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one of my worst pet peeves is when im like 'i have a serious needle phobia' and commenters are like 'oh me too, you just need to look away and think about other things' feels like goin 'i have depression' and they're like 'oh me too you just gotta think happy thoughts easy peasy'

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I share your dislike of needles. (It's not 'fear of needles'; it's more like a searing, implacable hatred of needles.) So I also I hate people posting images of people getting jabbed with needles on social media.

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oh man yeah i have an uncontrollable flinch-away response seeing any images of it. if i dont flinch away i get filled with intense nausea

10:05 PM · Jan 6, 2022

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I even flinch when I see it "enacted" on a movie or TV show.