anyone else afraid of needles?

This kinda got me thinking....
I think it's just because with a tattoo or piercings, it's something you REALLY want. You're all jazzed and excited about it. And you're prepared to take the "pain" to get want you really want.
However, with a shot, whether it be at the dr, dentist, or where ever else, it's something you don't particularly want. You're not excited or jazzed about it. And you mentally freak yourself out.

just saw this....

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Come at me with those things & it's on like Donkey Kong! Well, at the very least you'll learn some very interesting & colorful new phrases.

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:rofl: :rofl: that is me all the way! :headbang: :rofl: :rofl:

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Originally Posted by mommanessy247

just saw this....



:rofl: :rofl: that is me all the way! :headbang: :rofl: :rofl:

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im the same
when i see a doctor heading in my direction with a needle i turn into a monster.
but once its done i turn back "normal" :p

lol alright im not alone.
the first IV i ever had was for my hernia surgery..up until they pulled the needle and stuff out and hadn't even thought about the iv..when i saw i saw it i asked"what the hell is that for"?..the iv he replied..i wanted to cancel the whole thing lol

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Originally Posted by CLSpider

This kinda got me thinking....
I think it's just because with a tattoo or piercings, it's something you REALLY want. You're all jazzed and excited about it. And you're prepared to take the "pain" to get want you really want.
However, with a shot, whether it be at the dr, dentist, or where ever else, it's something you don't particularly want. You're not excited or jazzed about it. And you mentally freak yourself out.

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yeah that's what i think it is too.i was in high school when i first got inked and i remember thinking i kinda liked how it felt..i still enjoy too
but shots?..nah..i dont like to be "hurt"against my will..damn that.

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Originally Posted by J.Coils

i got nearly 10 tattoos ans im am scared to death of needles..whenever i go to the doctor and a shot is in order they always point out that i have so many tattoos how could i be afraid of needles..its not the same..it just isn't.
i think i need a filling redone on one of my back teeth and that means a shot right?..when i first got it done i remember the dentist pulling out a bigg a$$ needle and me walking out..only to be scolded and sent back by my mom :(
you'd think at 28 years old i would be over this..but im not...i cant even watch other people get shots..tattoos are not the same

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Im the EXACT same way.
Theres just something about being injected or blood drawn that I freak out.
Give me a new tattoo or piercing and im cool with it.
The dentist is my worst fear. I HATE the dentist...HATE...going to the dentist. I cannot even begin to explain how much I loathe it lol.
But I agree with you, I couldnt have wrote it better myself.

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Originally Posted by mues155

Im the EXACT same way.
Theres just something about being injected or blood drawn that I freak out.
Give me a new tattoo or piercing and im cool with it.
The dentist is my worst fear. I HATE the dentist...HATE...going to the dentist. I cannot even begin to explain how much I loathe it lol.
But I agree with you, I couldnt have wrote it better myself.

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i took my 5 month old daughter to get shots a few weeks ago..i thought i was going to pass out..she didnt even make a sound...i felt funny about myself for a few days after that

I am afraid of me getting stuck, yet I stick needles in people for a living(phlebotomist). Ironic.

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Originally Posted by Swingline0.0.1

I am afraid of me getting stuck, yet I stick needles in people for a living(phlebotomist). Ironic.

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wow...that's different.

may i ask why you dont like to be stuck?
i mean i hate it too but coming from you i figure that you opinion would be interesting

I'm in nursing school on my way to becoming an RN and have to give people injections from time to time. Not bad giving them haha but I don't much care for getting them. We had to stick ourselves with an insulin syringe during our checkoff to be able to administer meds. That didn't hurt but it's just something about sticking yourself with something lol