red blotches when anxious, nervous, or cry

Just a few years ago my skin began to blotch when my I was emotional (whether happy, sad, angry, embarrassed, etc.) or when I drank alcohol. It's gotten worse. I think it began when a very drastic emotional change happened in my life.. I had begun dating this guy, things didn't work out, I had to face him and his friends at work all the time, they'd put me down, etc. Besides being in an emotional state, my skin also blotches due to the temperature, and ALSO for no reason. I've learned to try and laugh about it.. because honestly, a cure isn't likely, and why be upset over something you can't change? So I try not to dwell on it. I do find the accupuncture comment above interesting though. Another thing I think would help my blotching problem is some sort of way to make myself feel less embarrassed (maybe become more confident?). I blotch on my chest and arms mostly. Luckily it doesn't itch, but it's still annoying.. so are the stares and the "What's wrong with your chest?" comments. Way to be discreet over something that is obviously embarrassing. If anyone has a magical cure, please share.

I have had this problem for most of my life, as do my mom and brother. I get it the worst tho sometimes covering almost my entire body like when i get out of a hot shower. It happens when I feel any emotion, when im in the sun or warm temperatures, when im drinking, etc. I always thought my skin was just really sensative and was seen by a doctor who told me it was a simple heat rash that I would just have to learn to live with. if only it were that easy...
The only semi cure I have found is getting a tan, in parts of my body that are tan it is almost not noticable at all. other then that, i just have to explain it to people who ask. and theres always someone that wants to know whats wrong.

I've suffered from the same thing for years. If I get angry, sad, excited, nervous and especially when i've been crying, I get red blotches all over my chest and in worse states on my neck, face and arms. I am quite a confident person and not shy to speak to people although I am a very nervous person and worry about anything and everything so have always put it down to nerves. It has got worse as I got older even though my confidence grows with age too! Sometimes i'll be talking to my mam and sister about something i'm passionate about and it honesly is just a normal conversation and they point out that my chest has went blotchy again! I'm actually getting married next year and don't want the blotches to spoil my day and my photographs! I've been to doctors and he said its unlikely I will find anything to cure it but recommended counselling for anxiety. I'll try anything!

Hi, i am 18 and this happens to me as well. I think I have always had this problem, but I really noticed it today because I was wearing a v neck shirt. I don't think I was nervous today, but it has happened when I have been nervous. I was just walking and bam! I start feeling my legs and chest burning. I didn't touch it and tried to ignore it, but when I got somewhere where there was a mirror, I saw I was COVERED in these red blotches. On my chest, neck, belly. (I'm sure it was on my thighs too, but I was in public and didn't want to strip completely down. I could feel them though.)
My blotches also go away once I take a breather and calm down, but it is very embarrassing. Twice this month someone has asked me "are those hickies on your neck?" I wonder if mine is just a body temperature thing though. It's especially worse when it is a little cold and I am walking somewhere.

i am only 15, i noticed i started getting them when i was about... 12 or 13, i was always very very shy , it wasnt so bad, i actually didnt even know i got them until my friend had a horrified look on her face, and said "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU NECK?!" I said idk and tried to calm down, over the years its gotten worse and worse, and happens everytime i have a freakin emotion. its the most embarassing thing when your in front of the class and thats all they stare at, even teachers look at it and seem horrified, its like i have a major disease or something to them! and when i try and calm down everyone looks at it . and when i say everyone ,i mean EVERYONE. im in a new school in a new town with a ton of new people, so i get this rash VERY often. someone help. i dont think i can take this the rest of my life. its just so embarassing , i cant even carry on a conversation for god sakes!! HELP ME!!!!!!!! :$

hey:) i know EXACTLY what you are going thru its like your me. im also 15 and have those awful red blotches on my chest and shoulders and sometimes neck when i have any emotion:/ when im in school teachers will always look at me weird and ask me to go to the nurses office..i wanna scream in there face IM FINE!! but just to get away from all the stares i go to the nurses. my friends would also comment by saying "ewww someting is totally wrong with your skin! your all RED!!" i would try to stay calm and go ya it happens:) but i would end up freaking out and it will get worse :-( soo what i have found to be the best thing to do is wear high shirts that cover up my neck and shoulders and to just take deep breaths and it will be alright:) oh and also it helps if you go get a tan then it is less noticable.. hope this helps you out a lil bit :-D

I get the same exact thing, i'm 16 years old. It's quite embarrasing, and i never can wear low cut shirts, or anything, because i hate the fact that everyone comments on it. "what's wrong with your chest"? "Why are you all blotchy"? It honestly makes me feel discusting, and i just want to hide under the table when it happens... it never used to happen.. it just started a few years ago. I admit, my life was pretty rough. Not sure if that's the reason for it, but i wish there was a cure. So please, if any one knows a cure. please let me know!

i know what its like to feel so helpless.. this red blotchyness sucks! but what i have found to really help is to take naturol 5-htp pills. they promote a positive mood,helps control appetite,and calms you down. it is also drug free:) my redness has reduced quite a bit. it comes and goes sometimes but ive learned to just shrug it off and to love the skin im in:) and if this boy you really like likes you then he will understand that u get red sometimes its nothing serious its just a lil red skin. so its not that big of deal:) hope this helps you out a lilttle bit:)

im 22 and i have had this for about the last 4 years.. its horrible.. if i drive to the shops in my hot car to get food when i come back to work im all blotchy on my boobs neck and up the side of my face and then because i know its going to be there it makes it worse and comes out even redder than before. at work if my boss asks me something or i get called into a meeting i can feel it coming on.
If someone asks me aquestion i feel uncomfortable with or im in a situation i know i will find akward i can feel it coming on and before i know it im all red and blotchy.. even drinking i get it and i get it bad so i dont go out much anymore.
about 90% of my wardrobe is worked around this condition everything i have is either a turtle neck for the winter or for the summer any kind of halter neck or high neck shirt .. i even use silk scarfs to cover it !
i even got to a point where i would pack ice blocks in my lunch bag so if i felt myself feeling akward or stressed i would take one into the bathroom and hold it on the affected area to try and cool it down ( even tho it never helped much )
if anyone has any idea what this could be please please please let me know

I am 25 and have the same issues as well. I wear a lot of turtlenecks or higher-neck shirts. I am glad its fashionable now to wear scarves more often with outfits, so I do that sometimes as well. The crazy thing is... when I do wear the turtlenecks/scarves, I end up not blotching underneath them, because they are kind of like my security blanket. My hope is that I can be more outgoing/confident while wearing turtlenecks, and practice situations where I have to talk to new people or my boss, and hopefully I will become more comfortable, and then I can go back to wearing other shirts.
I think a lot of people get it from drinking, even people that don't normally turn red easily or blotch. That seems common... at least I notice that on other people. I don't drink much myself, but I know that I would blotch easily just from dancing or the social situations.

I don't have any real solutions... I've had this problem since high school and it kind of disappeared when I was in college, but it has re-emerged now in my career, which is very frustrating. I have a hard time talking to coworkers or speaking up in meetings (or even worse, give presentations) without blotching or fearing that I am going to blotch. Sometimes I can tell its happening and other times I cannot. Sometimes I am convinced that I am blotching, and I check a mirror, and everything is all clear. It seriously has a mind of its own. I think the best thing is to remain calm and act confident and friendly toward others, and not let it bother you. Other people may comment or feel uncomfortable about you blotching, but I think the best thing is to be honest and just try to stay positive, and then people will just leave the issue alone. I am trying to accept it is just a part of me, and who knows? Maybe I will start a fashion trend at work with the comeback of turtlenecks.... they are not all that bad anyway! And there are lots of ways to wear cute scarves, even in a business casual environment. You can't apologize for who you are. Also, a lot more people have this than you think! It just appears in different ways. Everyone is insecure and worried about how they look or what they are doing, so they will not be worrying about how you look! I always try to remember that.

THE CURE!

Hey everyone I'm 17 I understand how you all feel as myself I really hated been like it
I used to go horribly red & blotchy through mixed emotions and drinking (very bad)

The worst thing is when people say "Omg you're red" then it leads to more redness and just makes you wana dissapear

And I had a brainwave & realised what would allergy tablets do?

So I took a "piriton allergy tablet" at home after having my first drink 5minutes later it all dissapeared and I was competely
red-free! and I was still drinking all night (you can take allergy tablets with alcohol)

Every time I'm going to a new course or something I just take a piriton and I feel great & even when I get embarrassed
I don't go red at all! & It's boosted my confidence so much and I seriously mean it

I've also recently done a Royal Air force interview with a corporal and I felt confident because I wasn't going to go red
Passed the interview & I'm also going on holiday to magaluf for a booze holiday!!!!!! :-)

Good luck all and be confident again! :-)

I hear what you are saying.  I have this problem everyday.  It sucks.  Even if I am not very nervous or stressed - It still happens.  And knowing that I am getting splotchy only makes it worse!!  I'm 39 and have had this problem ever since I can remember.  I like the suggestions on the antihistomene or the acupunture - I'm going to try those.  I wear high collered shirts/turtlenecks to - I always feel more confident when I do.  It is ridiculous!!!  Good luck!

I'm 14 and I have been getting these red, splotchy things ever since i was 11. I first noticed it when i was playing softball in 6th grade and i was standing oon the feild in direct sunlight. it was only on the spots where the sun was shining! I thought i was allergic to the sun, but the nurse said i probably just hit something and it made my whole body red. i was like okay and than they just kept coming. im now in 9th grade and they happen ALL THE FREAKING TIME. i have never seen anyone else with them so it makes me feel  like a freak or something. the other day i was sitting on the guy i likes lap and i looked down and my entire chest was COMPLETELY covered. i got so embarrassed. he said it didn't bother him so i just acted like it didn't matter but i could literally feel the heat rising up into my cheeks. after class i went into the bathroom and my face was all red as was my chest and arms and calves. i can't take this anymore, it makes me so upset. my bestfriend will start laughing at me sometimes because she knows it happens when i get nervous. i feel like everyone is staring at me and i get really self concious which just makes them worse. i can hardly even go to the pool anymore because they will get them all over my legs and chest and arms. they get reaaaally hot so i try to cool myself down by putting my hands on them because they are cool which just makes them worse. can someone please help ? anyone? it's the worst thing ever. if it hasn't happened to you than you really have no clue. just . someone help.

Hi, I have the same problem with the blotches.  It's horrible.  Can you please tell me more about the acupuncture and what state you live in.  Maybe I can go to the same person.  Thanks!!

I'm only in highschool and this condition has had the worst impact on my life. I have to layer on foundation like frosting every morning to feel a bit less self consious about myself. I suffer from anxiety and bad circulation, i think these are both main causes of all this. Also, whenever I have alcohol, even just one drink, I'll get these ugly red blotches all over my chest and neck. The same thing happens to my mother, and we're both Irish with fair skin and hair. I'v heard its caused by high blood pressure but my blood pressure is normal. also, my hands and feet get swolen and flare up just the same but at the most anonymous times. wtf is wrong with my body?