I keep blushing because im a dumbass, help

I have started to blush a lot recently and i’m not sure how to make it stop. Ironically enough I think this started after a friend told me that my facial expressions are really easy to read, so now i’m hyperaware of controlling my reactions.

It’s usually triggered when someone (or I) says or does something that is awkward or weird. Like for example, someone will say something that sounds sexual but isn’t, so my initial reaction would be to cringe.

My friends and I roast each other when one of us does this, so I got used to reading between the lines and interpreting everything as sexually or stupidly as possible for the sake of a joke.

Tldr the cycle:

1. Something happens and I want to react to it
2. Realize that I shouldn’t
3. Panic
4. Activate tomato mode

So while trying to maintain composure and *not* react, I end up getting anxious about staying calm, panic, and turn into a tomato lol. I have tried breathing through it but it makes it WORSE

My friends keep roasting me about it and I keep getting myself into extremely fucking awkward situations. It’s super unprofessional but my body doesn’t fucking understand that I guess.

I feel terrible because I don’t want to make others uncomfortable with my reactions. Help?