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In reply to the discussion: Injection phobia - any advice? [View all]

blondie58

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19. Sorry, I am really late to this thread
Reply to hedgehog (Original post)
Sun Oct 5, 2014, 08:58 PM
Oct 2014

But I would suggest a BIG drink beforehand to plump your veins. Try to meditate. You may not even notice. These have worked for me. 😼

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Injection phobia - any advice? [View all] hedgehog May 2014 OP
I have horrible veins for IV's and blood draws NightWatcher May 2014 #1
Drinking water ahead of a blood draw is a good reminder - my mouth is always dry, so I tend hedgehog May 2014 #2
Oh, just make sure it's in a bright place with plenty of stuff to distract you. Warpy May 2014 #3
Look. I used to be like you and then I started forcing myself to look. cali May 2014 #4
+1 LiberalLoner May 2014 #5
OK, I'll try it - hope it works! hedgehog May 2014 #6
i have to look. mopinko May 2014 #8
I discovered Ineeda May 2014 #7
butterfly needles lululu Jun 2014 #9
and what's even more wierd, getting hooked up to an IV doesn't bother me, hedgehog Jun 2014 #10
what is it about an injection? lululu Jun 2014 #12
As near as I can figure out, I was exposed to strep throat back around 1959 or so, and my Mom took hedgehog Jun 2014 #13
smallpox lululu Jun 2014 #14
Years ago, a friend of my grandmother had to get her small pox renewed before a trip back to Ireland hedgehog Jun 2014 #15
That explains part of it, penicillin injections are the worst Warpy Jun 2014 #17
Try to distract yourself Nite Owl Jun 2014 #11
Not really, true phobias don't respond to logic Warpy Jun 2014 #16
Laugh loudly while the needle is being stuck into you and then celebrate w/ice cream. WilliamTuckness Jun 2014 #18
Sorry, I am really late to this thread blondie58 Oct 2014 #19
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