I am so scared! I hate shots! I can't stand them! I think I have to get 2-3!!! :'( Please give me advice on how to stay calm or make the pain go away!!!! I don't know how I'm gonna stand them!!! D:
2006-06-05 17:58:34 · 12 answers · asked by Stormi 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
The more you convince yourself it's going to hurt, the more pain you're going to feel. Just try to sit back, relax and tell yourself it's going to be over very quickly. You can also take a couple of ice packs with you. You can place the packs on the injection sites which will help take away the sting.
By the way, it's not actually the shot itself that hurts, it's the vaccine. They tend to sting a little but if you've ever been stung by a bee before, it's not nearly as bad!
Take a deep breath and imagine the shot is a tickling flower! The way you approach this will determine how much it actually hurts!
Good luck!
2006-06-06 10:24:32 · answer #1 · answered by cgspitfire 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I sympathize with you because I had that same fear until I was 30 years old.
A few tips that might work for you include:
Ask your doctor or health-care team to use a topical numbing cream (such as ELA-Max). This numbs your skin so you don't feel as much.
Eat something sweet just before the shot. Sugar has a calming effect.
When getting the shot, focus on anything other than the shot. Tell someone about your day, have your mom sing your favorite song, tell the doctor about what’s happening on your favorite television show, read a joke book.... while they are injecting you. DON'T WATCH.
Use relaxation techniques and/or pain relievers. Take 10 deep breaths, say a prayer, read a quotation book....
Good luck!
2006-06-07 14:53:45 · answer #2 · answered by n3mentx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just thank God you don't have cancer or something and have to get shots and/or IV treatments all the time. Big deal 6th grade shots! Ok, but really, looking the other way and listening to music that will distract you might help. Also, try deep, slow breathing, take along a stuffed animal or pillow to hug, think about lying in a hammock in the shade on a beach with the sound of the ocean, relaxation stuff like that. Goood luck - you WILL survive!
2006-06-05 18:06:19 · answer #3 · answered by canary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had a few major surgery in the last few years and have been stuck with needles thousands of times. I used to be scared before the shot, but I started to think about how much worse I would be if they didn't give me the shot. I actually got to where I prefered getting the shot to having to take oral medication. Be thankful that you are able to get the shot so you wont get sick. Also, think about all the kids who have serious diseases that get literally hundreds of shots a year. I used to have to give myself shots everyday. When you think about it like that, its not so bad. Two or three aren't going to hurt you.
You need to relax when the nurse is about to stick you, because if you tense up your muscles will flex and be tight and it will hurt much, much worse. I always like to think about how I will feel when I am walking out of the office with my stickers and lollipops.
2006-06-05 18:08:48 · answer #4 · answered by Josh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate shots too!
I remember getting them 2 years ago.... I just looked away and thought of something I really wanted and well it kinda numbed my scaredness till my arm started to hurt. =P
I was scared too... so I just closed my eyes and turned the other way. And try not to look at the tray they bring in. That helped me too! And maybe who ever gives you shot, is really good and quick. I was scared and this nurse just stuck it in and pulled it out in a second literally and I didn't feel a thing. I hope that helped.... Good luck!
2006-06-05 18:02:01 · answer #5 · answered by The Lil Ho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps your doctor can give you a prescription for EMLA cream which is a cream applied to skin and covered for about 1- 1 1/2 hours before the injection and its purpose is to decrease the pain in that area. This is what we use in the Emergency Room and Pediatric floors for non-urgent IV(intravenous) needles. Perhaps this might work for you.
2006-06-06 03:44:34 · answer #6 · answered by ER NURSE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haha Dont worry! I also hate shots, Some things that I do,
1. Dont LOOK AT THE NEEDEL!!
2. Try and think about something better
3. Take some music to listen to.
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Trust me it works!
2006-06-08 06:14:30 · answer #7 · answered by naeee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll tell you a story about how I got used to shots, or coop with them...
As a young Sergeant about 10 years or so ago; this very timid nervious medic was trying to take blood from me and she kept missing my vains (how I don't know, there the size of tree branches)... So I said "look here troop, if you miss again I'm going to do it my d*mn self". She missed one more time and I said, "ok, give me that needle" and took the needle from her and proceeded to stick my vain myself and take my own d*mn blood.
I'm sure that didn't help you though... sorry
2006-06-05 18:07:50 · answer #8 · answered by sgtgregg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
relax, it doesn't hurt, but it helps protect you from getting sick, which will hurt. There is nothing to be scared of, just don't watch what the nurse or doctor is doing.
2006-06-05 18:04:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't sweat it kid.
Just be ready when the nurse or doctor comes up.
As soon as you see the syringe, grab it fast and stick it in their neck and run.
You'll be fine.
2006-06-06 06:21:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋