i'm really afraid of blood test injection even if people told me that its not painful but i'm still afraid , can someone please tell me what to do ?
2006-07-22 14:34:01 · 8 answers · asked by Mr Bad Luck 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Look elsewhere and stop thinking it's painful, actually it's not at all.
2006-07-22 15:02:35 · answer #1 · answered by Jessica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Top 10 things to help you:
1. Look away from your arm when they pinch it
2. Think about something happy
3. Tell the person taking your blood that you're scared. they have ways of making it better for you
4. Realize that by the time you feel the pinch, the shot will already be over.
5. Relax your arm.
6. Go to a lab at a hospital. That's usually the best place to find really good doctors with lots of experiance taking blood.
7. Reward yourself with something when it's done. Go out to your favorite dinner place or buy yourself something you've always wanted.
8. Take deep, regular breaths while they're doing the blood test. Concentrate on your breathing and you won't concentrate on the injection so much.
9. Realize that it will only take a few minutes at most and that the pinch will only last a millisecond. This isn't about being in pain for hours.
10. Have you ever broken a bone or been in pain? Think about that pain and when you feel the pinch it'll be like no big deal compared to that.
2006-07-24 09:36:34 · answer #2 · answered by swimming_dramastar19 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it all depends on why you're afraid in the first place. Are you afraid of the pain? The fact you're losing blood?
I always used to look away. The pain is like a pinch, and then a slighty odd feeling.. but it doesn't hurt. Now I watch, and I find it (morbidly) interesting to watch.
2006-07-22 15:00:06 · answer #3 · answered by Muse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't be afraid everyone don't like to get blood tests but that is the only way a doctor can tell if everything is OK. You will be fine, by the way I'm diabetic and i take 2 needles a day i don't like too but i have too be brave.
2006-07-22 14:44:57 · answer #4 · answered by uofsmike 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well there is a couple of things you could do. One is too just be brave about it and look the other way when your getting the needle. Or two if your that afraid, try to be hypnotized. Good luck!!
2006-07-22 14:52:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be frank with you, even if im a nurse, i dont like to get poke. my way is to ask my friends to do it for me. at least they will do it fast and accurate. 1 shot 1 kill. haha.
normally before they poke me, i will scream or shout. i will think that the pain will be unbearable, but when the needle goes in, the pain is actually bearable. thats what i normally do. hope it helps.
2006-07-23 03:15:51 · answer #6 · answered by rachelkelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just close your mind to it, then grin and bear it.
2006-07-22 14:39:50 · answer #7 · answered by doglover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just do it! over and over and over until you OVERcome your fear. also, Mr. -- thank God you aren't a woman!
2006-07-22 14:39:25 · answer #8 · answered by canary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋