Posted by Ritch on January 29, 2002, at 11:42:28
In reply to blushing / social phobia, posted by ohal on January 28, 2002, at 8:53:53
> For the last 12 or so years I have suffered from uncontrollable blushing.
> I am not really shy but have this firmly in my conscious that I am going to blush when with people even my own friends and family. Any situation in which I might appear stupid causes me to blush.
> I have been to an physchoanalyst who tried hypnosis with no success. I am too embarassed to seek help on it, it was such an effort to see the analyst for a while.
> I would rather not take drugs to control the condition, but am so tired of trying to beat it, control it, live with it or whatever that I just might try something .......any help greatfully appreciatedHi,
I don't know if this would help, but I was reading somewhere that people have a tendency to be *attracted* to people who blush. I have SP probs. and after I read that it made it a lot easier. Sometimes folks with SP have difficulty realizing how many people *do* like them.
Mitch
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