Prevent squeamishness/ fear of NEEDLES?

Question

Prevent squeamishness/ fear of NEEDLES?

Answer 1

i dont think you can! i am extremely afraid of needles and i cry and scream everytime i have to get a shot!  

Answer 2

you have to look away and think about something else.  you have to really mentally strong to do it -- just force your mind to think about something else or play an ipod and listen to music and look away.

Answer 3

still trying to figure that out. i need to do a blood test and have been putting it off for months.

Answer 4

Don't look!

Answer 5

You're all a bunch of babies! I don't mind watching its especially cool to watch em' put in an IV which freaks the techs out because they're used to wimps like you crying like a five year old! BABIES!!!

Answer 6

I just answered this question. Why do you ask the same questions over and over and over? Grow up.

Answer 7

I've literally had to have people chase me and pin me down to a chair to get me to have a blood test [let alone injection.]

Over the past two years I've been getting better, and what I've learned is that you have to just not look. I'm not saying look away after staring for a few seconds - when you know a needle is going to be there, close your eyes before you even get to see it.

I also find gripping something tightly with my other hand when having a blood test helps. I squeeze my eyes shut and hold on really tight to my leg, an object, or even the doctor/doctor's assistant's hand.

I still get a little afraid, but it's not unbearable, and it's a common fear so most people WILL understand.

Answer 8

Perhaps trying a bit of self-hypnosis might help.  Hypnotise yourself to think of something else whilst it is happening.  With supreme and extreme will power you can do it.

Answer 9

I agree - I have skillfully avoided my blood test for months too!

I faint everytime I get one

(And I have to often to check my thyroid - I've hypothyroidism & diabetes)

No sure fire cure I don't think - just try to be brave and I always ask to lie down on the nurses' theatre bed as I without fail, always collapse

Take Care

:-)