How do I get over being grossed out by blood?

Question

Hello everybody. Currently, my goal for my future is to become a doctor. I chose this career path because i like to help others and I'm interested in science, like biology. When school starts (I'm heading into sophomore year), I'm going to start volunteering at the hospital. I have a variety of jobs i could choose to volunteer to do, but ultimately this is my question. I enjoy helping people but when i see gore and bloody things i get kind of nervous or queasy. Not as in i'm going to throw up but I just dont like stuff like that. But to clarify, It's pretty much injuries from accidents like car accidents and stuff like that that gross me out. I'm fine with open surgeries and stuff like that. Does anyone have any techniques to get over that kind of stuff? Sorry i went over board with the details. Any contributions will be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

you know, i have the same problem as you. Goshh i hate it. I want to be a nurse. The weird part is that i can see blood from everywhere else except for nose bleeds... eeeew.

I wish i didnt have that problem because i really want to become a nurse.

Answer 2

What I would do is watch bloody movies and bloody video games. You could also watch T.V shows about doctors. LIke house or something. Dont worry I used to hate blood. But now I started to play video games with blood and then I was okay with seeing it.

Answer 3

You should definitely try to watch different health shows, especially ones that are shown on discovery health channel. It might help your body become more comfortable with looking at blood. Also, volunteering at the hospital will probably make things a lot easier too. It will help you decide if that really is the career path that you want to take. However, there are so many different careers in the health field, and not all of them require you to deal with blood. You should check into the different careers available.

Answer 4

When my daughter started her orientation at nursing school, we were discussing that very subject with her instructors.  She didn't have that problem, but her brothers did.  I said something about that, and the instructor said they have MANY nursing students who have that problem, in fact more than in the general population.  They get over it from the training.  So don't let that stop you.  Being exposed to something repeatedly has the result of making you less sensitive to it.  It's called conditioning, I believe.