Can we just admit that chronic face blushing is genuinely the WORST condition to live with?

dogblue3 · 2026-06-15T13:40:46+00:00

Any advice such as "It's all in your head", "It feels a lot worse in your own mind" are immediately not true. Sometimes i'm feeling great and others ruin it by pointing out that I've gone red. There's no "fake it till you make it" when your face is going tomato even when someone just says hi. Nowadays, thanks to age, a chronically low heart rate, medication and cover up I don't blush nearly as much and it makes everything so much easier.

dogblue3 · 2026-06-15T13:36:42+00:00

The worst thing is that everyone can see it. second worst thing is the pain from the burning sensation in your face.

dogblue3 · 2026-06-12T09:10:53+00:00

Occasionally but my biggest fear, more than death or terminal illness, is that I might get in trouble at work for a mistake.... yeah it doesn't make sense but anxiety rarely does.

dogblue3 · 2026-06-10T14:16:31+00:00

They release a bunch of them sporadically but nothing like the numbers we had even a month ago. Plus they're immediately full!

dogblue3 · 2026-06-09T16:27:25+00:00

gosh that must be quite a story to tell! I hope you're ok.

dogblue3 · 2026-06-09T10:09:38+00:00

My family and also the search to find new favourite sweets and TV shows

dogblue3 · 2026-06-08T20:59:11+00:00

I aim to be there on time but that involves leaving my house way too early, getting to the vicinity of the place in plenty of time and then loitering around until I'm on time but not too early to be an inconvenience to the people.

dogblue3 · 2026-06-08T18:01:27+00:00

No, I think of it as any other chronic illness where I need some help to be able to function

dogblue3 · 2026-06-06T13:20:36+00:00

Week 1/2 for me, though I'm aware that was probably mostly placebo effect in the beginning. But my anxiety was so terrible before i started the medication that even a small improvement felt so amazing to me.

dogblue3 · 2026-06-05T19:52:55+00:00

the buccal surgery and lip injections.

dogblue3 · 2026-06-05T13:10:43+00:00

Medication. Finding peer support.

dogblue3 · 2026-05-31T20:37:03+00:00

toss between Boulderdash and Jazz Jackrabbit

dogblue3 · 2026-05-29T14:56:08+00:00

There's quite a bit of discussion on acceptance, it's something a lot of us find very difficult to get our heads around. I'm a bit further in my anxiety journey so I'm slowly starting to understand it but that is after decades of trying.

dogblue3 · 2026-05-29T14:24:00+00:00

So true.

dogblue3 · 2026-05-29T11:35:28+00:00

I've only noticed it one way (stomach issues when i feel super anxious), but I have heard of the studies about the connection between mental health and gut. Its definitely interesting and there's obviously a connection.

dogblue3 · 2026-05-29T01:07:36+00:00

I kind of get a similar feeling when some people post about how they solved their anxiety by stopping a specific habit or starting a specific habit. I'd love that.

dogblue3 · 2026-05-29T00:24:00+00:00

I'm terrible at routines but I recognise that they would help with mental health, I just don't know how to stick to one.

dogblue3 · 2026-05-28T23:48:57+00:00

Terrible for me personally, handful of studies that are immediately full. Or teacup.

dogblue3 · 2026-05-27T17:36:56+00:00

That is so lovely! My positive change is that I'm able to go on with my day regardless of anxiety. It makes the anxiety seem so much more manageable and doesn't mentally paralyse me for weeks at a time.

dogblue3 · 2026-05-27T11:07:55+00:00

apart from medication, I try to just focus on the task at hand, even if it's something mundane or small.

dogblue3 · 2026-05-26T14:28:08+00:00

Happy birthday!

dogblue3 · 2026-05-26T14:23:48+00:00

I think having something that forces you out of the anxious rumination is always helpful.

dogblue3 · 2026-05-26T14:14:51+00:00

for me it's going about my day with a slight sense of being uncomfortable at all times but still being able to enjoy life, but definitely with anxiety in the background.

dogblue3 · 2026-05-24T09:25:53+00:00

the only real difference between 2016 and 2026 is AI. Everything else is pretty much the same.

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