A very simple and easy-to-understand theory of facial blushing is provided by Richard H. Jordan in his book, “Self-confidence and success in life through IDE-O-MATIC“. Jordan works on the premise that negative concepts such as NOT, NONE, NOTHING etc. do not have any effect in any way at all on our subconscious.
In practice this means, for example, that the following sentences mean exactly the opposite for our subconscious: I DON’T WANT TO TURN RED! I DON’T WANT TO SMOKE! I DON’T WANT TO EAT NOW! I DON’T WANT TO SHAKE! I DON’T WANT TO WATCH TELEVISION TODAY etc.
Transmitted in the language that the subconscious understands, these sentences then mean: I WANT TO TURN RED! I WANT TO SMOKE! I WANT TO EAT NOW! I WANT TO SHAKE! I WANT TO WATCH TELEVISION TODAY etc.
From this perspective we can learn to recognise and understand many patterns of human behaviour that otherwise are not accessible or are only partly accessible to our intellect. For example, the compulsory nature of so many human habits as well as the many incomprehensible patterns of behaviour of children and young people.
Let’s take the problem of smoking first of all, which today is more urgent than ever. Although every smoker knows that they are systematically damaging their health, they simply cannot break the habit. Without doubt there is a subconscious compulsion at work here.
If we accept Jordan’s theory that negative concepts do not have any effect on the subconscious, we are able to understand that it is precisely the smokers that are smoking most who are constantly running around with the thought: “I DON’T WANT TO SMOKE!”. It is through this thought that they persuade themselves every day, again and again, that “I WANT TO SMOKE!”
Even social inhibitions such as inferiority complexes, shyness, a fear of public speaking, a fear of failure etc. are affected by this.
It is likewise the same with blushing. The underlying thought of the blushing person is: “I DON’T WANT TO BLUSH!”
According to Jordan’s theory, however, it is exactly this thought from which the subconscious takes the understanding that: “I WANT TO BLUSH!” And because the subconscious functions AUTOMATICALLY, it simply functions in the way that it has been programmed, so blushing also occurs just when you DON’T want to turn red.
You can learn more about this with the EL-METHOD, about how you can free yourself of facial blushing in just a short space of time with effective techniques.
Help against turning red | Overcoming inhibitions
German language version: Ich will nicht mehr Erröten! Ich will nicht mehr rauchen! Hier ist die Lösung!