Dermographism Reflex

Dermographic effects are reactions of the skin to touch as a result of stress or nervous excitement. This reaction may include patches of skin turning red or patchy redness or patterns appearing on the skin. It can occur after stressful situations, excitement, physical activity and other forms of emotional stress.

The dermographic reaction can be observed in extreme conditions, where a person needs to increase the level of anxiety, for example, when passing a test for work in the police, as well as in professionals whose work requires increased concentration, for example, pilots.

Based on the results of numerous studies, it has been proven that a person is able to control the process of redness of the skin and thus manage his emotional state. Most often, such a reaction is associated with the release of adrenaline into the blood in response to a stress factor. In turn, adrenaline triggers the mechanism of vasoconstriction, which results in pronounced redness of the skin area. You can easily determine this reaction in yourself by seeking help from your loved ones - ask someone to touch your skin, and soon you will notice how your skin turns red. This is a completely normal phenomenon, which is associated with natural processes of human physiology and reaction to external factors.