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Posts by Mark Stubbles

Mark Stubbles is a hypnotherapist, author, and course creator who specializes in helping others overcome anxiety and trauma. Having walked the path from social isolation to self-acceptance, he now guides others to break free from the fear of blushing and reclaim their confidence. You can find more of his work at markstubbles.com or explore his comparison of hypnotherapy versus talk therapy for the fear of blushing.

Breaking Free from Self-Consciousness and Erythrophobia

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“Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging.” ~Brené Brown

I used to call myself a “beetroot.” It was a label of defectiveness that my inner critic screamed at me every time I felt the heat rising in my cheeks. For years, I lived with erythrophobia, an intense and persistent fear of blushing that quietly dismantled my world from the inside out.

Most people blush. A warm flush creeps up the neck before a first date or a public speech, and then it passes. For me, …