Not scared of them, just hate 'em. Had emergency surgery at the beginning of this month & woke up with 3 IV's in me + getting blood drawn every 2 hours after that, which required YET ANOTHER freakin' needle. WITH THE OTHER THREE STILL IN.
Tattoos don't bother me so much...anything attached to a syringe, IV, or anything along those lines - EL SUCKO.
And just to clarify further, it's really only when I'm getting stuck with them that I hate them. I can GIVE shots & start IV's like nobody's business. 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.
Have I mentioned I HATE needles?
K~