. Hard to do, I know. Keep your chin up!
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Dr Claire Weeks (author of "Peace From Nervous Suffering") says, "a blush is caused by the nerves controlling the blood vessels in our face and neck becoming so startled by emotion - fear, anger, shame - that they suddenly release their grip and blood floods into the vessels." Trying NOT to blush makes it that much worse!
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When you are scared or embarrassed, your body releases chemicals that effect different parts of your body that cause different sensations.  It's O.K.  you are just human.  When you think back about it in the future, you will probably laugh about it.
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Probably overactive sweat glands. Happens to me all the time. It's not a problem, just kind of embarrassing.