Ways To Stop Blushing Using My Unique Approach

If you find yourself blushing, what do you do with the blush? Well, I'm here to tell you: 

First of all, don't stop. You may think that's a bad thing, but it’s not. It's a natural response. The best thing to do is calm down and re-connect with your self-esteem by setting the right boundaries on how much embarrassment you're willing to tolerate without getting upset or panicked.

How to stop blushing, but not by stopping yourself from blushing

So...when you blush, you can either: 1) be sure to stop what you're doing and look around at everyone looking at you, or 2) stay calm and just keep doing what you're doing while NOT worrying. If a little voice in your head says "I'm blushing", don't pay any attention to it. Just keep doing what you're doing while trying not to worry about it.

It's natural, so DON'T fight it! If someone is looking at you, then that's his/her problem for being rude enough to invade your privacy.

You can even try saying to yourself "I am blushing" as a way of getting used to it. Just relax and keep doing what you're doing, and let your body do what it needs to do. Nature takes over when you don't fight it. Eventually your blush will go away.

That's right! Your blush will go away. If the voice in your head says "I'm going to keep blushing" -- well, don't worry about that either because if you keep calm, the blush will eventually stop on its own.

You can also try not to think about it and keep busy

Try not to let your mind go more than 12 seconds without having a new thought. Switch subjects every time old subjects get boring or cause you to think about what your face might do. That's one way of distracting yourself (another is paying attention to how your body feels while walking, running, etc.).

Sometimes I'll change the subject because I start thinking about something embarrassing that happened earlier in the day or even the day before. When that happens, I take a quick look around and reassure myself that nobody saw anything! You can do the same thing when you're worried about blushing or someone seeing you blush.

You can also try using a distraction like a book or magazine, listening to music, writing a poem, making someone smile.....or watching TV (Be sure to keep switching channels).

If one subject makes you think about something embarrassing that happened earlier in the day or even the day before -- it's best to change the subject. If your mind goes back to worrying about what you're worried about, then it means you have some residual emotional charges from yesterday (or earlier today) still lurking around inside of you.

To get rid of them, distract yourself by thinking about something else. It's similar to getting rid of an itch by scratching it. It works because scratching is an external distraction that transfers attention away from the itch.

Another way I've found is to 'write a letter': just write a letter to yourself. Practice writing letters until you get better at it.

Just don't worry about it

Worrying about something is never helpful! It makes everything worse. If you let your mind to go back and forth between thoughts without stopping, then it's going to cause problems in your life, relationships and work! It's the same principle as allowing two cars to pass each other on a highway without moving lanes so they can keep from colliding with each other; the cars would be going way too fast for the road conditions and end up collided anyway.

If you're worried about blushing or someone noticing it, then change the subject by practicing a relaxing meditation. If a meditative state of mind is difficult to achieve (instead ,you're thinking of other things)...then don't worry. As long as you're breathing while just sitting there, then that's enough time spent meditating. Don't try too hard! Let it come naturally, and keep doing it until you get better at it (1 minute will make a difference).

Don't think about why you're blushing...just focus on the feeling

At first, I didn't know what to do with my blush. Instead, I would obsess over why I was blushing...thinking about what I was wearing, thinking about how wrong it is for me to be blushing when everyone's looking at me and thinking about the teasing in school that made me blush. It hurt more than it helped.

No wonder I would think about why I was blushing so much! It wasn't because of what I was wearing or how I acted. It was just a feeling inside of my body that indicated something is going on in my head.

It's like being thirsty and in need of a drink of water! But you're afraid to get up and go get one because you might miss out on something good happening if you do. However, you don't really like being thirsty and in need of a drink.

That's how I felt about my blush. I knew something was going on inside of my head, but I didn't know what it was, and I'd left it alone because I didn't know how to stop it. It seemed like something bad was happening to me that nobody else could see and understand.

So the first thing is to stop thinking about why you're blushing...and to just focus on the physical feeling of your blush itself! If you do that, then the rest will take care of itself. The physical feeling of blush is in your body, and that's where it belongs. Your face has many feelings, but the feeling of blush isn't one of them.

However, there are some good things about blush as well (like you get to look at hot babes when you're blushing). Just focus on the physical feeling of your blush, and speed it's disappearance.

A lot of people don't know how to stop blushing. If they've tried everything and still feel embarrassed, then they should take a break from web reading/blogging while they're trying to figure out a plan for fixing their problem (I've gone a day without blogging lately).

In the meantime...

I'm not saying that I'm an expert on how to stop blushing. I am however, an expert at reading blog entries and learning from them. Since I've been reading the blog for a few months now, I've learned a lot about what's been posted and what works for other people.

I am also very happy to report that my blush problem has been fixed! It took months, but it's finally over!

Enjoy your life while you have it! Don't let anything get in the way of it. Live your life as if you have millions of dollars and lifetime airline miles (in case you don't already).

Conclusion

I know from experience that it's very difficult to fully stop blushing. It is not an easy problem to solve. You can't just think about it for a few minutes and then get excited about the prospect of having no more embarrassing feelings inside of you.

It's a lot like the physical feeling that comes with hunger or thirst. You can't just think "Oh, well I'm hungry now so I should go get something to eat" without taking action! It doesn't work like that!

You have to change your thought patterns and thinking styles. You have to redo your attitudes towards yourself, others, life and the universe in general (nothing else will work).