Well, I am finally going to the doctor
tomorrow, but there's one slight
hitch.....they told me straight up that
they are doing blood work, and I have a
serious issue with shots. I was shaking
and close to tears about a month ago when
they tested my iron with the little
poking-your-finger thing. (that was after
I completely refused to do it the first
time.) I don't know why it is. I'm better
with like piercings, so far as I will
still have them done and not refuse (I
have my bellybutton, had my cartilage done
3 different times, and also have a
vertical clit hood. Pretty sure it's not
the pain lol) I still freak out, but not
nearly as bad. I just can't handle
something poking me like that. I know it
has to be done, and I should just suck it
up, but that is a hell of a lot easier
said than done. Has anybody else had this
issue? How did you get through it? I'm
scared to death about tomorrow.....
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Dannzibelle
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Posted: 03-21-07 16:29pm
I am exactly the same as you! I have my
lip, belly button and ears x3 pierced but
when it comes to an injection i'm
terrified. The way i dealt with it was by
all the time keep thinking that i'm doing
this for my baby to make sure she's ok
etc. ALso i took my boyfriend with me to
hold my hand lol. Now i've got my next set
of bloods in two weeks and i'm not really
bothered about them
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 03-21-07 17:20pm
Don't look. Turn your head as far away as
you can and breathe deeply in and out.
Slow, controlled breaths. A lot of the
times they'll ask you "are you okay?" to
make sure you're not freaking out. Just
say "mm hmm" and continue your breathing.
The breathing will keep you calm.
I have a major needle phobia, and doing
this kept me from freaking out.
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Idony
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Posted: 03-22-07 12:39pm
this will probably sound stupid, but why
not just not look and pretend your getting
a peircing?
sorry if thats stupid, ihada friend who
use to do somethinglike that
im just the opposite ofyou though, i enjoy
watching the needle go in and the blood
comeout and stuff, i find it fasinating
~alicia~
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 03-22-07 14:27pm
Idony
wrote:
im just the opposite ofyou
though, i enjoy watching the needle go in
and the blood comeout and stuff, i find it
fasinating
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Dannzibelle
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Posted: 03-22-07 14:29pm
AyaMiyaki
wrote:
Idony
wrote:
im just the opposite ofyou
though, i enjoy watching the needle go in
and the blood comeout and stuff, i find it
fasinating
Exactly what i was thinking lol i can't
stand it, when i had my first blood tests
i heard a gurgle when the blood came out
and thats been
enough to put me off
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musikmaker
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Posted: 03-25-07 08:39am
I have always thought that is was kinda
cool to see the vial fill with blood. I
think that I am strange or something. My
sister almost faints every time that they
take her blood but she has gotten better
about it. She says that if she just looks
away and imagines that it is just a pin
pricking her (she's a seamstress) or
something she is fine.
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HcoBrunette06
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Posted: 03-25-07 12:09pm
i don't mind needles either, i don't even
get nervous.. i look away at first just
because i don't really like seeing it go
inside of my skin lol but then i watch and
it's no big deal, it is cool seeing it
fill up with blood. she was telling me one
time about this lady who thought they were
done and she pulled her arm back and the
blood started spraying lol kind of weird.
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Dannzibelle
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Posted: 03-25-07 12:12pm
I think i might be brave and get my
midwife to tell when she's filling the
last bile so i can look, i'll most
proberly regret it but i'd like to see it
as much as i hate it
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Idony
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Posted: 03-25-07 18:01pm
HcoBrunette06
wrote:
i look away at first just
because i don't really like seeing it go
inside of my
skin
hehe, i love that part, its like
majick...the needle is there then it
disappears
musikmaker (sorry hun, dont know your
name) i feel the same way, i thought i was
the only one
laura & danni, i know im insane...my
doctors think its weird too, when ihave a
new doc they tell me to look away or its
just gonna be a prick or whatever and i
sit there and stare
~alicia~
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 03-28-07 15:55pm
You're not alone.
I have a serious phobia of needles.
Because of this, I refused an .i.v, and an
epidural for the birth of my daughter.
The pain of birth, is nothing compared to
the pain of a needle(in my eyes).
It's not *just* the needle. It's the
surroundings. The smell of the hospital,
the coldness.
Buuuut, Ijust got my daughters name tatted
on the top of my foot. Make sense? nope.
