red blotches when anxious, nervous, or cry

When I was going though puberty I used to go red as a beetroot when I was in front of a large group of people, or really nervous or embarrassed. I managed to get past this, but when I was around 19, I started getting these red splotches on my chest, arm and neck whenever publically addressing people. I thought it was a psychological thing myself - but nowadays I find that I don't even have to be nervous NOR even FEEL the heat and rash appear, to still get it. Just today I was being introduced to a group of strangers - didn't feel nervous at all, as it's now a regular thing for me to do - but after I went to the bathroom and saw the splotches on my chest in the mirror. It was disheartening because I thought I'd finally got through it, and I didn't even feel like I was blushing. Funnily enough, when it was first pointed out to me by my classmates when I was 19, I noticed a few other classmates getting it too during their presentations. I think it's more common than we think. Whatever it is.

Oh my gosh!!! Finally, I'm not alone! I'm a 37 year old mother of 5 and about 3 years ago a friend of mine left her treadmill at my house while she was in the process of moving. So one day I used it and walked on it for about an hour, nothing too strenuous. When I was done, I was drinking some water and noticed that my arms, chest, neck and torso and thighs were covered in this weird, red, itchy, hot to the touch rash. I immediately took a shower and within 20-30 minutes it was as if the rash was never there. Didn't think much of it until I went for a walk in the cool evening a few days later and felt my chest and arms getting itchy and hot. The rash was back, but not as severe as the first time. Then it only would appear if I vacuumed, was out in the sun or went from cold to hot...not even really hot, just warmer than the cool/cold air. It got worse over time, effecting my face. I can always tell when my face is about to "bust out"(as my kids put it), because my scalp will start tingling and itching like crazy and then my face turns really red and bumpy. Then about 8 months ago, my boyfriend of 14 years and I broke up and he moved to Chicago. From that day the rash didn't appear again! Even when I took my kids to Chicago to visit him in July where the heat and humidity scared the c**p out of me, I didn't bust out at all!!! I was able to work out again, vacuum and even enjoy a nice walk. THEN, I got a new boyfriend and the rash has reappeared...So for the last 5 months even if we have sex or even walk into a restaurant that is a bit warmer than outside, my whole body except my hands and feet are covered in this annoying rash! I know it sounds like I'm allergic to men...haha...but I agree with some of the previous posts about it being stress related. I'm looking forward to trying acupuncture and just trying to relax more. I think that's why it went away when I was single, I wasn't stressed or worried about anything. But I'm still curious as to why it started out of the blue like it did.

taking cold showers occasionally has helped me!

hey i have been going threw this for a long time as well. I am 16 years old and this has been going on in my life since i was 12. I normaly get these red splotchs on my legs,chest,&stomach. (ESPICALLY when i take a hot shower.) I went to a doctor about when i was about 14 and he told me that there isnt a cure for it many other woman have it..it doesnt have a name and there is nothing that you could really do about it..YOUR JUST GOING TO HAVE TO GET USED TO IT. for me thats pretty hard cause im not comfortable in my own skin already and for me to have to worry about what color my skin is just makes it worse. I have had people ask me all the time "WHATS ON YOUR CHEST?!" "WHY ARE YOU SO RED??" OR "DUDE, WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU, ARE YOU OKAY?" when people ask me that it just makes me feel worse about myself and i want to cover it even more..but what i have realized is that ( well for me at least ) i guesss my skin gets irritated easily like with knecklaces. if the metal is rubbing against my chest then it breaks out in the little red rash thing. and when i had my long hair i tried to hide the redness with my hair but that seemed to make it worse so i decided to cut my hair and the redness stuff has reduced. Yes it still turns red but thats if i have been laughing super hard, crying, being anxious, etc..... all these emotions effect how my skin is. when i take a hot shower its alllll over my body. In middle school during P.E. I was too embarassed to play the games with all the kids because they laughed at how my legs turned all red and it felt hot and how it matched the color of my converse. Growing up i was known as the girl with RED skin. i am white and i sunburn easliy sooo easliy that my doc said i was allregic to the sun..dont know if thats possible but the dr said it so it must ne true..ANYWAYS being red it just something im going to have to deal with.. do i like it..HECK NO! i wanna know what this dang thing is called and get rid of it as much as i can. it doesnt have to be 100% i just want to be more comfortable in my own skin.. &i dont want to have to do the whole acupuncture-ness..that aint my thing. Im tired of this and i just want to know what the helll is wrong with me so please help(:

What are the treatments? I have the same problem, please help

I also get the same thing! But the thing is I am a performer and so I don't feel like I get nervous, but the usual amount till someone comments on my splotches, I REALLY need to make them stop, because it is embarrassing for them to be there when I am on stage, especially when the dresses we wear when we sing don't cover my chest! Please please pleaseeeee, does anyone have like a home cure that I can quite possibly use??? I really need to figure something out and soon! I get them when ever i perform, when my boyfriend and I get into a fight, when I cry, or pretty much just when anything intense is happening or about to happen! HELP!

i am 15 and i have this problem. Wish there was a cure that would just stop it forever because it gets so annoying. The rash sometimes comes just when im sitting having dinner with my family and most of the time i dont even notice its there !!People always ask if im ok and that just makes me go more red !I feel like i cant handle any social situations without going red and am scared to talk to people incase i do. The acupuncture thing sounds like it might be a winner so i will give it a go. God help me when im trying to find a job. Also i have tried beta blockers that seem to work well. Does this condition go away with age ?Soo desperate to find something that will stop this as i have my prom coming up and really dont want to look like some kind of lizard ! haha. If anyone has anymore ideas please say

Hi! I get the same problem, and I find that it's very emmbarasing! I'm 17 years old and over the past year the situation is getting worse and worse I get very self consious and always wearing my hair down to cover my chest so knobody can see it! At least once a day I get a blotchy neck or chest and when I am embaressed I go very red! When I'm nervous or stressed it's at it's worse but even when I'm in school and I'm not feeling strong emotions my chest always seems to be blotchy and a few people comment on it and it really gets me down! I'm always wearing high tops just to cover it but even my arms get blotchy, it's really getting to me lately and I just don't know what to do?! ANY IDEAS WHAT I CAN DO, IF SO PLEASE HELP!!!

yess, this happens to me as well, I hate it and I don't know what to do

Omg same thing happens to me too!! However normally I get them when I am stressed, excited, or angry... so when my blood pressure is up. Its been happening for the past 3 years, I never used to get them either ! I know a lot of people who have the same thing though. So I guess its normally. I would think that it has somthing to do with the skin being sensible to heat? I really hate it when people mention it but I am starting to get over it. Everybody has some flaws and I guess there is nothign you can do about it. Ever since I am starting to get over it, they have gotten less. I try to wear a scarf when possible and when people mention it,, be confident about it. So don't worry,, you're definitely not the only one!! Lea xx

OMG! I thought I was the only one with this problem or whatever it is. I just turned 26 and I remember seeing these red blotchy patches on my neck and chest just a few months before I got pregnant a year ago and I've had it ever since. I think it might be anxiety or stress and heat but I just don't know and I'm embarassed and sick of it and want it to go away. It happens alot when I'm at work and just comes whenever and I'm constantly checking the mirror to see if my neck is red and sometimes when I think it is it's normal and not red when I look in the mirror. I feel helpless and unattractive and I just want to cry and wish people would stop asking me why my neck is red and I also feel like I'm a freak when it happens but I realised that me constantly worrying about it is not helping ither but if anyone knows if there is a cure please let me know to. Also I noticed I get it more when I'm around this guy at work bc I kinda like him I guess but I take deep breaths and try to calm down and it takes about 15 to 25 minutes to go away completely when it's really bad.

im the same age as you and have the exact situation. when im in the same class as the guy i like and were friends so im usually around him i get all spotty and red. its embarrasing and annoying. so i know how you are feeling

Thank you soooo much.... I have this problem for a year now and it is depressing. you are right... doctors will just prescribe all the anti-depressant pills and our skin problem is still there. I used to have a really nice skin and people always complimented me... Now I have to hide my skin. I have to try acupuncture :)

I'm 15 and I get this too, red blotches on my face and chest. I first got it about 6 months ago when i had an operation on my mouth and had a sort of mini panic attack in the middle of it and felt my skin heat up. I now get it when ever I am nervous, turned on or too hot (usually during excercise).

I have a huge crush on my climbing instructor and the combination of climbing in the heat and being around him makes it really bad!! I also get it when I talk about him to my friends at school. I don't know of a cure but always bring ice cold water for when i get hot and have started fake tanning my skin to make it less of a colour difference and always make sure my hair is at the front, covering my chest which hides it a bit. I have tried wearing foundation on my chest but it doesn't really help.

Only one person has ever mentioned it but I'm sure other people have noticed it. Sometimes I don't even feel it and am then horrified when I look in a mirror and see it. Hope this helps anyone else my age who can't afford f*****g acupuncture  ... :)

I tried acupuncture and I am on my 7th session. It works! My redness subside as well as the itching. my redness used to be inflamed and stays more than a week. Now I am recovering my old beautiful skin.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING THIS ADVISE. It works.