i just tried reading some articles talking about how to deal with needle phobia and that made me think about needles and now i'm experiencing light panic and crying
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also who the fuck thought it would be a good idea to put pictures of needles as headers for "how to treat your needlephobia" articles
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i try that sometimes, to force myself to watch youtube videos, but I seriously cannot get through it. I get overwhelming nausea and shakes. I've never been able to force myself to watch a full vid - and I watch graphic videos of people dying on a pretty regular basis
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This is my wife also. Dr prescribed her Ativan to take 45 minutes before blood draw labs. Seems to help but certainly isn't perfect
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Not specific to your issue, but exposure therapy has a good track record... if you can find a good facilitator and set up a regimen of gradual voluntary exposure, you might get results. (Gradual <= starting by voluntarily looking at a picture of a syringe)
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I did when I was a child - and I'm still not happy about a shot - but you just have to buck-up. I'm sure you've dealt with pain; a sports injury, a fall, etc. You just have to do it when you have to do it and you know, it's going to surprise you and it's not going to be that bad.
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I have the vasovagal reflex to needles. This is genetic and kicks in around puberty - I had no issue with needles as a kid. This isn't something I can 'buck up' about - I can't just decide not to pass out. My condition also is not something that therapy helps with.
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I'd be interested if this applies to genetic phobias as opposed to learned phobias. From what I've read, phobias that occur as a result of a traumatic thing are way more responsive to therapy; genetic phobias kick in with no trigger and are therapy-resistant.
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