2004-05-30 - 12:15a.m.
Sunday Mirror (London, England); 5/17/1998; Porter, Mark
CAN anything be done about blushing? I am in my early 20s and have always blushed easily, but since starting work it has become a major embarrassment. When I feel myself going red it just makes matters worse. I go bright red just going into my boss's office.
BLUSHING is caused by dilation of the blood vessels that lie beneath the surface of the skin of the head and neck area. The whole process is under the control of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The ANS is not under our conscious control - the more you worry about blushing the worse it is likely to get. It's a highly specialised subject which few doctors know about.
