What do you think of blushing

One study found people who turned red after making a mistake or social blunder were considered more trustworthy and judged more positively than those who did not.

Related: Blush, and you'll get away with anything, study suggests. Your sensitivity to what other people think and being the center of attention goes down as you get older, partly through experience, Leary noted. You know how to handle those kinds of situations better than when you were a teenager. If blushing is interfering with your life, try the Anxiety and Depression Association of America as a first step to get help.

Follow A. Pawlowski on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. However interesting or discouraging all of this may be, none of it explains why people turn red when shamed or embarrassed.

What utility does your blush serve, and why did we develop the ability to blush in the first place? There are theories, but not answers. That may sound unappealing, but it has its benefits. In this way, blushing may have developed as a way for humans to better communicate sincere regret or contrition.

Contact us at letters time. Cats flatten their ears and tuck their tails between their hind legs. Rabbits crouch and remain still. These are all public statements that the animal wants to avoid arousing anger in another. It is not unreasonable to suppose that blushing evolved for the same reason that cats flatten their ears and dogs roll belly up.

But that discomfort will pass. And remember: more than likely, your body is just trying to protect you! Image link to full profile By Phil Kesten. Follow us on Instagram. Follow us on Facebook. If the person in the photo was blushing they were more likely to say yes. The Dutch psychologist Corine Dijk gave volunteers a series of photos of people, some blushing and some not, accompanied by tales of their recent mishaps, ranging from appearing overdressed at a party to farting in a lift.

The blushers were judged more favourably, despite their indiscretion. Other research has found that if you blush people are more likely to forgive you, and it can even avert a conflict. The ideal person is someone who would blush and give themselves away.

The act of blushing is about more than straightforward embarrassment. In one study people had to sing out loud while someone stared at one side of their face.